The Star is a 1952 film which tells the story of a washed up actress who tries anything to restart her career, even at the risk of alienating her husband and daughter. It stars Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden[?] and Natalie Wood.
... can have very distressing side effects. Illegitimate treatments, e.g. herbal medicines, do not have these side effects -- they have no effect.
Distrust of conventional ...