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The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.

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  • Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 15 nominations.
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Walter Winchell
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Dallas Wayne
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Herman Klurfeld
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Gavreau
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William Randolph Hearst
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Melvin Diamond
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Sam Hague
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Harry the Doorman (as John O'Donohue)
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Bellamy
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Emcee
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Josephine Baker
Jonathan Aaron ...
Rabbi (as Rabbi Jonathan Aaron)
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Vaudeville Magician
Sean Michael Allen ...
Mirror Reporter (as Sean Barnes)
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Post Reporter #2
Marissa Leigh ...
Schwing Sister #3 (as Marissa Leigh Baumgartner)
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Post Reporter #1
Danielle Beckstrom ...
Walda - Age 6
Matt Bellner ...
Walter Jr. - Age 20
Joseph Benti ...
Announcer
Kate Brian ...
Girl with Walter
Stacey Brooks ...
Stork Club Patron #1
Carolyn Smith Bryant ...
Beautiful Women
Tiffany Burton ...
Schwing Sister #4
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Mrs. Klurfeld
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Photographer at Stork Club
Phillip Connery ...
Miami Reporter #3
Ricky Davila ...
Walter Jr. - Age 10
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Showgirl
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Walter Winchell - Age 20
Gary Donovan ...
Josephine Baker's Manager
Don Fischer ...
Reporter #1
Kayley Gable ...
Walda (Age 12)
Marshall Gitter ...
News Seller
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Copy Boy
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Ed Sullivan
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Lawrence Newman
Lamont Johnson ...
Radio Executive #2
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Reporter #2
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Radio Executive #1
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Miami Sergeant
Richard Livingston ...
Musician (as Richard B. Livingston)
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Bartender
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Walter Jr. - Age 4
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Newman's Driver
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Backstage Manager
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Winchell's Father
Jon Menick ...
Precinct Reporter #2 (as John Menick)
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Candy Store Woman
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Miami Reporter #1
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Stork Club Captain #2
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June Winchell
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Winchell's Attorney
J. Patrick McCormack ...
Senator #2
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Madam (as Katherine McGregor)
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Senator #1
Enrique Peralta ...
Barber
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Janet Winchell
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Senator #3
Joel Rooks ...
Stork Club Captain #1
Blake Rose ...
The Fighter
Aria Rosenberg ...
Schwing Sister #2
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Fitter
Tiffany Salerno ...
Stork Club Patron #2
Emily Saunders ...
Walda
Nina Savelle ...
Woman in Hotel Room
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Miami Reporter #2
Tony Schubert ...
Cab Driver
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Politician
Sean Stavropoulos ...
Walter Winchell - Age 8
Carrie Stroud ...
Schwing Sister #1
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Miami Reporter #4
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German Man
Dennis Tracy ...
Stork Club Patron #3 (as Dennis A. Tracy)
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Country Club Worker
James Wellington ...
First Doorman
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Stork Club Reporter
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Announcer (voice)
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Stand-In ( Stanley Tucci)
Chester A. Whitmore ...
Band leader
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Reporter (uncredited)
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News Reporter (uncredited)
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Angry woman in market (uncredited)
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Reporter #1 (uncredited)
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Young actress (uncredited)
Taimie Hannum ...
(uncredited)
Bobby Harwell ...
Gruen Chairman (uncredited)
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Vaudeville Pit Piano Player (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden ...
Woman In Market / Poker Player (uncredited)
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Poker Player (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Apple girl (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Kiku Terasaki ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Dancer (uncredited)
Regina Whitcomb ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Drummer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Paul Mazursky

Written by

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Herman Klurfeld ... (book "Walter Winchell: His Life and Times")
 
Scott Abbott ... (teleplay)

Produced by

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Robert N. Fried ... executive producer (as Rob Fried)
Stan Wlodkowski ... producer
Richard J. Zinman ... co-executive producer (as Richard Zinman)

Music by

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Bill Conti

Cinematography by

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Robbie Greenberg ... director of photography

Editing by

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Stuart H. Pappé ... (as Stuart Pappé)

Editorial Department

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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

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Juel Bestrop

Production Design by

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Marcia Hinds ... (as Marcia Hinds-Johnson)

Art Direction by

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Bo Johnson

Set Decoration by

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Cindy Coburn

Costume Design by

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Hope Hanafin

Makeup Department

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Peter Bucossi ... stunt coordinator
Ernie F. Orsatti ... stunt coordinator (as Ernie Orsatti)
Ray Lykins ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Jayne-Ann Tenggren ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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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

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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)

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Storyline

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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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Also Known As
  • Winchell - Reporter aus Leidenschaft (Germany)
  • Winchell: Cronista de sociedad (Spain)
  • O Poder da Notícia (Brazil)
  • Winchell: Secretos, fama y poder (Argentina)
  • Крёстный отец эфира (Russia)
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  • 105 min
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Did You Know?

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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.
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