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A Star Is Shorn (1939)

A Star Is Shorn
Danny Webb plays wannabe Hollywood agent Speedy Williams while Mary Treen plays Patsy the best friend of Hazel Hackenschmitt Ethelreda Leopold Having just won the hometown title of Miss Maple Syrup Hazel decides to move to Hollywood to be a star Speedy cooks up a scheme to get her seen by important Hollywood producer BO Botswaddle Raymond Brown who is known to never make a move without Astrological guidance This scheme involves making up Patsy with turban and a 3rd Eye and introducing her to Botswaddle as a mystical seer one of course who sees Hazel as the star of his next motion picture Naturally things do not go as planned Treen is especially memorable in a wonderfully goofy role
DirectorDel Lord
WritersElwood UllmanSearle Kramer

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 20th, 1939
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Columbia Pictures