Rupert Hughes and 1 more Rated: NR

Description The souls in question are silver-creen hopefuls in this witty, insightful glimpse at the early movie business.

Feared lost for decades, it includes unique working cameos of director Erich von Stroheim and a non-Tramp Charlie Chaplin, and features starlet Eleanor Boardman, the "Cinderella of Hollywood" whose rags-to-riches story echoed her character's.

Escaping from a train journey with her sinister new husband, Mem Steddon (Boardman) crawls across the California desert and spies her salvation: an Arab sheik riding a camel! The location movie crew brings Mem to Tinseltown, where bit parts and acting lessons lead her to starring roles -- and a fiery finale with her murderous spouse Lew Cody).

If you like classic Hollywood, you'll love this picture, full of carefully observed detail, warmth and plenty of soul.