1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay o

Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films, and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s Hollywood. The Carpetbaggers

Carole Lombard was an American film actress born Jane Alice Peters on October 6, 1908, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was noted for her energetic and off-beat role

Constance Bennett was an American actress. Born on October 22, 1904, in New York City, New York, USA, she was the daughter of stage and silent film star Richard

Merle Oberon was born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson on February 19, 1911, in Bombay, British India. She was a British actress of Anglo-Indian origin whose care

Anne Baxter was an American actress born on May 7, 1923, in Michigan City, Indiana. Known for her work in Hollywood films, Broadway, and television during the m

Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall (23 May 1890 – 22 January 1966) was an English stage, screen and radio actor who, despite losing a leg during the First World War

Cecil Kellaway was a character actor born in Cape Town, South Africa. He spent many years working in the Australian film industry before moving to Hollywood in

A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent

The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant

In 1930s Hollywood, a lesbian director battles the Motion Picture Production Code Administration to protect her queer film, risking her career and the loyalty o

In the late 1930s, Sheilah Graham’s Hollywood column quickly becomes popular for its biting tone. At a party, she meets author F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the two

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighb

Jean Arthur, born Gladys Georgianna Greene on October 17, 1900 in Plattsburgh, New York, was an American actress whose career defined Hollywood’s Golden Age. Sh

Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis (Italian: [ˈdiːno de lauˈrɛnti.is]; 8 August 1919 – 10 November 2010) was an Italian film producer and businessman who held both I

Douglas Fairbanks Jr was an American actor. He was born in New York City, New York, USA on December 9, 1909. Fairbanks Jr established a successful career in Hol

Freddie Bartholomew was an English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywood films. His

Sabu Dastagir, who was born Selar Sabu on January 27, 1924, in Karapur, Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India, was an Indian and American actor. Throughout h

Charles Ruggles had one of the longest careers in Hollywood, lasting more than 60 years and encompassing more than 100 films. He made his film debut in 1914 in

Leslie Howard Steiner was born on 3 April 1893 in Forest Hill, London, England, and died on 1 June 1943 at the age of 50. An English actor, director, producer a

Paul Hubschmid was a Swiss actor born on July 20, 1917, in Schoenenwerd, Switzerland, and he died on December 31, 2001. He appeared as Henry Higgins in a produc

Ann Harding was an American actress born Dorothy Walton Gatley on August 7, 1902. She began her career as a regular performer on Broadway and in regional theate

Mary Elizabeth Patterson was an American theatre, film, and television character actress born on November 22, 1874, in Savannah, Tennessee. She gained popular r

Henry King was an American film director and actor born on January 24, 1886, in Christiansburg, Virginia, United States. He passed away on June 29, 1982, at the