| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story Adela Rogers St. Johns Jane Murfin |
RKO Pathe
Directed by George Cukor
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Familiar story of Hollywood waitress Constance Bennett discovered by a director and made into a star. The director is a drunk, but at least he is a friendly drunk, and all of his predictions about her future eventually come true. She marries a wealthy Hollywood outsider who despises her friends. It's no surprise when their marriage disintegrates. The lone unexpected plot twist involves murder and suicide, precipitating her fall from fame. The happy ending is insincere and inappropriate, but completely Hollywood.
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