Paula Strasberg

An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.

A behind-the-scenes and in-depth look at the making of John Huston's The Misfits (1961).

Colin Clark, younger brother of Alan Clark and son of Lord Kenneth Clark wanted to work in the movies. When Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh came to dine with his parents, he mentioned his ambition to them and they arranged for him to work as 3rd assistant director on the forthcoming The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). Colin kept a diary throughout the production and this documentary is a dramatization of that diary with lots of behind the scenes footage of Marilyn (and Arthur Miller) in England and of the production of the film with all of its associated problems.

Marilyn Monroe, as a young, unknown actress struggles to obtain an audition, while coping with feelings of despair as she prepares for a dinner date with the Hollywood agent, Johnny Hyde. Years later, following the New York premiere of Bus Stop, she is visited by her acting coach, Paula Strasberg, who reads aloud Marilyn's reviews from the early morning newspapers. Finally, the actress is depicted on the last night of her life in Brentwood, listening to records and drinking champagne as she awaits a mysterious telephone call.