In New York City, bright but naive New Englander Anne Welles becomes a secretary at a theatrical law firm, where she falls in love with attorney Lyon Burke. Anne befriends up-and-coming singer Neely O'Hara, whose dynamic talent threatens aging star Helen Lawson and beautiful but talentless actress Jennifer North. The women experience success and failure in love and work, leading to heartbreak, addiction and tragedy.

• Red Lion
• 20th Century Fox
• Patty Duke
• Sharon Tate
• Barbara Parkins
• Susan Hayward
• Lee Grant
• Paul Burke
• Martin Milner
• Charles Drake