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A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces Maria to screen test for, and then star in, his next big picture. But as the producer's possessive nature and the realities of stardom weigh on Maria, she seeks a genuine lover with whom she can escape.

Humphrey Bogart
Harry Dawes

Ava Gardner
Maria Vargas

Edmond O'Brien
Oscar Muldoon

Marius Goring
Alberto Bravano

Valentina Cortese
Eleanora Torlato-Favrini

Rossano Brazzi
Count Vincenzo Torlato-Favrini

Elizabeth Sellars
Jerry

Warren Stevens
Kirk Edwards

Franco Interlenghi
Pedro Vargas

Mari Aldon
Myrna

Enzo Staiola
Busboy

Bill Fraser
J. Montague Brown

Alberto Rabagliati
Proprietor

Maria Zanoli
Maria's Mother

Renato Chiantoni
Maria's Father

John Parrish
Mr. Max Black

Jim Gérald
Mr. Blue

Diana Decker
Drunken Blonde

Riccardo Rioli
Gypsy Dancer

Tonio Selwart
Pretender

Margaret Anderson
Pretender's Wife

Gertrude Flynn
Lulu McGee

Bessie Love
Mrs. Eubanks

John Horne
Hector Eubanks

Ugo Mari
Cigar Smoker in the Night Club (uncredited)