Paradise Alley


1h 25m 1962

Film Details

Also Known As
Stars in Your Backyard
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
Jan 1962
Premiere Information
Maryland license : 15 Feb 1962
Production Company
Sutton Pictures
Distribution Company
Pathé-America Distributing Co.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

Synopsis

A once-great European film director moves into a seedy boarding house in Paradise Alley, a rundown section of Los Angeles. The boarders, who include the teenaged children of quarreling parents, an unwed mother, a stripper, a landlady, and the local busybody, all have their personal problems, and the ex-director sets out to prove that, in spite of the day-to-day bickerings, each of them is basically kind. With the aid of a former motion picture cameraman, the director announces he is shooting a film and asks for volunteers from the boarders; unknown to them, the movie does not exist--there is no film in the camera. Central Casting then calls on the director to accept a bit part in a movie, and when the director reveals his plan to the head of Central Casting, the latter supplies him with means to make an actual movie featuring the people of Paradise Alley.

Film Details

Also Known As
Stars in Your Backyard
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
Jan 1962
Premiere Information
Maryland license : 15 Feb 1962
Production Company
Sutton Pictures
Distribution Company
Pathé-America Distributing Co.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

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Notes

The working title of this film is Stars in Your Backyard.