Malice in Wonderland

The story

Struggling actress Hedda Hopper can't get a break in Hollywood, even though an acquaintence of hers is the extremely powerful gossip monger Louella Parsons - maker and breaker of careers (and lives) through her daily syndicated newspaper column. The big movie moguls, fed up with Parson's power over their stars, decide to de-claw her by setting up gossip Hopper as a competitor in the rumour industry. What they couldn't forsee was that Hopper would become as big as Parsons -- and every bit as much of a pain. Based on the true life stories of two of the most powerful (and arguably dangerous) women of Hollywood's hay-day.

Cast

E Elizabeth TaylorLouella Parsons J Jane AlexanderHedda Hopper R Richard DysartLouis B. Mayer J Joyce Van PattenDema Harshbarger J Jon CypherDr. Harry 'Docky' Martin L Leslie AckermanHarriet Parsons B Bonnie BartlettIda Koverman T Thomas ByrdWilliam Hopper J Joel ColodnerAndy Kenderson R Rick LenzIceman M Mary McCuskerDot J John PleshetteTommy Gallep

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E Eric PurcellOrson Welles T Tim RobbinsJoseph Cotten M Mark L. TaylorHoward Strickling N Nancy TravisAnn B B.J. WardJune V Vernon WeddleSam Goldwyn A Allen WilliamsJoel T Teddy WilsonCollins J Jason WingreenJack Warner H Helen BaronEllen T Thomas BellinHotel Clerk D Denise CrosbyCarole Lombard R Robert DarnellHeiner C Christine DickinsonBetty D Douglas EmersonYoung Bill Harper E Edith FieldsMrs. Washburn L Lyla GrahamMrs. Clayton A Anne HaneyDema's Secretary M Mindi IdenStarlet L Leigh Kavanaugh2nd Journalist A Amelia LaurensonElizabeth Arden G Galen ThompsonHal J Jan TřískaMike Romanoff K Keith WalkerAlbert G Gary WayneClark Gable N Noni White1st Lady Journalist C Craig Richard NelsonRadio Producer (uncredited)