Our MOVIE MOVIES series gets dark with Billy Wilder’s flawless psycho-noir about Hollywood’s rotting underbelly.

A failed screenwriter (William Holden) falls into a mercenary romance with a faded silent-film star (Gloria Swanson).

“It is Hollywood craftsmanship at its smartest and at just about its best, and it is hard to find better craftsmanship than that, at this time, in any art or country.” – James Agee

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