The Goddess (1958)

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Stanley plays the woman who rose from squalor in a southern slum to become one of the hottest idols of the screen, a journey she makes not so much on talent as on her looks. Ultimately she cannot remain in the spotlight for long; her demise shows her as a woman dependent upon other forms of… More Stanley plays the woman who rose from squalor in a southern slum to become one of the hottest idols of the screen, a journey she makes not so much on talent as on her looks. Ultimately she cannot remain in the spotlight for long; her demise shows her as a woman dependent upon other forms of stimulation, mainly drugs and alcohol, to keep going. Those people closest to her are also affected by the changes she must go through, her mother eventually turning to religion.