Valley of the Dolls (1967) - film review

Drama / Music / Romance

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Valley of the Dolls is an American romantic film drama first released in 1967, directed by Mark Robson. The film stars Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate and Tony Scotti. Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.

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Credits

Director: Mark Robson
Script: Jacqueline Susann, Helen Deutsch, Dorothy Kingsley
Photo: William H. Daniels
Cast: Barbara Parkins (Anne Welles), Patty Duke (Neely O’Hara), Paul Burke (Lyon Burke), Sharon Tate (Jennifer North), Tony Scotti (Tony Polar), Martin Milner (Mel Anderson), Charles Drake (Kevin Gillmore), Alexander Davion (Ted Casablanca), Lee Grant (Miriam Polar), Naomi Stevens (Miss Steinberg), Robert H. Harris (Henry Bellamy), Jacqueline Susann (First Reporter), Robert Viharo (Director), Joey Bishop (MC at Telethon), George Jessel (MC Grammy Awards), Susan Hayward (Helen Lawson), Richard Angarola (Claude Chardot), Mikel Angel (Man in Sleazy Hotel Room), Penny Antine (Nurse in Sanitarium), David Arkin (Western Union Boy), Philippe Auber (Jennifer’s Leading Man), Billy Beck (Man sleeping in Movie Theatre), Pat Becker (Telethon telephone girl), Richard Brander (Assistant Director), Marvin Brody (Movie Theatre Manager), Norman Burton (Neely O’Hara’s Director), Owen Bush (Reporter at suicide), Barry Cahill (Rough Character in San Francisco Bar), Frank Coghlan Jr. (Reporter), Gene Columbus (Dancer), Darlene Conley (Nurse in Sanitarium), Mason Curry (Waiter at New Haven Hotel), Richard Dreyfuss (Assistant stage manager), Diana Eden (Dancer), Ella Edwards (Nurse in Sanitarium), Allen Emerson (Reporter), Tom Falk (Neely O’Hara’s Stage Manager), Roy Fitzell (Choreographer), Gertrude Flynn (Ladies’ room attendant), Jennifer Gan (Show Girl Actress), Jeanne Gerson (Neely O’Hara’s Maid), Robert Gibbons (Desk clerk at Lawrenceville Hotel), Laurence Haddon (Frank – Blue Angel night club owner), Paul Hahn (Captain of Waiters at Chasens), Marvin Hamlisch (Pianist), Ernest Harada (Lyon’s Houseboy), Jonathan Hawke (Doctor in Sanitarium), Richard Hoyt (Reporter #2 at Jennifer’s suicide), Kathryn Janssen (Extra), Jason Johnson (Reporter), Maurice Kelly (Dance Director in Montage), Charlotte Knight (Neely O’Hara’s Maid), Ted Kristian (Nightclub Waiter), Gerry Lock (Nurse in Sanitarium), Judith Lowry (Aunt Amy), Donna Mantoan (Girl in Sanitarium), Mardie March (Reporter), Marian Mason (Reporter), Robert McCord (Edward – Bartender at New York Theatre), Leslie McRae (Ted’s Girl), Ralph Montgomery (Man in Bar), Dorothy Neumann (Helen Lawson’s Maid), William H. O’Brien (Bartender), Barry O’Hara (Asst. Stage Manager), Linda Peck (Telethon telephone girl), Thelma Pelish (Rehearsal hall receptionist), Gil Peterson (Neely’s Leading Man), Don Pethley (Reporter), Leona Powers (Woman at Martha Washington Hotel), Peggy Rea (Neely O’Hara’s Vocal Coach), Margaret Shinn (Nurse), Ted Stanhope (Maitre D’ at Chasens), Joe Stefano (San Francisco Bartender), Margot Stevenson (Anne’s Mother), Gail Stone (Autograph Seeker), Robert Street (Choreographer), Corinna Tsopei (Telethon telephone girl), John Ward (Neely O’Hara’s Psychiatrist), Darryl Wells (Boyfriend left behind at the train station at the beginning), Louis Whitehill (Reporter), Margaret Whiting (Helen Lawson (singing voice)), William Wintersole (Tony’s Doctor), Patricia Winters (Redhead), Charles Woolf (Reporter)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 123 min

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