AnneWelles,abright,brashyoungNewEnglandcollegegradleavesherPeytonPlace-ishsmalltownandheadsforBroadway,wheresheho estofindanexcitingjobandso histicatedmen.DuringhermisadventuresinManhattanand,later,Hollywood,shesharesex erienceswithtwootheryoungho efuls:JenniferNorth,astatuesque,Monroe-ishactresswhowantstobeacce tedasahumanbeing,butisregardedasasexobjectbyallthemenshemeets,andNeelyO'Hara,atalentedyoungactresswho'saccusedofusingdeviousmeansbyagreatolderstar(HelenLawson)toreachtheto , ullingan"AllAboutEve"-ty edece tioninordertostealagoodroleawayfromher.