Directed by:
Mark RobsonCinematography:
William H. DanielsCast:
Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate, Martin Milner, Charles Drake, Lee Grant, Robert H. Harris, Joey Bishop, Susan Hayward, Norman Burton (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Lured by their dreams of fame and fortune, three ambitious young women enter the world of show business and discover how easy it is to sink into a celebrity nightmare of ego, alcohol and 'pills' - the beloved "dolls." A prim New Englander (Barbara Parkins) unexpectedly skyrockets from her job as secretary in a talent agency to a glamorous TV model. A determined singer (Patty Duke) finds that Hollywood success can also spell self-destruction. And a beautiful sex symbol (Sharon Tate) is torn between the money commands and the shame of feeling exploited. Based on Jacqueline Susann's phenomenal best-seller about the underside of Hollywood, this fascinating melodrama was once seen as a shocking behind-the-scenes look at how show business creates instant stars, destroys romances and changes personalities forever. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Charlotte Knight
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
Mason Curry
Canada
Best movies:
The Apartment (1960)
Al Capone (1959)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Leslie McRay
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Coffy (1973)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Dick Cherney
USA
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Apartment (1960)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Gerry Lock
Best movies:
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Heartbreakers (2001)
The Skateboard Kid (1993)
Dorothy Neumann
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Paul Power
USA
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
All About Eve (1950)
Easter Parade (1948)
Ralph Montgomery
USA
Best movies:
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Richard Brander
Best movies:
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Sizzle Beach, U.S.A. (1981)
Alexander Davion
France
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Richard III (1955)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
Tony Scotti
USA
Best movies:
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Diana Eden
UK
Best movies:
The Producers (1967)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Pat Becker
Best movies:
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Star! (1968)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Robert Hitchcock
USA
Best movies:
Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV movie)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Alan Marston
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Chinatown (1974)
Donna Mantoan
USA
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Frank Babich
Best movies:
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Barquero (1970)
More Dead Than Alive (1968)