Despite appearing in twenty-eight movies in little over a decade, Carole Landis (1[zasłonięte]919-19) never quite became the major Hollywood star her onscreen presence and natural talent should have made her. Her big break came in 1940 when she landed a part in Hal Roach's ''One Million B.C.'', but even though she went on to act in bigger and better films - including classics such as ''A Scandal in Paris'' and ''Moon Over Miami'' - she never reached the top of the Hollywood ladder. In 1948, after becoming depressed about the state of her career, and a dead-end relationship with married actor Rex Harrison, Landis took a fatal drug overdose on July 5, 1948. This engaging and informative volume traces Landis' life, from her beginnings as a dance hall entertainer in San Francisco, through her career in Hollywood to her USO tours, and ultimately her suicide, revealing a wonderful woman whose life was all too short.