In,November,1924,,multimillionaire,William,Randolph,Hearst,(Edward,Herrmann),hosts,a,weekend,of,festivities,aboard,his,220-foot,steamer,in,honor,of,filmmaker,Thomas,Ince‘s,(Cary,Elwes),birthday.,It,seems,that,everyone,on,board,wants,something,from,Hearst.,Ince,and,his,partner,,George,Thomas,(Victor,Slezak),,need,his,financial,assistance,for,their,faltering,business;,gossip,columnist,Louella,Parsons,(Jennifer,Tilly),,an,East,Coast,Hearst,employee,,wants,to,transfer,to,Tinseltown;,and,comedian,womanizer,Charlie,Chaplin,(Eddie,Izzard),wants,Hearst‘s,lover,Marion,Davies,(Kirsten,Dunst),for,his,own.,Joined,by,other,party,goers,,including,English,Victorian,novelist,Elinor,Glyn,(Joanna,Lumley),and,Ince‘s,mistress,,the,actress,Margaret,Livingston,(Claudia,Harrison),,the,group,ships,off,for,a,weekend,of,fun,and,debauchery.,The,festivities,soon,turn,more,serious,as,Chaplin,pursues,Davies,,fueling,Hearst‘s,jealousy,over,their,alleged,relationship.,Ince,,meanwhile,,attempts,to,ingratiate,himself,with,Hearst,by,keeping,an,eye,on,Chaplin,and,Davies.,Ultimately,,jealousy,leads,to,tragedy,,with,all,of,the,party,goers,sworn,to,secrecy,over,what,transpired.,Director,Peter,Bogdanovich,(MASK),successfully,recreates,the,opulence,of,Hearst‘s,life,and,the,spirit,of,the,Roaring,Twenties,right,down,to,the,bootleg,moonshine,and,the,Charleston.
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