Hollywood Story is a 1951 American film noir crime film directed by William Castle and starring Richard Conte and Julie Adams. The film was an attempt by Universal Pictures to take advantage of the success of Paramount's Sunset Boulevard which was released the previous year. Film historian Arthur Lyons stated that the plot is based on the murder of silent movie director William Desmond Taylor. While Hollywood Story reaches a fictional conclusion, it closely follows the circumstances of the real-life event.