Anne Welles, a bright, brash young New England college grad leaves her Peyton Place-ish small town and heads for Broadway, where she hopes to find an exciting job and sophisticated men. During her misadventures in Manhattan and, later, Hollywood, she shares experiences with two other young hopefuls: Jennifer North, a statuesque, Monroe-ish actress who wants to be accepted as a human being, but is regarded as a sex object by all the men she meets, and Neely O'Hara, a talented young actress who's accused of using devious means by a great older star (Helen Lawson) to reach the top, pulling an "All About Eve"-type deception in order to steal a good role away from her.
A powerful tale about 2 young women who ruin their lives and careers by being hooked on dolls (or pills). Although, I didn't care much for the characters, except for Nelly O'Hara whom I probably sympathized with the most, which numbed me up when trying to care when these characters destroyed their lives. Nelly had the talent and unfortunately, like so many of the greats (Monroe, Hendrix, Morrison, etc.) they were only able to share their gifts with us for a brief period in time and were taken away at too young of an age. I guess this was more powerful when it was made in 1967 as now a days, actors going into rehab and being hooked on booze, pills, etc. isn't as much of a surprise. In fact, I think it might actually be expected in today's world.
1/2
