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.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Starring: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan
Directed & Produced by: Helen Rose, Sydney Guilaroff, Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Robert Surtees
Release date: 12/25/1952
Running time: 118 minutes
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10 by 118 users