Unforeseen Complications

It's 1954 and the motion picture business is in a slump. Frank Russell and his colleagues at Pacific Pictures must overcome the growing influence of television and get patrons back into theaters. At the direction of Pacific's founder, Abe Baum, Frank supervises a talent search for the next "Shirley Temple," and presents Abe with three finalists. When Abe chooses the wrong girl, he sets the studio on the road to disaster! Abe falls ill and Frank assumes the burdens of running the studio. He ...