The Hearst and Davies Affair

Jan 14, 1985

1h 34m

★ 3.2

Overview

Dramatization of the scandalous, long-time love affair between the powerful but married publisher and the chorus girl he helped turn into a Ziegfeld star and 1930s film personality.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

ABC Circle Films

ABC

The Hearst and Davies Affair Trailers

Cast

William Randolph Hearst

Robert Mitchum

Marion Davies

Virginia Madsen

Arthur Beal

Fritz Weaver

Louella Parsons

Doris Belack

Reine Davies

Laura Henry

Rose Duras

Frances Hyland

Millicent Hearst

Caroline Yeager

Charlie Chaplin

Lorne Kennedy

Paul Block

George Touliatos

Byron Sloane

Wayne Best

Donna Goodhand

David Calderisi

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