
High-spirited model Hazel decides that she should settle down in this stage play based on a Dorothy Parker short story. But her marriage to traveling salesman Herbie Morse fails to satisfy her due to his alcoholism and frequent absences. Dispirited and bored, Hazel turns to alcohol herself—and to other men—as her lively spirit sinks and her life begins a downward spiral.

A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular sup...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, minor characters from the play...

Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost ...