Valley of the dolls

Resource Information

The work Valley of the dolls represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Worthington Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Valley of the dolls

Statement of responsibility

20th Century Fox [presents] ; a Mark Robson-David Weisbart production ; produced by Red Lion Productions Inc. and released by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation ; screenplay by Helen Deutsch, Dorothy Kingsley ; produced by David Weisbart ; directed by Mark Robson

Contributor

• Previn, Dory
• Del Sol Productions
• Hollywood Premieres, Inc
• Prometheus Entertainment
• Red Lion Productions
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Archerd, Army
• Bishop, Joey
• Burke, Paul, 1926-2009
• Burrud, Bill
• Davion, Alexander, 1929-
• Deutsch, Helen
• Drake, Charles, 1917-1994
• Duke, Patty, 1946-2016
• Farinola, Michele
• Foshko, Alan
• Grant, Lee, 1927-
• Hayward, Susan, 1917-1975
• Hinshaw, Milas
• Jessel, George, 1898-1981
• Kingsley, Dorothy
• Milner, Martin, 1931-2015
• Parkins, Barbara, 1942-
• Previn, André, 1929-2019
• Robson, Mark, 1913-1978
• Romano, Rino
• Schwartz, Lew
• Scotti, Tony
• Tate, Sharon, 1943-1969
• Weisbart, David

Subject

• Actresses -- Drama
• Drug addiction -- Drama
• Feature films
• Female friendship -- Drama
• Film adaptations
• Friendship -- Drama
• Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama
• Musical -- Feature
• Musical films
• New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
• Photographers' models -- Drama
• Susann, Jacqueline -- Film adaptations
• Theater -- United States -- Drama
• Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Women -- Feature
• Women entertainers -- Drama
• Women in the performing arts -- Drama
• Young women -- Conduct of life -- Drama
• Abuso de drogas -- California | Los Angeles -- Teatro
• Artistas -- Teatro

Genre

• Film adaptations
• Musical
• Musical films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Women
• Drama
• Feature films

Language

• eng
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Three girls come to New York City and later, Hollywood, to chase their dreams of stardom: there's Anne, the innocent secretary type who becomes an assistant to a large theatrical agent; Neely, an aspiring chorus girl with pluck who dreams of being a singer; and the beautiful blonde Jennifer, who longs to be a real actress, but is destined to be regarded as a sex object. Life has a lot to give them, but there are prices for fame and fortune-- addictions to pills, booze, drowned careers, crumbling fortunes, dizzying highs and incredible lows. The three girls go for broke, eaten alive by show business, sex, and drugs, in this trashy, campy exposé of the dark side of stardom

Member of

• Cinema classics collection

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, William H. Daniels ; film editor, Dorothy Spencer ; choreography by Robert Sidney ; songs "Give a Little More" "It's Impossible" "Come LIve with Me" "I'll Plant My Own Tree" and Theme from "Valley of the Dolls" lyrics by Dory Previn, music by Andre Previn ; Dionne Warwick sings the Theme from "Valley of the Dolls" ; music adapted and conducted by John Williams ; gowns designed by Travilla ; art directors, Jack Martin Smith and Richard Day

Intended audience

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements involving substance abuse, some sexual content, partial nudity and language; Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A

Language note

In English or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, or French; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Barbara Parkins (Anne Welles), Patty Duke (Neely O'Hara), Paul Burke (Lyon Burke), Sharon Tate (Jennifer North), Tony Scotti (Tony Polar), Martin Milner (Mel Anderson), Charles Drake (Kevin Gillmore), Alex Davion (Ted Casablanca), Lee Grant (Miriam), Joey Bishop (MC, Telethon), George Jessel (MC, Grammy Awards), Susan Hayward (Helen Lawson)

Runtime

123

Series statement

Cinema classics collection

Target audience

general

Technique

live action