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The Hearst and Davies Affair (1985) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1985 · 94 mins · English
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- Directed by
- David Lowell Rich
- Starring
- Virginia Madsen, Robert Mitchum, Frances Hyland, Don McManus, Fritz Weaver, Philip Craig
A dramatized retelling of the scandalous, decades‑long affair between a powerful married publisher and a chorus girl he discovers, elevates to Ziegfeld fame, and later launches as a film personality in the 1930s. The story follows their secret relationship, the social repercussions and her rise against a backdrop of wealth and ambition.
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