Hayward stars as Lillian Roth (based on Roth's autobiography of the same name), Broadway and Hollywood singing sensation, who let success slide through her fingers as she reached for the next drink.
As a child, Lillian is driven unmercifully by her ambitious stage mother (Jo Van Fleet) and has already begun appearing on Broadway and being the breadwinner by the time she is a teenager. As an adult, Roth (Susan Hayward) falls in love with an old friend (Ray Danton) who dies unexpectedly,
precipitating a lengthy downward spiral.
Although the script doesn't capture much sense of period or time passing, Mann establishes enough strong moments to keep the viewer en...
Released:
1955
Rated:
NR
Length:
117 mins