PLOT: a noir subject to the will and desire of theatre
REVIEW: the juxtaposition hits us almost immediately, such a jaunty opening song, the city lights, the neon signs! but then a shift, in music, in mood; to love (of lack thereof), contempt, invention and emotional extortion: “don’t be melodramatic!” the independence of valerie stanton (rosalind russell) stolen by a domineering producer, a former lover who meets an unexpected end. her escape from one sordid reality leaves her stricken in another.…
