By incorporating that real failure, "Sunset Boulevard" twists one more knife into the Hollywood legends being satirized.
Their pairing also gave American audiences the first chance to see anything from "Queen Kelly." When Norma cozies up with young writer Joe Gillis (William Holden), they watch actual scenes from that mostly-forgotten film. The two share a unique and parasitic relationship. Now, he writes fake fan mail for the actress, to whom he was also briefly married.
Like Stroheim, Max was once considered one of the very best to do it. Gloria Swanson, as Norma Desmond, an aging silent-film queen, and William Holden, as the struggling young screenwriter who is held in thrall by her madness. Max, it turns out, is far more than a butler he was a silent film director, who, like Norma, has been forgotten in the decades since. And for her butler, Max, he cast Stroheim, pairing the two up for the first time since their disastrous collaboration. From a list of silent film stars, he ended up with one who best epitomized the beautiful and glamorous. According to Billy Wilder, many names came up for the part of Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard" before Swanson's.
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