The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Legend of Lylah Clare is a 1968 American drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Robert Aldrich. The film stars Peter Finch, Kim Novak (in multiple roles), Ernest Borgnine, Michael Murphy, and Valentina Cortese. The film was based on a 1963 DuPont Show of the Week TV drama of the same name co-written by Wild in the Streets creator Robert Thom.
Plot
Agent Bart Langner (Milton Selzer) finds Elsa Brinkmann (Kim Novak), a would-be actress who looks and sounds just like Lylah Clare, a flamboyant star who fell to her death in suspicious circumstances 20 years ago. He persuades arrogant director Lewis Zarkan (Peter Finch), who had been married to Lylah, to see her. The two men then convince brash studio head Barney Sheean (Ernest Borgnine), who is equally struck, to back a picture with her as Lylah.
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| author | Hugo Butler |
|---|---|
| director | Robert Aldrich |
| editor | Frank Urioste Michael Luciano |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | act cause of death film kill last day married possess shoot tv commercial |
| musicBy | Frank De Vol |
| producer | Robert Aldrich |
| productionCompany | Robert Aldrich |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |