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)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
Barbara Parkins
Canada
Best movies:
Katy Caterpillar (1984)
The Manions of America (1981) (series)
Bear Island (1979)
Patty Duke
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle Worker (1962)
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989) (TV movie)
Me, Natalie (1969)
Paul Burke
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Francis in the Navy (1955)
Sharon Tate
USA
Best movies:
Twelve Plus One (1969)
Barabbas (1961)
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Martin Milner
USA
Best movies:
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Compulsion (1959)
Life with Father (1947)
Charles Drake
USA
Best movies:
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Conflict (1945)
Showdown (1963)
Lee Grant
USA
Best movies:
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Detective Story (1951)
Robert H. Harris
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
America, America (1963)
Peyton Place (1957)
Joey Bishop
USA
Best movies:
Sergeants 3 (1962)
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Pepe (1960)
Susan Hayward
USA
Best movies:
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Beau Geste (1939)
Rawhide (1951)
Norman Burton
USA
Best movies:
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Save the Tiger (1973)
Richard Dreyfuss
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Jaws (1975)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
Peggy Rea
USA
Best movies:
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Walk Don't Run (1966)
Marvin Hamlisch
USA
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
George Jessel
USA
Best movies:
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
Darlene Conley
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
The Birds (1963)
William H. O'Brien
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
The Graduate (1967)
Richard Angarola
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Robert Viharo
Best movies:
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
Romero (1989)
Jacqueline Susann
USA
Best movies:
Valley of the Dolls (1967)