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Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

The strange but true story of the undiscovered Sunset Boulevard musical

20216.21h 26m

Overview

In the mid-1950s, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, young composers and romantic partners, are hired by legendary silent film star Gloria Swanson to write a musical based on her film Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder in 1950.

Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz
Produced by Jeffrey Schwarz, John Boccardo
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Brooke Anderson

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Cari Beauchamp

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Stephen Bock

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David Del Valle

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Alan Eichler

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Barbara Fixx

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Laurie Franks

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Steve Hayes

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Richard Leibell

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Themes & Keywords

cinema on cinemabroadway musicalhollywood starsilent film starstage musical1950sgay artistgay relationship

About Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story is a documentary, history film released in 2021 exploring themes of cinema on cinema, broadway musical, hollywood star, silent film star, stage musical, 1950s. Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz, it stars Jeffrey Schwarz, Brooke Anderson, Cari Beauchamp. In the mid-1950s, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, young composers and romantic partners, are hired by legendary silent film star Gloria Swanson to write a musical based on her film Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder in 1950.

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