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Jeanne Eagels

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In this biopic, waitress Jeanne Eagels (Kim Novak) is desperate for fame and joins the carnival to try to achieve it. Under the watchful eye of impresario Sal Satori (Jeff Chandler), Eagels becomes a dancer -- a position that eventually brings her to New York City. With her heart set on filling a Broadway marquee with her name, Eagels takes acting lessons and earns a job as an understudy for a big production. But what she really wants is the starring role -- and she'll hurt anyone to get it.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews So-so conventional and cliche-filled mostly fictionalized biopic of the ill-fated Jeanne Eagels. Rated: B- Jul 2, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Valerie W Sit back, relax and watch a woman from nowhere work her way yp the top of the theatrical industry and emerging Hollywood as she destroys everything she touches and everyone she knows, especially herself. Brilliant movie, not for lazy watchers. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Steve D The character assassination overshadows everything else. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review Audience Member Kim is great. Someone just does not know life as completely or as deeply as she did. Because of my personal studies of the insanity in my own family, in my own reflecting, I have seen these things. Kim is always amazing. It is her own personal heartache from her own family. I think she is very real. Wren. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Great job by Kim Novak. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member average bio-pic but Novak seems overwhelmed and out of her depth Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Kim Novak...gives the best performance of her career. Add this film to your list. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this biopic, waitress Jeanne Eagels (Kim Novak) is desperate for fame and joins the carnival to try to achieve it. Under the watchful eye of impresario Sal Satori (Jeff Chandler), Eagels becomes a dancer -- a position that eventually brings her to New York City. With her heart set on filling a Broadway marquee with her name, Eagels takes acting lessons and earns a job as an understudy for a big production. But what she really wants is the starring role -- and she'll hurt anyone to get it.
Director
George Sidney
Producer
George Sidney
Screenwriter
Daniel Fuchs, Daniel Fuchs, Sonya Levien, John Fante
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 6, 2017
Runtime
1h 49m
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