Plot

With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal

Scandal

A scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages the reputation of an institution, individual or creed...

-and-gossip

Gossip

Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others, It is one of the oldest and most common means of sharing facts and views, but also has a reputation for the introduction of errors and variations into the information transmitted...

 magazines of the era,
has-been actor John Blakeford agrees to write his memoirs for magazine

Magazine

Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

-publisher Jordan Winston. When Blakeford's daughter,
Patricia, ask him to desist for the sake of his ex-wife,
Carlotta Blakeford, he attempts to break his contract with Winston.

Cast

Actor/Actress	Role
John Halliday John Halliday John Halliday was an American actor of stage and screen, who often played suave aristocrats and foreigners....	John Blakeford
Marsha Hunt Marsha Hunt Marsha Hunt may refer to:* Marsha Hunt * Marsha Hunt...	Patricia Blakeford
Robert Cummings Robert Cummings Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings , mostly known professionally as Robert Cummings but sometimes as Bob Cummings, was an American film and television actor....	Jay Wallace
C. Henry Gordon C. Henry Gordon C. Henry Gordon was an American film actor. He appeared in 79 films between 1930 and 1940. He was a Hollywood villain of the 1930s....	Jordan Winslow
Esther Ralston Esther Ralston Esther Ralston was an American movie actress whose greatest popularity came during the silent era.-Early life and career:...	Flora Moore
Esther Dale Esther Dale Esther Dale was an American actress, best known perhaps for her role as Aunt Genevieve in the 1935 Shirley Temple vehicle, Curly Top....	Martha
Frieda Inescort Frieda Inescort Frieda Inescort was a Scottish-born actress best known for creating the role of Sorel Bliss in Noel Coward's play Hay Fever....	Alice Winslow
Albert Conti	Sanford - Trocadero Manager
Thomas E. Jackson	Detective
Oscar Apfel Oscar Apfel Oscar C. Apfel was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in 167 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927.-Biography:...	Dr. Inslow
Purnell Pratt Purnell Pratt Purnell Pratt was an American film actor. He appeared in 114 films between 1914 and 1941.He was born in Bethel, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* On with the Show...	Mr. Steinman
Irving Bacon Irving Bacon Irving Bacon was an American character actor who appeared in over 400 films. He played on the stage for a number of years before getting into films in 1920. Bacon was sometimes cast in films directed by his namesake Lloyd Bacon such as The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse...	Gus - Trocadero Bartender
Richard Powell Richard Powell Richard Powell may refer to:*Dick Powell , American singer, actor, producer, and director*Richard P. Powell , American author*Richard M. Powell , American screenwriter*Richard Powell , Welsh rugby union player...	Pete Moran
Rita La Roy	Nella
Francis X. Bushman Francis X. Bushman Francis Xavier Bushman was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. His matinee idol career started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife, but it did not survive the silent screen era....	Director, Desert Scene
Maurice Costello Maurice Costello Maurice Costello was a prominent vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s, who later played a principal role in early American films, as both a leading man, supporting player and a director....	Director
Betty Compson Betty Compson Betty Compson was an American actress. Born Eleanor Luicime Compson in Beaver, Utah, she had an extensive film career. Her father died when she was young, and she was forced to drop out of school and earn a living for herself and her mother...	Betty
Mae Marsh Mae Marsh Mae Marsh was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years.-Early life:...	Carlotta Blakeford
Charles Ray	Charlie Smith, Assistant Director
Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Rawlinson was an English stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound films. Rawlinson died of lung cancer in 1953...	Manager of Grauman's
Jane Novak Jane Novak -Background:Jane Novak was born in St. Louis, Missouri was born Johana B. Novak, daughter of Joseph, an immigrant from Bohemia, and Barbara Novak. Her father died when she was a child and her mother was left to raise 5 children. Novak attended convent school but ran away with a friend with whom...	Mrs. Steinman
Bryant Washburn Bryant Washburn Born Franklin Bryant Washburn , Bryant Washburn was an American film actor. He appeared in 330 films between 1911 and 1947....	Robert Martin
Jack Mulhall Jack Mulhall Jack Mulhall, born John Joseph Francis Mulhall, was a film actor since the silent film era and appeared in over 430 films....	Jack Mulhall - Actor at Trocadero Bar
Creighton Hale Creighton Hale Creighton Hale was an Irish-born American movie actor who worked in the silent film era.-Career:While starring in Charles Frohman's Broadway production of Indian Summer, Hale was spotted by a representative of the Pathe Film Company...	Creighton Hale- Actor at Trocadero Bar
Roy D'Arcy Roy D'Arcy Roy D'Arcy was an American film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s noted for his portrayal of flamboyant villains...	The Sheik
Jack Mower Jack Mower Jack Mower was an American film actor. He appeared in 526 films between 1914 and 1962.He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Destination Tokyo...	Frank Stucky - Director
Frank Mayo Frank Mayo Frank Mayo was an American actor and comedian, born in Boston, Massachusetts.He moved to San Francisco where at seventeen years of age he began his career and within a few years was appearing with the young Edwin Booth...	Frank Mayo - Actor at Trocadero Bar
Harry Myers Harry Myers Harry C. Myers , sometimes credited as Henry Myers, was an American film actor and director. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and died in Hollywood, California from pneumonia...	Harry Myers- Actor at Trocadero Bar
Mabel Forrest Mabel Forrest Helena Mabel Checkley Forrest was an Australian writer and journalist.Forrest was born near Yandilla, Queensland , the daughter of James Checkley Mills and his wife Margaret Nelson, née Haxell....	Mother at Chinese Theatre
Tom Kennedy Tom Kennedy James Edward Narz , known professionally as Tom Kennedy, is an American television presenter best known for his work in game shows. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the younger brother of host Jack Narz who was brother-in-law of host Bill Cullen...	Bouncer at Pago Pago
Pat O'Malley Pat O'Malley Patrick O'Malley or Pat O'Malley may refer to:*Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr. , American actor*J. Pat O'Malley , English singer and actor*Patrick O'Malley , former Illinois State Senator...	Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
Lois Kent	Little Girl at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Eleanore Whitney	Eleanor Whitney at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Evelyn Brent Evelyn Brent Evelyn Brent was an American film and stage actress.-Early life:Born Mary Elizabeth Riggs in Tampa, Florida and known as Betty, she was a child of 10 when her mother Eleanor died, leaving her father Arthur to raise her alone...	Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
Louise Brooks Louise Brooks Mary Louise Brooks , generally known by her stage name Louise Brooks, was an American dancer, model, showgirl and silent film actress, noted for popularizing the bobbed haircut. Brooks is best known for her three feature roles including two G. W...	Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
William Farnum William Farnum William Farnum was a major movie actor. One of three brothers, Farnum grew up in a family of actors. He made his acting debut at the age of ten in Richmond, Virginia in a production of Julius Caesar, with Edwin Booth playing the title character...	(scenes deleted)
Alice Lake Alice Lake Alice Lake was an American film actress. She began her career during the silent film era and often appeared in comedy shorts opposite Roscoe Arbuckle.-Career:...	Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
Florence Lawrence Florence Lawrence Florence Lawrence was a Canadian inventor and silent film actress. She is often referred to as "The First Movie Star." When she was popular, she was known as "The Biograph Girl," "The Imp Girl," and "The Girl of a Thousand Faces." Lawrence appeared in more than 270 films for various motion...	Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
Harold Lloyd Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....	Harold Lloyd - Cameo Appearance (scenes deleted)
Rosemary Theby Rosemary Theby Rosemary Theby was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940.-Early life and career:Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Theby studied at Sargent's School in New York...	Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
Dorothy Wilson	Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
William Bailey William Bailey William Bailey was an American actor. He appeared in 222 films between 1911 and 1959. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Bailey died in Hollywood, California in 1962 at the age of 76.-Selected filmography:...	Trocadero Patron (uncredited)
Bobby Barber Bobby Barber Bobby Barber was a prolific American character bit player who appeared in over 100 films. Barber is notable for his work as a foil for Abbott and Costello on and off screen.-External links:...	Man with Gong (uncredited)
Edmund Burns	Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Edward Cecil	Butler (uncredited)
Ethel Clayton Ethel Clayton Ethel Clayton was an American actress of the silent film era.-Career:Clayton's screen debut came in 1909, in a short called Justified. She jockeyed her early film appearances with a burgeoning stage career. Her pretty blond looks were reminiscient of the famous Gibson Girl drawings by Charles Dana...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford Ruth Clifford Ruth Clifford was an American actress of leading roles in silent films, whose career lasted from silent days into the television era.-Biography:A native of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, she attended St...	Nurse (uncredited)
Gary Cooper Gary Cooper Frank James Cooper, known professionally as Gary Cooper, was an American film actor. He was renowned for his quiet, understated acting style and his stoic, but at times intense screen persona, which was particularly well suited to the many Westerns he made...	Gary Cooper- Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing was an American actor who became heavily type cast as a motorcycle cop in Hollywood films. He started in silent comedy shorts for Hal Roach, including several with Laurel and Hardy, notably in their classic Two Tars, probably his best ever screen role...	Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
William Desmond William Desmond (actor) William Desmond was an Irish-born American actor. He appeared in 205 films between 1915 and 1948. He was nicknamed "The King of the Silent Serials."...	Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Ellen Drew Ellen Drew Ellen Drew was an American film actress.Born Esther Loretta Ray in Kansas City, Missouri, Drew worked various jobs and won a number of beauty contests before becoming an actress...	Terry Ray (uncredited)
Lowell Drew	Doorman at Trocadero (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn Eddie Dunn Eddie Dunn was head coach of the University of Miami football program from 1943 to 1944 while head coach Jack Harding, was called to serve in World War II....	Grip (uncredited)
Ann Evers	Minor Role (uncredited)
Hyman Fink	Snapshot Hymie (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher	Vendor (uncredited)
James Ford James Ford James Ford may refer to:*James A. Ford, American archaeologist*James Ford , benefactor of the Ford Lectures at Oxford University*James Ford , cricketer*James Ford , American newsreader and journalist for WPIX...	Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Margaret Harrison Margaret Harrison Margaret Harrison is an English feminist and artist whose work over the past decade has dealt with different media and a range of subject matter which has established her as a leading artist in Britain....	Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Robert Homans Robert Homans Robert Edward Homans was an American film actor. He appeared in some 400 films between 1917 and 1946.He was born in Malden, Massachusetts and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...	Gray (uncredited)
Margaret Mann Margaret Mann Margaret Mann , was a Scottish - American actress. She starred in a number of major films such as Black Beauty in 1921 and played the lead role in the 1928 film Four Sons one of John Wayne's first films...	Woman in Casting Office (uncredited)
Kathryn McHugh	Secretary (uncredited)
Frances Morris	Moran's Secretary (uncredited)
Charles Morton Charles Morton Charles Morton , was an American actor.-Career:Born in Illinois, Charles Morton spent his adolescence in Madison, Wisconsin; receiving his education at Madison High School and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.He made his first stage appearance at the age of seven and later appeared in vaudeville,...	Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Phil Ohman Phil Ohman Phil Ohman was an American film composer and pianist.Fillmore Wellington Ohman was born in New Britain, Connecticut in 1896. He is remembered as being one half of one of the pre-eminent piano duos in the 1922-1932, paired with Victor Arden...	Phil Ohman - Pianist at Trocadero (uncredited)
Franklin Parker	Brown Derby Workman (uncredited)
Hal Price Hal Price Hal Price was an American film actor. He appeared in over 260 films between 1930 and 1952. He is the father of late character actress/comedian Lu Leonard...	Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Matty Roubert	Newsboy (uncredited)
S.S. Simon	Man in Casting Office (uncredited)
Gertrude Simpson	Gossipy Woman (uncredited)
Louise Stanley Louise Stanley Louise Stanley, born Louise Keyes , was an actress of the mid-20th century. Born in Springfield, Illinois, Keyes changed her name to Stanley when she decided to embark on an acting career...	Script Girl (uncredited)
John Sylvester John Sylvester John "Jack" Sylvester was an officer in the United States Navy who served from the 1930s to the 1960s and rose to the rank of Vice Admiral.-Background:...	Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift	Electrician (uncredited)
Billy Wayne	Brown Derby Wokman (uncredited)
Charles Williams	Reporter (uncredited)
Otto Yamaoka	Thomas (uncredited)