A young, rural California girl, passingly pretty, longs for more out of life than raising chickens. She fancies herself a talent the world has been waiting for. She feels the distinct pull of the Big City, where fame and fortune abound. But how to get there? Postwar, she finds herself in Suburbia, where only her fourth-grade teacher is willing to cast her in anything, and fame seems elusive...but when she finally makes it to the Big City (which, to...