by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
In this convoluted melodrama, an elderly thespian falls for a rising young starlet. He admits his love for her and then announces that he will retire. The young woman pretends she loves him too, but her real motive is to give her struggling lover, also an aspiring actor, a break.
characteristics
- Foiling
- Foiled
- Foil [thwart]
- Romantic
- Romance
- Stage
- Struggle
- Suicide
- Suicidal
- Retirement
- Rescue
- Employment
- Ego
- Actress
- Actor
