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Cast
Stanley Tucci | ... |
Walter Winchell
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Glenne Headly | ... |
Dallas Wayne
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Paul Giamatti | ... |
Herman Klurfeld
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Christopher Plummer | ... |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Xander Berkeley | ... |
Gavreau
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Kevin Tighe | ... |
William Randolph Hearst
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Frank Medrano | ... |
Melvin Diamond
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Vic Polizos | ... |
Sam Hague
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John F. O'Donohue | ... |
Harry the Doorman
(as John O'Donohue)
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Michael Greene | ... |
Bellamy
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Rod McCary | ... |
Emcee
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Victoria Gabrielle Platt | ... |
Josephine Baker
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Jonathan Aaron | ... |
Rabbi
(as Rabbi Jonathan Aaron)
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Pat Asanti | ... |
Vaudeville Magician
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Sean Michael Allen | ... |
Mirror Reporter
(as Sean Barnes)
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Joe Basile | ... |
Post Reporter #2
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Marissa Leigh | ... |
Schwing Sister #3
(as Marissa Leigh Baumgartner)
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Joe Bays | ... |
Post Reporter #1
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Danielle Beckstrom | ... |
Walda - Age 6
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Matt Bellner | ... |
Walter Jr. - Age 20
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Joseph Benti | ... |
Announcer
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Kate Brian | ... |
Girl with Walter
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Stacey Brooks | ... |
Stork Club Patron #1
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Carolyn Smith Bryant | ... |
Beautiful Women
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Tiffany Burton | ... |
Schwing Sister #4
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Paula Cale | ... |
Mrs. Klurfeld
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Michael Chieffo | ... |
Photographer at Stork Club
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Phillip Connery | ... |
Miami Reporter #3
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Ricky Davila | ... |
Walter Jr. - Age 10
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Palmer Davis | ... |
Showgirl
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Raffi Di Blasio | ... |
Walter Winchell - Age 20
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Gary Donovan | ... |
Josephine Baker's Manager
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Don Fischer | ... |
Reporter #1
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Kayley Gable | ... |
Walda (Age 12)
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Marshall Gitter | ... |
News Seller
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Phillip Geoffrey Hough | ... |
Copy Boy
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Jason Huber | ... |
Ed Sullivan
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Paul Jenkins | ... |
Lawrence Newman
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Lamont Johnson | ... |
Radio Executive #2
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Kris Kamm | ... |
Reporter #2
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Michael Laskin | ... |
Radio Executive #1
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Sean Lawlor | ... |
Miami Sergeant
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Richard Livingston | ... |
Musician
(as Richard B. Livingston)
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Jack Lotz | ... |
Bartender
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Mason Lucero | ... |
Walter Jr. - Age 4
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Ray Lykins | ... |
Newman's Driver
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Raf Mauro | ... |
Backstage Manager
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Paul Mazursky | ... |
Winchell's Father
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Jon Menick | ... |
Precinct Reporter #2
(as John Menick)
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Peggy Miley | ... |
Candy Store Woman
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Michael Monks | ... |
Miami Reporter #1
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Oliver Muirhead | ... |
Stork Club Captain #2
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Megan Mullally | ... |
June Winchell
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Francis X. McCarthy | ... |
Winchell's Attorney
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J. Patrick McCormack | ... |
Senator #2
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Katherine Ann McGregor | ... |
Madam
(as Katherine McGregor)
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Stuart Nisbet | ... |
Senator #1
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Enrique Peralta | ... |
Barber
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Mary Portser | ... |
Janet Winchell
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Clive Rosengren | ... |
Senator #3
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Joel Rooks | ... |
Stork Club Captain #1
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Blake Rose | ... |
The Fighter
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Aria Rosenberg | ... |
Schwing Sister #2
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Anthony Russell | ... |
Fitter
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Tiffany Salerno | ... |
Stork Club Patron #2
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Emily Saunders | ... |
Walda
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Nina Savelle | ... |
Woman in Hotel Room
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Rick Scarry | ... |
Miami Reporter #2
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Tony Schubert | ... |
Cab Driver
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Jack Shearer | ... |
Politician
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Sean Stavropoulos | ... |
Walter Winchell - Age 8
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Carrie Stroud | ... |
Schwing Sister #1
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David St. James | ... |
Miami Reporter #4
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Sven-Ole Thorsen | ... |
German Man
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Dennis Tracy | ... |
Stork Club Patron #3
(as Dennis A. Tracy)
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Blayne Weaver | ... |
Country Club Worker
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James Wellington | ... |
First Doorman
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Robert Verlaque | ... |
Stork Club Reporter
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Terrence Beasor | ... |
Announcer (voice)
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Richard Kent Green | ... |
Stand-In ( Stanley Tucci)
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Chester A. Whitmore | ... |
Band leader
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John W. Allen | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Greg Bronson | ... |
News Reporter (uncredited)
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Catherine Campion | ... |
Angry woman in market (uncredited)
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James DuMont | ... |
Reporter #1 (uncredited)
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Janna Giacoppo | ... |
Young actress (uncredited)
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Taimie Hannum | ... |
(uncredited)
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Bobby Harwell | ... |
Gruen Chairman (uncredited)
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Phil Hawn | ... |
Vaudeville Pit Piano Player (uncredited)
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Spencer Kayden | ... |
Woman In Market / Poker Player (uncredited)
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Stan Klimecko | ... |
Poker Player (uncredited)
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Joseph McCarthy | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Haley Smith | ... |
Apple girl (uncredited)
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Ed Sullivan | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Kiku Terasaki | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Vincent Tumeo | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Regina Whitcomb | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Walter Winchell | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Randy Woltz | ... |
Drummer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Paul Mazursky |
Written by
Herman Klurfeld | ... | (book "Walter Winchell: His Life and Times") |
Scott Abbott | ... | (teleplay) |
Produced by
Robert N. Fried | ... | executive producer (as Rob Fried) |
Stan Wlodkowski | ... | producer |
Richard J. Zinman | ... | co-executive producer (as Richard Zinman) |
Music by
Bill Conti |
Cinematography by
Robbie Greenberg | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Stuart H. Pappé | ... | (as Stuart Pappé) |
Editorial Department
Anthony Gore | ... | post-production coordinator (as Tony Gore) |
Mike Milliken | ... | color timer |
Paisley Pappé-Iredell | ... | additional editor (as Paisley Pappé) |
Pablo Ferro | ... | montage (uncredited) |
Scott Fox | ... | colorist: dailies (uncredited) |
Casting By
Juel Bestrop |
Production Design by
Marcia Hinds | ... | (as Marcia Hinds-Johnson) |
Art Direction by
Bo Johnson |
Set Decoration by
Cindy Coburn |
Costume Design by
Hope Hanafin |
Makeup Department
Gary Archer | ... | dental prosthetics |
Mustaque M. Ashrafi | ... | second makeup artist (as Mustaq Ashrafi) |
Mari Bloom | ... | hair stylist |
C. Romania Ford | ... | assistant makeup artist: New York |
David Forrest | ... | makeup designer (as David Craig Forrest) |
Michael Kriston | ... | assistant hair stylist: New York |
Anne Morgan | ... | hair stylist: Mr. Tucci |
Elizabeth Rabe | ... | assistant hair department head |
Kim Santantonio | ... | hair stylist: Mr. Tucci |
Production Management
Betsy Danbury | ... | production supervisor |
Michele Giordano | ... | production supervisor: New York |
Mark S. Hoerr | ... | post-production supervisor |
Stan Wlodkowski | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Adler | ... | first assistant director |
Brian Bettwy | ... | second assistant director |
Catherine Bond | ... | second second assistant director |
Greg Hale | ... | second second assistant director: New York (as Gregory G. Hale) |
Anura Idupuganti | ... | DGA trainee: New York |
Paul Pedreira | ... | second assistant director: New York (as Paul Burke Pedreira) |
Nicholas Wolfert | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
David H. Allen | ... | property master: New York |
Eric J. Bates | ... | property master |
William Bishop Jr. | ... | set dresser: New York (as William J. Bishop) |
Daniel Brodo | ... | set dresser |
Guido DeCurtis | ... | leadman: New York (as Guido de Curtis) |
Frank Didio | ... | head carpenter |
Rochelle Edelson | ... | stand-by scenic: New York |
Ann Edgeworth | ... | assistant property master: New York (as Ann L. Edgeworth) |
Josh Ian Elliott | ... | on-set dresser |
Brendan C. Fenton | ... | set dresser |
Christopher P. Garr | ... | construction coordinator (as Chris Garr) |
Vincent Guarriello | ... | key construction grip: New York |
Judy Gurr | ... | set dresser: New York (as Judith Gurr) |
Brian Hirai | ... | set dresser |
Richard Jerebicz | ... | propmaker |
Beth Kushnick | ... | set decorator: New York |
Rick Kyker | ... | property master |
Mark Newell | ... | on-set dresser: New York |
Josh Newman | ... | lead man |
Ron Petagna | ... | construction coordinator: New York (as Ronald Petagna) |
Rick Sanchez | ... | propmaker |
Bob Shaw | ... | art director: New York (as Robert K. Shaw Jr.) |
Jeannine Stevens | ... | set dresser (as Jeannine Marvelous Fenton) |
Alex Suarez T. | ... | labor foreman |
Jodi Tripi | ... | art department coordinator |
Helen Wilson | ... | seamstress |
Paulo Alegria | ... | graphic designer (uncredited) |
Elizabeth Colomba | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
Candi Guterres | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Nancy A. Knight | ... | paint foreman (uncredited) |
Robert E. Knight | ... | paint foreman (uncredited) |
Joy Michelle Moore | ... | graphic artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
George Baetz | ... | boom operator |
James Bailey | ... | foley artist |
Rick Camara | ... | sound editor |
Casey J. Crabtree | ... | foley artist (as Casey Crabtree) |
Karyn Foster | ... | sound editor (as Karen Foster) |
Al Gomez | ... | foley mixer |
Thomas A. Harris | ... | adr editor (as Tom Harris) |
Dan Hiland | ... | re-recording mixer |
David Mancini | ... | sound recordist |
Walter Newman | ... | supervising sound editor |
Troy Porter | ... | adr mixer |
Gary D. Rogers | ... | re-recording mixer (as Gary Rogers) |
Andrew Schmetterling | ... | boom operator: New York |
Anthony Starbuck | ... | utility sound: New York |
Darleen Stoker | ... | sound editor (as Darlene Kageyama-Stoker) |
Richard Van Dyke | ... | sound mixer (as Richard Robert Van Dyke) |
Lisa K. Wolf | ... | sound editorial assistant (as Lisa K.W. Grove) |
Corey Woods | ... | utility sound (as Joel Corey Woods Jr.) |
Darren Wright | ... | sound editor |
Kenneth Young | ... | sound editor (as Ken Young) |
Special Effects by
Russell Berg | ... | special effects coordinator: New York (as Russell J. Berg) |
John E. Gray | ... | special effects coordinator (as John Gray) |
Brandon Trost | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Ron Trost | ... | special effects coordinator (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Casey Cannon | ... | visual effects producer: BFTRE |
Michele Linse Jeffers | ... | digital coordinator: BFTRE (as Michele Linse) |
Travis Langley | ... | digital artist: BFTRE |
Van Ling | ... | visual effects supervisor: BFTRE |
Todd Vaziri | ... | second visual effects supervisor: BFTRE |
Jason Weichelt | ... | visual effects colorist |
Glenn Cannon | ... | visual effects video assist: BFTRE (uncredited) |
Christopher Dusendschon | ... | hazeltine optical element timing: THDX (uncredited) / in-show optical compositor: THDX (uncredited) |
Stunts
Peter Bucossi | ... | stunt coordinator |
Ernie F. Orsatti | ... | stunt coordinator (as Ernie Orsatti) |
Ray Lykins | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Matt Balzarini | ... | film loader: New York |
William Buckingham III | ... | best boy rigging grip (as William W. Buckingham III) |
Billy Clevenger | ... | camera operator (as William Clevenger) |
Loren Corl | ... | key grip |
Andreas Crawford | ... | dolly grip |
Doug Dalisera | ... | best boy electric: New York (as Douglas Dalisera) |
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana | ... | key rigging grip |
Russell Engels | ... | gaffer: New York (as Russ Engels) |
Phil Gries | ... | cinematography: behind the scenes |
Lisa Guerriero | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Lisa 'Tiki' Guerriero) |
Loren Hillebrand | ... | grip |
Alan Kaneshiro | ... | electrician |
Ashley Kimmet | ... | electrician |
Roger Kimpton | ... | grip: New York |
Jamie Lagerhausen | ... | best boy |
Sal Lanza | ... | key grip: New York |
Vincent Lanza | ... | grip: New York |
Craig Ligget | ... | electrician: New York (as Craig Heston Ligget) |
Karl Linde | ... | First assistant camera "A" camera |
Steven Litecky | ... | electrician: New York (as Steve Litecky) |
Edward W. Lowry | ... | dolly grip: New York (as Edward Lowry) |
James Mah | ... | rigging gaffer: New York |
Jerry L. Marshall | ... | grip |
Melton Maxwell | ... | gaffer |
Scott McGeo | ... | grip |
Pat Notaro | ... | film loader (as Pat R. Notaro III) |
Jonathan Nussbaum | ... | key rigging grip: New York (as Jon Nussbaum) |
Pat O'Mara | ... | grip |
Patrick Quinn | ... | second assistant camera: New York |
Louis J. Rogers III | ... | electrician |
Lorey Sebastian | ... | still photographer |
Chuck Sharp | ... | best boy (as Charles W. Sharp) / rigging gaffer (as Charles W. Sharp) |
Scott C. Williman | ... | electrician (as Scott Williman) |
Thomas Yostpille | ... | best boy: New York |
Vich Thiensuwana | ... | rigging grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Amy Jo Berman | ... | casting associate |
Barbara Harris | ... | adr voice casting |
Meredith Layne | ... | casting associate |
Maria O'Driscoll | ... | extras casting assistant |
Raquel Osborne | ... | extras casting |
Joy Todd | ... | extras casting: New York |
Georgianne Walken | ... | casting: New York |
Grant Wilfley | ... | extras casting: New York |
Wendy Weidman | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jill E. Anderson | ... | wardrobe supervisor: New York (as Jill Anderson) |
Lisa Blackmon | ... | set costumer (as Lisa C. Blackmon) |
Donna Casey-Aira | ... | assistant costume designer (as Donna D. Casey) |
Suzanne Cranfill | ... | set costumer |
Maritza Garcia-Roddy | ... | costume supervisor (as Maritza L. Garcia-Roddy) |
Mitzi Haralson | ... | set costumer |
Laura Sewrey Scoble | ... | wardrobe supervisor: New York (as Laura Sewrey) |
Stacia Lang | ... | specialty costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
Christine Bonnem | ... | location manager |
Yoshi Enoki Jr. | ... | location assistant |
Todd Hunter | ... | location assistant: New York |
Carlos Moore | ... | location manager: New York |
Michael Pew | ... | assistant location manager |
Lin Saunders | ... | assistant location manager: New York (as Tswana L. Saunders) |
James Gierman | ... | location consultant (uncredited) |
Music Department
Paul Freeman | ... | music recording engineer |
Evyen Klean | ... | music supervisor |
Chris McGeary | ... | supervising music editor |
Chris Tedesco | ... | soloist: trumpet |
Bob Wackerman | ... | music service |
Steven Bernstein | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
P.J. Bloom | ... | music coordinator (uncredited) |
Tim Boyle | ... | score mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Jayne-Ann Tenggren | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
J. Wesley Adams | ... | driver (as Wes Adams) |
Greg Bronner | ... | driver |
Jeff Couch | ... | driver |
Adam Dotson | ... | driver |
William Dreher | ... | driver (as William T. Dreher) |
Dave Haldeman | ... | driver (as David W. Haldeman) |
A. Welch Lambeth | ... | transportation coordinator (as Welch Lambeth) |
Randy Lovelady | ... | transportation captain |
Brian Maxwell | ... | transportation captain: New York (as Brian P. Maxwell) |
Hector Mendoza | ... | driver |
Jim Moores | ... | driver (as James 'Ace' Moores) |
Donald Sweeney | ... | transportation co-captain: New York (as Donald E. Sweeney) |
Greg Tacker | ... | driver |
Paul Tumber | ... | driver |
Richard Vincent | ... | driver |
Michael Reed Westra | ... | driver |
Jerald L. Wilson | ... | driver (as Jerry Wilson) |
Harold L. Woods | ... | driver |
Clarence J. Zingg | ... | driver |
J. Armin Garza II | ... | driver: camera car (uncredited) |
Jay Wylie | ... | driver: construction department (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Kathleen Abing | ... | production assistant |
Ukachi Arinzeh | ... | set production assistant: New York |
Augie Carton | ... | key set production assistant: New York |
Alexandra Close | ... | assistant: Mr. Zinman |
Steve Cody | ... | set production assistant (as Stephen Cody) |
Jennifer Craig | ... | assistant: Mr. Tucci |
Mike Currie | ... | set production assistant |
Gigi Savery Forrest | ... | assistant: Mr. Conti |
Lisa Frieders | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Miranda Garrison | ... | choreographer |
Paul Giorgi | ... | payroll accountant |
David Henry Hales | ... | construction medic / rigging medic |
Noessa Higa | ... | assistant: Mr. Fried |
Rocco J. Hindman | ... | production assistant |
Jennifer Hopkins | ... | assistant: Mr. Tucci (as Jennifer L. Hopkins) |
Gaelyn K. Humphrey | ... | craft service |
Dominique Jaramillo | ... | first aid |
Brendan C. Kennedy | ... | assistant production coordinator: New York: as Brendan Kennedy |
Kim Kimbro | ... | office production assistant: New York |
Scott R. Kowalchyk | ... | production assistant |
David Krieger | ... | production assistant |
Janet Lonsdale | ... | production accountant |
Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke | ... | publicity director: unit publicist |
Rex Peterson | ... | wrangler |
Christy Powers | ... | additional medic (uncredited) |
Deborah Ricketts | ... | stock footage researcher |
Gina Salerno | ... | assistant: Mr. Mazursky |
Steve Sandoval | ... | production coordinator |
Jay Sheveck | ... | premiere and release |
Lori Sier | ... | first assistant accountant |
Georgiana Tarjan | ... | production intern |
Alice Vosmek | ... | assistant production coordinator: New York |
Chris Warren | ... | chef |
Will Weiske | ... | assistant: Mr. Wlodkowsky |
Jon Wilkman | ... | opening sequence transitions (as John Wilkman) |
Mikki Ziska | ... | set production assistant: New York |
Pablo Ferro | ... | title designer: main title sequence (uncredited) |
Tim Monich | ... | dialect coach (uncredited) |
Steven N. Rich | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- HBO Films (presents)
- Fried Films
Distributors
- Home Box Office (HBO) (1998) (United States) (tv)
- HBO Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2001) (United States) (VHS)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Main Pictures (2003) (Portugal) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- mediacs AG (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Banned from the Ranch Entertainment (BFTRE) (visual effects)
Other Companies
- G.A. Enterprises (dental prosthetics by)
- Audio By The Bay Productions (music services)
- Owen & DeSalvo Company (post-production accounting)
- Deluxe Catering (catering)
- The Chandler Group (motion control photography)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (dollies)
- Cinema Research (titles and opticals)
- In Frame Inc. (negative cutting)
- Digital Editing Solutions Inc. (dailies telecine)
- Historic Films Archive ("The Ed Sullivan Show" courtesy of)
- SOFA Entertainment ("The Ed Sullivan Show" courtesy of)
- Historic Films Archive (Sen. Joseph McCarthy footage courtesy of)
- UCLA Film and Television Archive (FDR funeral footage courtesy of)
- David Siegel Radio Archives (Walter Winchell audio tapes courtesy of)
- Worldwide Photos (historical photos courtesy of)
- Mega Playground (video dailies)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Biopic of the controversial muckraking journalist Walter Winchell. After spending 12 years in vaudeville, Winchell began writing a column in the New York Mirror. Part gossip, part half-truths, the reporting focused on well-known or prominent individuals and their dalliances. Winchell grew in popularity, particularly when he started his weekly Sunday night radio show. His reporting became more political in the late 1930s when he railed against Hitler. His star began to fall in the 1950s when Josephine Baker was refused service at the Stork Club and Winchell allegedly refused to do anything about it. The end came with his support of Sen. Joseph McCarthy and his own rabid anti-communism. Following McCarthy's style, Winchell accused anyone who stood in his way of being a communist. Soon, he found himself facing lawsuits, a failed attempt at a television show and eventually, the cancellation of his radio show. Written by garykmcd |
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Taglines | He didn't report the news ... he made it. See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The character of Dallas Wayne is a fictionalized version of real-life Winchell confidante and speakeasy owner Texas Guinan. See more » |
Goofs | When Winchell does a Las Vegas nightclub act in 1958, a sign can be seen advertising a show starring Seigfried and Roy - who didn't become headliners until years after Winchell's death. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999). See more » |
Soundtracks | School Days See more » |
Crazy Credits | Richard Kent Green was Stanley Tucci's stand-in for both the Central Park scenes in New York and the photo shoot for the poster. See more » |
Quotes |
Franklin D. Roosevelt:
I've got a scoop for you, Walter. Senator Taft is a horse's aft. See more » |