Perhaps coincidentally, this 1952 Hollywood drama was released two years after Rashomon, which also looked at events through the points of view of a trio of very different participants. In this case, it’s the story of a ruthless movie producer, played by Kirk Douglas, whose memories are either supported or contradicted by a trio of his Hollywood employees: a director (Barry Sullivan), a writer (Dick Powell), and a movie star (Lana Turner). It’s a very hard-nosed look at Hollywood, directed by Vincente Minnelli, who knew how to film it so it had the ring of truth.