glossy mgm soaper have many thing to recommend it and not the least of which be a surprisingly ground and natural lana turner ( look great and even in ordinary jammies ) play a successful movie actress who and along with a top screenwriter and director and help producer on the skid kirk douglas stage a comeback . not especially reveal about hollywood and which at this stage wasn not quite ready to unmask itself and but still engage and intrigue . douglas be well cast ( he spit out his line with a terse jaw nothing new but he right for this part and be commendable ) . turner be a revelation and deserve at the very least an oscar nomination for her work . sharp dialogue and gleaming photography be the other major asset . get less attention than something like all about eve and but it actually more entertaining . from .