Hollywood 1950: The successful producer Larry O'Brian arrives in Los Angeles to found a motion picture company. He buys an old studio which was unused since the days of silent movies. He's shown the office where the famous director Franklin Farrara was shot. The case hasn't been solved until now, although there were many suspects. O'Brian becomes fascinated by the subject and wants to shoot a movie about it. He investigates himself and soon gets into danger himself.
《日落大道》之后的跟风片，各方面都不如前者。故事的旁白是主角的一个朋友，他是第一个出场的角色，没想到在片中的作用只是旁白，其他没了。“罗密欧和朱丽叶的故事，只不过他演罗密欧，我娶了朱丽叶”。如果剧情照着开头的叙事这样展开，应该会比现在这个剧情要好很多。
B级恐怖大师威廉卡索的早期黑色片，算是对前一年日落大道的一种剥削吧，人物和故事都很好莱坞，对好莱坞故事感兴趣的朋友不可错过。
原型故事是William Desmond Taylor谋杀。跟《日落大道》对照看很有意思，“好莱坞到处都是这样的故事……”。
Hollywood 1950: The successful producer Larry O'Brian arrives in Los Angeles to found a motion picture company. He buys an old studio which was unused since the days of silent movies. He's shown the office where the famous director Franklin Farrara was shot. The case hasn't been solved until now although there were many suspects. O'Brian becomes fascinated by the subject and w...
背景故事倒是很吸引人然而发展下去有点不尽人意，最后只能说中规中矩吧，比起黑片更像是普通悬疑片，末尾在假人间枪战以及让凶手死在布景里的设置倒是挺亮眼的。旁白加的毫无必要，旁白叙述者也选得莫名其妙，男女主的感情戏也挺多余的，Julie Adams瞧着倒是挺有气质的。
