Valley Of The Dolls (1967)


Barbara Parkins         Anne Welles
Patty Duke              Neely O'Hara
Paul Burke              Lyon Burke
Sharon Tate             Jennifer North
Tony Scotti (II)        Tony Polar
Martin Milner           Mel Anderson
Charles Drake           Kevin Gilmore
Alexander Davion (II)   Ted Casablanca
Lee Grant               Miriam
Naomi Stevens           Miss Steinberg
Robert H. Harris        Henry Bellamy
Jacqueline Susann (II)  Reporter
Robert Viharo           Director
Mikel Angel             Man in Hotel Room
Barry Cahill            Man in Bar
Richard Angarola        Claude Chardot

Directed by:            Mark Robson, Walter Grauman
Produced by:            David Weisbart


Tale of three ambitious young women, from different walks of life, who suffer through the 
show business meat grinder: an aspiring Broadway diva battles with addiction, a reluctant 
bombshell makes "art" movies to eke out a living for her ailing husband, and a sensible 
small-town girl turns into the sensation. Who doesn't get all teary when Duke tells her to 
take her pills, "My dolls! My beautiful dolls!" who dream of breaking into show business 
and the trials and tribulations they must face. 

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Anne Welles, a bright, brash young New England college grad leaves her Peyton Place-ish small 
town and heads for Broadway, where she hopes to find an exciting job and sophisticated men. 
During her misadventures in Manhattan and, later, Hollywood, she shares experiences with two 
other young hopefuls: Jennifer North, a statuesque, Monroe-ish actress who wants to be accepted 
as a human being, but is regarded as a sex object by all the men she meets, and Neely O'Hara, 
a talented young actress who's accused of using devious means by a great older star (Helen Lawson) 
to reach the top, pulling an "All About Eve"-type deception in order to steal a good role away 
from her.