1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.
as Herman Mankiewicz
as Marion Davies
as Rita Alexander
as Louis B. Mayer
as Joseph Mankiewicz
as John Houseman
as Irving Thalberg
as Sara Mankiewicz
as Orson Welles
as Charles Lederer
as Shelly Metcalf
as David O. Selznick
as Fräulein Frieda
as William Randolph Hearst
as Sid Perelman
as George S. Kaufman
as Charles MacArthur
as Ben Hecht
as Eddie Cantor
as Tommy
as Joe Von Sternberg
as Doctor
as John Gilbert
as Older Man
as Younger Man
as Female Starlet
as Child Star
as Rexford Tugwell
as Norma Shearer Thalberg
as Irene Selznick
as Mrs. Meyer
as Slim
as C.C.
as Ed the Gate Guard
as Grady
as Upton Sinclair
as Heckler
as Sinclair Supporter
as A Man's Voice (voice)
as Another Man
as Maude Anderson
as Movie Star #1
as Maître D
as Emcee
as Eve - Shelly's Girlfriend
as Singer
as Rabbi
as Joanna Mankiewicz - Age 2
as Elmma Wilson
as James Wilson
as Best Original Screenplay Announcer
as Broadcaster, Academy Awards
as Movie Star #2
as Aide - Ben
as Starlet #1
as Charlie Chaplin
as Assistant Director
as Female Party Goer
as Male Party Goer
as Martin Butler
as News Reel I
as News Reel II
as News Reel III
as Mayer's Assistant
as Starlet #2
as Starlet #3
as Starlet #4
as Wife #1
as Wife #2
as Wife #3
as Typist (uncredited)
as Young Joseph Mankiewicz (uncredited)
as Joan Crawford (uncredited)
as Young Herman Mankiewicz (uncredited)
as Groundskeeper (uncredited)
as Hobo (uncredited)
as MGM Child Star (uncredited)
as Beach Goer (uncredited)
as Woman on Train (uncredited)
