The Grasshopper

This film might well be named "A Star Is Aborted." It's a sincere, sordid story with far more verisimilitude than the customary rags-to-riches or knife-in-the-back hackneyed Hollywood tale. Bisset, bored by British Columbia, travels to Los Angeles to join her old hometown sweetheart O'Kelly. Diverted when her car breaks down, she joins club comic Monica and goes to the bright lights of Las Vegas. Still fascinated by LA she continues her travels, joining O'Kelly and settling in to a domestic life, working as a bank teller. Haunted by the glamour she has seen, the restless 19-year-old hops to the greener grass of Vegas, where her looks land her a job as a showgirl. S...