"The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952)

Kirk Douglas.  Lana Turner.  Reaction to first half hour:  "eh.  Frame story.  How exciting can you get."  Yet, I kept watching.  Reaction to ending (out loud):  "You're kidding."  [no exclamation point]  May be a reason I've never heard this picture mentioned.  Not sure how I would categorize the story (besides frame story, that is) ... maybe "Monday".  If the idea of "It must be Monday" was a movie category, this movie would fit it.