Hollywood. Tras salir de una clínica de desintoxicación en la que ingresó a causa de una sobredosis de pastillas, la actriz Suzanne Vale (Meryl Streep) se encuentra con que los estudios le ponen como condición para seguir trabajando que viva con su madre (Shirley MacLaine), una vieja actriz totalmente alcoholizada, a la que creen capaz de crear la atmósfera adecuada para proteger a su hija.
British comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of rampant abuse of power and poisonous distrust some still manage to keep faith with the Bolshevist creed until the very end. In front of the firing squad a stalwart bolshevist of the first hour exclaims: "Even in the best democracy errors are being made!"
An American jockey rides his horse in a London race but is accused of throwing it, until he finds out he was framed by a gambler and clears his name in this filmed stage production from Goodspeed Opera House.
