Kind of a cross between A Star is Born and Sunset Blvd. What makes this pre-code work is Lowell Sherman's performance as the washed up director, and the realism in the story about what Hollywood fame does to him. Just two years later a film like this could have never been made and stayed true to its story.

One of those movies that's enjoyable enough with reasonably interesting characters, but just lacks the spark to be particularly memorable.