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- Runtime85 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJeffrey Schwarz
- ScreenwriterJeffrey Schwarz
- ProducerJeffrey Schwarz
- CastFrom aGLIFF Multi-Film Alumni Jeffrey Schwarz (I Am Divine, Tab Hunter Confidential) comes the strange but true story of the FIRST musical version of Sunset Boulevard. For Gloria Swanson, the iconic star of Sunset Boulevard, both the movie and the character of Norma Desmond provided a renewed spotlight. Seeing in Norma a portal back to the stardom she once commanded as a silent screen superstar, Swanson began to envision a musical stage adaptation of the film. Enter, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two struggling songwriters (and also a romantic couple) looking for their big break. Playing Joe Gillis to Gloria’s Norma Desmond, they threw caution to the wind and joined forces to bring the musical to life, beginning a journey that would alter the course of their lives. Also complicating matters was the fact that Gloria set her sights on handsome Richard Stapley, resulting in a classic love triangle. "I have gone through a long apprenticeship. I have gone through enough of being a nobody. I have decided that when I am a star, I will be every inch and every moment the star! Everybody from the studio gateman to the highest executive will know it. - Gloria Swanson in 1922.
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Protected ContentThis content can only be viewed in authorized regions: United States of America.
Q&A with the filmmaker will play directly after the film's credits.
- Runtime85 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJeffrey Schwarz
- ScreenwriterJeffrey Schwarz
- ProducerJeffrey Schwarz
- CastFrom aGLIFF Multi-Film Alumni Jeffrey Schwarz (I Am Divine, Tab Hunter Confidential) comes the strange but true story of the FIRST musical version of Sunset Boulevard. For Gloria Swanson, the iconic star of Sunset Boulevard, both the movie and the character of Norma Desmond provided a renewed spotlight. Seeing in Norma a portal back to the stardom she once commanded as a silent screen superstar, Swanson began to envision a musical stage adaptation of the film. Enter, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two struggling songwriters (and also a romantic couple) looking for their big break. Playing Joe Gillis to Gloria’s Norma Desmond, they threw caution to the wind and joined forces to bring the musical to life, beginning a journey that would alter the course of their lives. Also complicating matters was the fact that Gloria set her sights on handsome Richard Stapley, resulting in a classic love triangle. "I have gone through a long apprenticeship. I have gone through enough of being a nobody. I have decided that when I am a star, I will be every inch and every moment the star! Everybody from the studio gateman to the highest executive will know it. - Gloria Swanson in 1922.
