Directed by:
Edward DmytrykScreenplay:
John Michael HayesCinematography:
Joseph MacDonaldComposer:
Elmer BernsteinCast:
George Peppard, Alan Ladd, Robert Cummings, Martha Hyer, Elizabeth Ashley, Martin Balsam, Lew Ayres, Leif Erickson, Archie Moore, Carroll Baker, Arthur Franz (more)VOD (2)
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Harold Robbins’ best-seller about ’30s Hollywood comes to the screen in a torrent of frank, controversial and (for the times) sensational scenes that helped break the Production Code. George Peppard is the ruthless tycoon who (with amazing parallels to Howard Hughes) builds a multi-million-dollar empire. Carroll Baker, who performs a razzle-dazzle striptease atop a glittery chandelier, is the Jean Harlow-type star. (Via Vision Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![George Peppard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/031/567/31567842_3fe0e9.jpg)
George Peppard
USA
Best movies:
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Home from the Hill (1960)
P.J. (1968)
![Alan Ladd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268027_ff41cc.jpg)
Alan Ladd
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
The Black Cat (1941)
![Robert Cummings](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271486_f5cfc5.jpg)
Robert Cummings
USA
Best movies:
Dial M for Murder (1954)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Kings Row (1942)
![Martha Hyer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087136_d07a3f.jpg)
Martha Hyer
USA
Best movies:
Sabrina (1954)
The Chase (1966)
Born to Kill (1947)
![Elizabeth Ashley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/325/325405_865b1e.jpg)
Elizabeth Ashley
USA
Best movies:
Happiness (1998)
Mallrats (1995)
Split Image (1982)
![Martin Balsam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/526/168526970_09ksp1.jpg)
Martin Balsam
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Psycho (1960)
Little Big Man (1970)
![Lew Ayres](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/162/164162160_22427d.jpg)
Lew Ayres
USA
Best movies:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Holiday (1938)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
![Leif Erickson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247517_d25691.jpg)
Leif Erickson
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
![Archie Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/785/162785486_b1d59e.jpg)
Archie Moore
USA
Best movies:
The Outfit (1973)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
![Carroll Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268893_fcc4a5.jpg)
Carroll Baker
USA
Best movies:
The Game (1997)
The Big Country (1958)
Giant (1956)
![Arthur Franz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792695_39b17d.jpg)
Arthur Franz
USA
Best movies:
The Young Lions (1958)
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
![Tom Tully](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576475_573bce.jpg)
Tom Tully
USA
Best movies:
Ten North Frederick (1958)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
The Moon Is Blue (1953)
![Audrey Totter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576504_5c8fd0.jpg)
Audrey Totter
USA
Best movies:
The Set-Up (1949)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
![Anthony Warde](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162680_bd6bd1.jpg)
Anthony Warde
USA
Best movies:
Rear Window (1954)
Storm Warning (1951)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
![Charles Lane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/208/160208646_292f65.gif)
Charles Lane
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![John Conte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/458/160458039_0031dd.jpg)
John Conte
USA
Best movies:
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Nobody Lives Forever (1946)
The Carpetbaggers (1964)
![Ann Doran](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505278_4186c0.jpg)
Ann Doran
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Holiday (1938)
![Peter Duryea](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/175/161175851_4e61bb.jpg)
Peter Duryea
USA
Best movies:
The Carpetbaggers (1964)
Star Trek: The Cage (1965) (TV movie)
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966)
![Frankie Darro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496941_b7920d.jpg)
Frankie Darro
USA
Best movies:
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Westward the Women (1951)
![Joe Turkel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277325_6ece6b.jpg)
Joe Turkel
USA
Best movies:
The Shining (1980)
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Killing (1956)