
Biographical look at the bombastic love affair that writers Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman shared in 1940 and 50's Hollywood. Refusing to marry, but deeply in love, the two engaged in many affairs and battled alcoholism.

as Dashiell Hammett

as Lillian Hellman

as Arthur Kober

as Joseph Rauh

as Mel Berman

as Dorothy Parker

as Bing Crosby

as Studio Secretary

as Croupier

as Man on Train

as Delivery Boy

as Girl with Hammett

as Hospital Receptionist

as Prison Guard

as Bob Constantine

as Society Matron

as "Children's Hour" Actress #1

as "Children's Hour" Actress #2

as Harvey Chernoff

as Walter Winchell

as Hollis

as FBI Agent

as Waiter

as Man at Airport

as Chief FBI Agent

as New York Lawyer

as HUAC Chairman

as HUAC Chief Counsel

as HUAC Committee Member

as Doctor

as Nurse