Career (1959)

Academy Awards, USA 1960

Nominated Oscar	Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Joseph LaShelle
	Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White Hal Pereira Walter H. Tyler Sam Comer Arthur Krams
	Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Edith Head

Paramount Pictures
Directed by Joseph Anthony
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
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A young actor moves to NYC with hopes of becoming a star. He soon finds himself living in a cold apartment with barely enough to eat. He meets director Dean Martin who is just as broke. They become roommates while producing off Broadway plays. His old girlfriend shows up unexpectedly one day and they are soon married. However, she becomes disillusioned when he fails to find success as an actor. They break up and he starts a relationship with the daughter of an influential producer, leading to another short-lived marriage. When he finally finds the success he craves, he can't admit that the cost was too high. While the story (co-written by Dalton Trumbo) addresses the addictive narcissism of fame, it too often resorts to melodrama to advance the plot.