
The Day of the Locust
By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood... in search of a dream.
1975 en 145 minutes
Rating: 6.3
Plot
Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.
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Cast

Donald Sutherland
Homer Simpson

Karen Black
Faye Greener

Burgess Meredith
Harry Greener

William Atherton
Tod Hackett

Geraldine Page
Big Sister

Richard Dysart
Claude Estee

Bo Hopkins
Earle Shoop

Pepe Serna
Miguel

Lelia Goldoni
Mary Dove

Jackie Earle Haley
Adore Loomis

Billy Barty
Abe Kusich

Gloria LeRoy
Mrs. Loomis

Natalie Schafer
Audrey Jennings

Jane Hoffman
Mrs. Odlesh

Paul Stewart
Helverston

John Hillerman
Ned Grote

Paul Jabara
Nightclub Entertainer

Norman Leavitt
Mr. Odlesh

Madge Kennedy
Mrs. Johnson

Ina Gould
Lee Sister #1

Florence Lake
Lee Sister #2

Margaret Willey
Mrs. Gingo

John War Eagle
Mr. Gingo

Gloria Stroock
Alice Estee

Nita Talbot
Joan

Nicholas Cortland
Projectionist

Alvin Childress
Butler

Byron Paul
Guest #1

Virginia Baker
Guest #2

Roger Price
Guest #3

Angela Greene
Guest #4

Robert O. Ragland
Guest #5

Abbey Greshler
Guest #6

Ann Coleman
Girl #1

Gyl Roland
Girl #2

William Castle
Director

Fred Scheiwiller
1st Asst. Director

Wally Rose
2nd Asst. Director

Grainger Hines
French Lt.

DeForest Covan
Shoe Shine Boy

Michael Quinn
Major Domo

Robert Pine
Apprentice #1

Jerry Fogel
Apprentice #2

Dennis Dugan
Apprentice #3

David Ladd
Apprentice #4

Bob Holt
Tour Guide

Queenie Smith
Palsied Lady

Margaret Aikens Jenkins
Choral Director

Jonathan Kidd
Undertaker

Wally K. Berns
Theater Manager

Dick Powell Jr.
Dick Powell

Al Bain
Autograph Hunter (uncredited)