A largely fictionalized account of the career of actress Jeanne Eagels, whose fame was both on stage and on the screen in the 1910s and ...
A largely fictionalized account of the career of actress Jeanne Eagels,
whose fame was both on stage and on the screen in the 1910s and 1920s,
is presented. After losing in a rigged carnival beauty pageant, winning
which she believed would be her first step to becoming a serious
actress, Jeanne joins the traveling carnival itself under the guidance
of the pageant organizer, Sal Satori, who features her in a variety of
carnival stage shows. But it's when the carnival approaches New York
City that Jeanne demonstrates how she truly mapped out her road to
acting fame even before meeting Sal. Under the tutelage of renowned
acting coach Nellie Neilson, Jeanne, who does possess true acting
talent, is given her big acting break and does achieve fame on the
Broadway stage, and ultimately also in Hollywood films. Jeanne is not
averse to doing whatever is required to advance her career, even at the
expense of others. Achieving fame so quickly takes its toll on Jeanne,
who turns to alcohol and ...
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