Director Douglas Sirk, best known for his melodramatic masterpieces of the '50s, directs this charming musical-comedy which gives a peek into the Hollywood studio system of the 1940s. After driving his leading lady to an emotional breakdown, director John Gayle (Don Ameche, Heaven Can Wait, Midnight) is fired by producer Doug Hyde (Willard Parker, A Slight Case of Murder, Kiss Me Kate). When he meets carnival performer Mary O'Leary (Dor
