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The actress
Peg Entwistle
(aka Lillian Millicent Entwistle) appeared as Hazel in David O. Selznick's
Thirteen Women
(1932), and tragically, on September 18, 1932, she leaped from the letter "H" of the Hollywood sign. An opening re-creation of
Peg Entwistle
's fatal plunge establishes the mood for this dark Hollywood drama, and then the action moves to a bar, operated by Jack (
Costas Mandylor
). The bar is the haven for a group of aspiring actresses who came in search of the Hollywood dream but instead serve as stand-ins for well-known screen stars. After three days on pills and alcohol, Garbo stand-in Shirley (
Daphne Zuniga
) has a run-in with mean-spirited
Bette Davis
-double Monica (
Jordan Ladd
). The stand-ins assemble at Jack's bar to stage a bitchy birthday party for
Jean Harlow
-look-alike Martha Anne (
Sammi Davis
), dysfunctional at age 30.
Mae West
-stand-in Peggy (Charlotte Chatton) and Dietrich-double Rhonda (Missy Crider) are also on hand for the festivities. The screenplay by Ed Kelleher and director Harvey Keith expands and embellishes Kelleher's one-act play. Shown at the 1997 Hamptons Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Cast
Sammi Davis
Katherine Heigl
Costas Mandylor
Daphne Zuniga
Missy Crider
Jordan Ladd
Charlotte Chatton
Production Crew
Michael Hirshenson
Associate Producer
Andrzej Sekula
Cinematographer
Bill Elliott
Composer (Music Score)
Diah Wymont
Costume Designer
Harvey Keith
Director
Richard Trevor
Editor
Roy Silver
Executive Producer
Ed Kelleher
Play Author
Jon Rothschild
Producer
Michael Seymour
Production Designer
Ed Kelleher
Screenwriter
Harvey Keith
Screenwriter
Year: 1997
Runtime: 88
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Produced by
Overseas Filmgroup
Tetragrammation Films
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.