[Vidor] offers droll and tangy glimpses behind the scenes, contrasting the threadbare sets of knockabout comedies with the richly appointed décor of melodramas.

It has laughs, studio atmosphere galore, intimate glimpses of various stars, considerable Hollywood geography, and just enough sense and plausibility to hold it together.

It is a hardy satire on Hollywood life, directed by King Vidor, the versatile producer of "The Big Parade." But he is not alone responsible for the gaiety in this picture, for Marion Davies shares honors with him through her unusually clever acting.

Davies was nonetheless a talented comedienne. It was a gift she too seldom got to exploit...one shining exception was 1928’s Show People...