Le Démon des femmes
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Elsa Brickmann est une jeune femme qui rêve de devenir actrice. Son idole : Lylah Clare, immense vedette de Hollywood disparue il y a plus de vingt ans dans des circonstances particulièrement troubles. De par sa ressemblance étrange avec la défunte, elle est repérée pour jouer le propre rôle de Lylah dans un film autobiographique dirigé par le réalisateur légendaire et ex-mari de Lylah : le tyrannique et impitoyable Louis Zarkan. Elsa découvre les dessous de l'industrie cinématographique hollywoodienne et la faune macabre qui la peuple (imprésario maladif, actrice lesbienne, producteur vulgaire, cinéaste égocentrique, chroniqueuse malfaisante...). De plus, la personnalité monstrueuse de Lylah Clare va très vite prendre le dessus sur le caractère fragile de la pauvre Elsa.
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Cast
Peter Finch
as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
Gabriele Tinti
as Paolo
Michael Murphy
as Mark Peter Sheean
William Beckley
as Zarkan
Dave Willock
as Cameraman
Milton Selzer
as Bart Langner
Rossella Falk
as Rossella
Coral Browne
as Molly Luther
Lee Meriwether
as Young Girl
Robert Ellenstein
as Mike
Dick Miller
as Reporter at Press Party
Robert Cornthwaite
as Studio Photo Archivist (uncredited)
Queenie Smith
as Hairdresser
James McEachin
as Reporter (uncredited)
Michael Fox
as Announcer
Ellen Corby
as Script Girl
Tom Palmer
as Press Party Guest
John Alvin
as Accountant (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Brothel Patron in Film (uncredited)
Valentina Cortese
as Countess Bozo Bedoni
Ernest Anderson
as Hot Dog Man (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
as Clown (uncredited)
Victoria Zinny
as Reporter (uncredited)
Ernest Borgnine
as Barney Sheean
George Kennedy
as Matt Burke
Cosmo Sardo
as Photographer (uncredited)
James Lanphier
as 1st Legman
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Nick Dennis
as Nick
Kim Novak
as Lylah Clare / Elsa Brinkmann / Elsa Campbell
Al Bain
as Crew Member
Monty O'Grady
as Press Party Guest (uncredited)
