An ageing stage star is flattered by the attention of an adoring fan, and decides to take the young woman under her wing as her personal assistant - unaware that her new protegee is really a ruthlessly ambitious, budding actor who will do all that it takes to steal the limelight. Oscar-winning drama, starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe and Celeste Holm.

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.