The Skyrocket
(1926)
Director:
Marshall Neilan
Writer:
Benjamin Glazer, Benjamin Glazer, Adela Rogers St. Johns
Cast:
Gladys Brockwell, Charles West, Muriel McCormac
In the prologue Sharon Kimm and Mickey Reid are childhood friends in a tenement neighborhood but are separated when Sharon is placed in an orphanage. In the story we see Sharon as a young Hollywood star whose quick rise to fame leaves her self-centered, superficial, and a spendthrift. Ironically, the film that skyrocketed her to fame was written by Mickey. But her success is brief; and when it comes crashing to earth, Mickey is there to pick up the pieces.