The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974 TV Movie)

Don Murray: William Martin

Quotes 

• William Martin : [Looking round Carolyn's empty house, musing to himself]  She must have given parties here; maybe after her first picture. Guests would have crossed Sunset and come up into the Hollywood Hills. And maybe she'd have hired a combo and a bartender. I wonder what Kirk Douglas would have ordered to drink? And what would Robert Mitchum have asked them to play?

• William Martin : I had an odd, almost excited feeling, first time I went to that house on Charmaine Way. It was late afternoon with a California sky still that brilliant blue that ends abruptly at nightfall.

• Lorraine : In those days, when a girl was under contract to a studio, they *did* things for her. Taught her how to dress, speak... groomed her for real stardom. If they believed in a girl, they stayed with her. Now, it's one shot. If a picture doesn't make 40 million dollars, it's back to the blue jeans.

  William Martin : What went wrong for Carolyn?

  Lorraine : [ponders a moment]  Life, maybe. Life has a way of going wrong.

• Pat Clauson : This is the old Scott Fitzgerald territory. He used to live at the Garden of Allah when it was across the street.

  William Martin : [a bit surprised]  You read Scott Fitzgerald?

  Pat Clauson : You think I spend all my time on a stage with nothing on above the waist?