How does Pick a Star end?

In the final act ("Set Crisis and Final Audition"): Dagmar's temperamental departure creates a production emergency. Joe supports Cecilia through her screen test, leading to her successful breakthrough.

Pick a Star (1937) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Pick a Star
Genre: comedy, music
Released: 1937
Rating: 4.8

Plot Analysis Summary

A comedic journey of ambition, deception, and studio industry breakthroughs in 1930s Hollywood.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Midwest Dreams and Broken Promises

Hollywood Reality and Deception

Studio Chaos and Romantic Tangles

Set Crisis and Final Audition

A Cinderella story of a young country girl who comes to Hollywood and achieves movie stardom with the help of a publicity man.

Directed by

Edward Sedgwick

Key Cast

Patsy Kelly — Nellie Moore
Jack Haley — Joe Jenkins
Rosina Lawrence — Cecilia Moore
Mischa Auer — Rinaldo Lopez
Lyda Roberti — Dagmar

Rating: 4.8/10 (14 votes)