Alice in Movieland

Jean Negulesco
1940-03-03


6.3
22 min

In a U.S. town that could be anywhere, 18-year-old Alice Purdee wins a free trip to Hollywood. With the assistance of a cheerful porter, she takes the night train and dreams about her arrival. Instead of instant success, she meets disappointment after disappointment, and she needs the unexpected encouragement of her grandmother and an aging, former star whom she meets at a talent night. Finally, she gets a call to be an extra, and she's so hopeful that the regulars decide to make a fool of her. Is this the end of Alice's dream? Not if the porter has anything to say about it.

Cast

Name Character Team
Joan Leslie Alice Purdee (as Joan Brodel) Unowned
Nana Bryant Agatha Winters Unowned
Clara Blandick Grandmother Unowned
Clarence Muse Train Porter Unowned
David Bruce Assistant Director (uncredited) Unowned
Lucia Carroll Girl with Bill (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Clayton Autograph Hound (uncredited) Unowned
Maurice Costello Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited) Unowned
Garrett Craig John Adair (uncredited) Unowned
Richard Cramer Movie Set Crewman (uncredited) Unowned
Peggy Diggins Phone Operator (uncredited) Unowned
Ann Edmonds Autograph Hound (uncredited) Unowned
Paulette Evans Phone Operator (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Faylen Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) Unowned
William Forrest 2nd Director (uncredited) Unowned
Inez Gay Phone Operator (uncredited) Unowned
Sol Gorss Microphone Man (uncredited) Unowned
Alan Hale Carlo's Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Phyllis Hamilton Script Girl (uncredited) Unowned
Stuart Holmes Henry (uncredited) Unowned
Lois Landon Mrs. Purdee (uncredited) Unowned
Ethelreda Leopold Blonde Patron in Carlo's (uncredited) Unowned
Marion Mack Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Mayo Sam Purdee (uncredited) Unowned
Philo McCullough Western Player (uncredited) Unowned
Charles Morton Onlooker (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Mower Camera Man (uncredited) Unowned
Alexander Pollard Headwaiter (uncredited) Unowned
Dorothy Raye Minor Role (uncredited) Unowned
Ronald Reagan Carlo's Guest (uncredited) Unowned
John Ridgely Bill (uncredited) Unowned
Sally Sage Phone Operator (uncredited) Unowned
Alexis Smith Carlo's Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Larry Steers Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited) Unowned
Craig Stevens Carlo's Guest (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Wilcox 1st Director (uncredited) Unowned
Jack Wise Autograph Hound (uncredited) Unowned
Maris Wrixon Operator (uncredited) Unowned
Jane Wyman Carlo's Guest (uncredited) Unowned