The Reckless Way (1936)
The DVD for this film bears the title "The Lure of Hollywood". Marian Nixon plays a girl who doesn't want to settle for second best. She is offered chance to be a model and jumps at it. Her boyfriend is upset--he just wants to marry her and settle down to a life of domestic bliss. But she has stars in her eyes--and soon learns to use publicity to create a new movie star persona. Throughout all this, the sappy boyfriend is always waiting nearby--hoping that she'll come to her senses and give up this new life.
Director: Raymond K. Johnson
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Marian Nixon as Helen Rogers |
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Kane Richmond as Jim Morgan |
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Inez Courtney as Laura Jones |
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Malcolm McGregor as Don Reynolds |
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Harry Harvey as Joe Black |
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William H. Strauss as Carl Blatz |
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Samuel S. Hinds as |
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Phil Dunham as |
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Art Howard as Mr. Martin Stoner |
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Gloria Gordon as Mrs. Elizabeth "Birdie" Stoner |
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John S. Peters as Von Berg |
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John Cowell as |
| Writing | Phil Dunham | Writer |
| Writing | Charles E. Roberts | Story |
| Directing | Raymond K. Johnson | Director |
| Production | C.C. Burr | Producer |
| Production | George Jeske | Production Manager |
| Directing | George Jeske | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Raymond K. Johnson | Adaptation |
| Camera | James Diamond | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tom Lambert | Sound |
| Editing | Charles Henkel Jr. | Editor |
| Art | Vin Taylor | Art Direction |
| Sound | Gene Johnston | Original Music Composer |