Jeanne Eagels

Trailer for the 1957 classic Jeanne Eagels. A poor but beautiful girl named Jeanne takes part in a beauty contest but fails to be crowned its queen. Nevertheless both her determination and her shapely figure impress Sal Satori, the organizer, so much that he gives her a job as a carnival dancer. He becomes her friend and, before long, her great love. However, being a hootchie-kootchie dancer is not Jeanne's dream: she wants to be an actress. That is why Jeanne takes advantage of the Satori company being in New York to consult a renowned drama teacher, Mrs. Neilson. Jeanne goes onto become one of Holywood s legendary silent screen stars. But her life becomes an exercise in tragedy.

Jeanne (Kim Novak) explains to Sal (Jeff Chandler) that she'll do whatever it takes to become a headline name, no matter who gets in her way.

Though Jeanne (Kim Novak) is initially rejected, her new tutor Nellie (Agnes Moorehead) decides that her name could be worthy of stardom.