خلاصه داستان : زن جوانی با آرزوی موفقیت و شهرت به هالیوود می رود. اما تنها می تواند توجه ستاره ای الکلی را جلب کند که روزهای خوبش را پشت سر گذاشته، اما...

Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.