Drama
A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces Maria to screen test for, and then star in, his next big picture. But as the producer's possessive nature and the realities of stardom weigh on Maria, she seeks a genuine lover with whom she can escape.
Directed by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Diana Decker
Drunken Blonde
Ava Gardner
Maria Vargas
Humphrey Bogart
Harry Dawes
Rossano Brazzi
Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini
Gertrude Flynn
Lulu McGee
Marius Goring
Alberto Bravano
Edmond O'Brien
Oscar Muldoon
Warren Stevens
Kirk Edwards
Valentina Cortese
Eleanora Torlato-Favrini
Renato Chiantoni
Maria's Father
Mari Aldon
Myrna
Bessie Love
Mrs. Eubanks
Enzo Staiola
Busboy
Tonio Selwart
Pretender
Franco Interlenghi
Pedro Vargas
John Parrish
Mr. Max Black
Elizabeth Sellars
Jerry
Bill Fraser
J. Montague Brown
Maria Zanoli
Maria's Mother
Riccardo Rioli
Gypsy Dancer
Alberto Rabagliati
Proprietor
Jim Gérald
Mr. Blue
Margaret Anderson
Pretender's Wife
John Horne
Hector Eubanks
Ugo Mari
Cigar Smoker in the Night Club (uncredited)

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