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A reclusive silent film director, struggling to adapt to the new era of talkies, creates low-budget sex films in his Hollywood home while grappling with his own sexual inadequacy. As the city plans to demolish his house for a highway, his producer and his girlfriend visit, bringing heroin as payment for the actress. The girlfriend stays to observe the filming and is deeply impressed by the director's methods. When the actress overdoses in the bathroom, the girlfriend takes her place in the film. The producer returns to a shocking discovery.