A young woman named Jerilee Randall, aspiring to become a famous screenwriter, meets the son of a famous screenwriter and is assaulted by one of his friends. She later marries the son, Walter Thornton, and their relationship ends in failure when her script rewrites surpass his work.
The Lonely Lady
A young screenwriter's relentless pursuit of success in Hollywood leads her down a path of exploitation, as she sacrifices her values and enters into a string of sordid affairs in her quest to write and produce her own screenplay.