The Oscar (film)
The Oscar is a 1966 American drama film written by Harlan Ellison, Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse and Richard Sale, directed by Rouse and starring Stephen Boyd, singer Tony Bennett in his film debut, comedian Milton Berle in a dramatic role, Elke Sommer, Ernest Borgnine, Jill St. John, Eleanor Parker, Joseph Cotten, Edie Adams, Peter Lawford, Broderick Crawford, Ed Begley, Walter Brennan and Jack Soo. Also appearing are Bob Hope, Hedda Hopper, Merle Oberon, Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra as themselves.
As movie star Frankie Fane Boyd is about to hear if he won a best acting Oscar, his friend Hymie Kelly Bennett reminisces about Fanes struggle to the top, beginning as a spieler for his stripper girlfriend Laurel St. John. After moving to New York, Frankie dumps Laurel for a budding fashion designer, Kay Bergdahl Sommer, which leads to a chance meeting with talent scout Sophie Cantaro Parker. Sophie arranges for him to be signed with agent Kappy Kapstetter Berle and brings Frankie to Hollywood, where he quickly becomes a rising star.At each turn, Fane is an unprincipled heel, using and hurting others and causing them to recoil from him. He impulsively persuades Kay to marry him in Tijuana, but treats her cruelly thereafter. Frankie buys expensive homes and cars while offending the studio chief, Regan, until his life goes into a tailspin when he suddenly becomes box office poison. At his low ebb, he unexpectedly receives an Oscar nomination, which Kappy believes is the result of Fanes portrayal of a man without morals, therefore portraying himself. ........
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