Walk of Fame movies: You’d Be Surprised and Earle Williams

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Dorothy Sebastian and Raymond Griffith in You'd Be Surprised.
Dorothy Sebastian and Raymond Griffith in You'd Be Surprised.

I wonder if this was originally written as a play. Almost every scene is shot in the same room from the same angle. It’s supposed to be a murder mystery, but that’s really just an excuse for Raymond Griffith to do his shtick.

Composite picture. On the left, a mockup of Earle Williams's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On the right, a black and white portrait photo of Earle Williams.

Eleven years before this movie, Earle Williams (1560 Vine Street) was voted America’s number one star. A year after it was released, he was dead from pneumonia.

Today’s fake poster is my second James Bond ripoff homage.

A fake poster for You'd Be Surprised mimicking the poster for You Only Live Twice.
Hey, a coroner is like a spy, right?

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