New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.
as Max Perkins
as Thomas Wolfe
as Aline Bernstein
as Louise Saunders
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
as Ernest Hemingway
as Zelda Fitzgerald
as John Wheelock
as Assistant Editor
as Bertha Perkins
as Zippy Perkins
as Julia Wolfe
as John Wheelock
as Eleanor, Perkins' Maid
as Scribner's Staff
as Mabel Wolfe
as Director
as Jane Perkins
as Peggy Perkins
as Nancy Perkins
as Miss Wyckoff
as James, Mailroom Clerk
as Scribner's Staff
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as Scribner's Staff
as Scribner's Staff
as Scribner's Staff
as Scribner's Staff
as Purring Woman
as Guest at Purring Woman's Table
as Guest at Purring Woman's Table
as Guest at Purring Woman's Table
as Guest at Purring Woman's Table
as Actress
as Actor
as Lighting Technician
as Lighting Technician
as Woman at Bar
as Woman at Bar
as Band
as Band
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as Band
as Band
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
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as Dancer
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as Grand Central Station Conductor
as John Hopkins Hospital Nurse
as Funeral Minister
as Effie Wolfe
as Frank Wolfe
as Frederick Wolfe
