A closeted gay movie director/actor in 1939 finds himself the target of the vicious and unscrupulous attacks by a gossip columnist reporter who goes by the name of Hollywood Confidential.
Lida Todd
Art Director/Audio Man/Buddy
Ricardo
Costume Designer/Faye Norris/Actress/Star/Secretary
A closeted gay movie director/actor in 1939 finds himself the target of the vicious and unscrupulous attacks by a gossip columnist reporter who goes by the name of Hollywood Confidential.
1991-07-05
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Hollywood 1939… where last night's secret is tomorrow's front page.
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