Overview

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.

Details

Cast

Lana Turner

Kirk Douglas

Walter Pidgeon

Dick Powell

Barry Sullivan

Gloria Grahame

Leo G. Carroll

Gilbert Roland

Paul Stewart

Vanessa Brown