| Tony Vorno | ... | Tony (as Anthony Vorno) | |
| Rue McClanahan | ... | Sandy | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| John Barrick | ... | Tom | |
| Paul Bruce | ... | Nick | |
| Ernest Macias | ... | Ernest | |
| Lea Marmer | ... | Mrs. McVea | |
| Leslie Moorhouse | ... | Shakespearean | |
| Doug Rideout | ... | Fitz | |
| Joanne Stewart | ... | Patti | |
Directed by | |||
| John Hayes | (as John Patrick Hayes) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| John Hayes | (written by) (as John Patrick Hayes) | |
Produced by | |||
| John Hayes | .... | producer (as John Patrick Hayes) | |
| Paul Lewis | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bill Marx | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Vilis Lapenieks | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Esther Poche | |||
| Ronald Thorne | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Michael Weiss | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Joan Manning | .... | makeup artist | |
Art Department | |||
| Michael Weiss | .... | set director | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Cal Portis | .... | electrician | |
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | External reviews |
| IMDb Drama section | IMDb USA section |
It's no wonder Rue McClanahan usually leaves this little number off of her official resume. Worse than the worst cinematic trainwrecks, Hollywood After Dark is a messterpiece of a movie. The only word that can really, truly describe this film is "bad." Plain and simple. I did not expect an Oscar-worthy work of art, but this defied even my lowest of expectations. Everything about Hollywood After Dark is absolutely awful, from the editing (or lack thereof), plot (what plot?) and cinematography to the lighting and music (which is quite annoying and blares loudly throughout the entire seventy-four minute film). Labeled as a sleazy exploiter, the only thing sleazy about this movie is some awful burlesque dancing, which I suppose was considered rather raunchy when Hollywood After Dark was made in 1961. As for Rue's performance- considering what she was given to work with, it really was not bad. Not an award-winning performance by any means but her's was by far the most promising in the entire film. All in all, Hollywood After Dark is likely one of the worst films I've ever seen. I think the best way to sum it up is just to say that Mystery Science Theater 3000 would have had a field day.