For a while I was ticking movies off my list by director or actor. Now, I've moved to viewing by genre and at present it's Film Noir. Nowadays, when you say a 'Hollywood ending' it means a feel good, trite wrap-up where all comes up roses. It's nice to see this hasn't always been the case.This snippet of dialog is from Hollywood Blvd. (1950) and it's between William Holden and Gloria Swanson.
Joe Gillis: You're Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures; used to be big.
Norma Desmond: I AM a big. It's the pictures that got small.