The Big Knife

Charlie Castle, a very successful Hollywood actor, lives in a huge home with all the amenities associated with his stardom. But, his wife Marion has taken their young son and is living separately from him; she is, in fact, on the verge of filing for divorce. She has had enough of his drunken womanizing and of the fact that he has relinquished his ideals for lower Hollywood expectations. Influential gossip columnist Patty Benedict wants the lowdown on the marriage, but Castle refuses to confirm anything for her.