RICHARD DIX plays a has-been western movie star who's romantically involved with FAY WRAY, whose stardom is on the rise, another variation on the "A Star Is Born" sort of theme.
What makes this one interesting are all the behind-the-scenes looks at movies in the making with directors and script girls and lighting men doing their thing. When Dix gets a break to return to pictures in a gangster role, he walks off the set when the director decides to make him a cop killer. From then on, the fortunes of Dix and his sweetheart are on the downside and there's a sentimental sub-plot involving an avid fan, a young boy who idolizes Dix.
However, all ends happily when Dix happens upon a bank robbery and becomes a hero by drawing a gun he intended to use to rob the bank himself. It's a bit of a stretch for the ending, but then nothing in the film bears much relation to reality.
Low-budget film passes the time, nothing more.
What makes this one interesting are all the behind-the-scenes looks at movies in the making with directors and script girls and lighting men doing their thing. When Dix gets a break to return to pictures in a gangster role, he walks off the set when the director decides to make him a cop killer. From then on, the fortunes of Dix and his sweetheart are on the downside and there's a sentimental sub-plot involving an avid fan, a young boy who idolizes Dix.
However, all ends happily when Dix happens upon a bank robbery and becomes a hero by drawing a gun he intended to use to rob the bank himself. It's a bit of a stretch for the ending, but then nothing in the film bears much relation to reality.
Low-budget film passes the time, nothing more.