A 12-ounce salute to Joan Crawford, cola pusher. As the heroines of Valley of the Dolls clawed their way to the top of the bestseller list, a male counterpart plumbed the depths of the Hollywood cesspool in the movie that should have been titled Valley of the Guys. Frankie's rocky road to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is paved with broken promises, hearts and noses. And if he's got to bump off a couple of the little people who made it all possible, well, that's Hollywood.
Rancid dialogue looms large.
Other bodies piling up around the bottom of Frankie's ladder to success include Edie Adams, Milton Berle, Elke Sommer, Jill St. John and Peter Lawford.