THE PLAYERS
MARY ASTOR (With Clark Gable)
Hollywood Actress, Marylyn’s Mother
Dr. FRANKLYN THORPE (With Daughter Marylyn)
Physician, Mary Astor’s Second Husband 1931-1935
MARYLYN THORPE
4 Year Old Subject Of Custody Battle With Her Parents
GEORGE S. KAUFMAN
America’s Most Successful Playwright And Astor’s Lover
MRS BEATRICE KAUFMAN
New York Hostess And Magazine Editor
KENNETH HAWKS (with Astor)
Mary Astor’s First Husband 1928-30
Killed In Plane Crash, 1930
OTTO LANGHANKE
Mary Astor’s Father
HELEN LANGHANKE
Mary Astor’s Mother
ROLAND RICH WOOLLEY
Mary Astor’s Attorney
JOSEPH ANDERSON
Franklyn Thorpe’s Attorney
GOODWIN KNIGHT
Trial Judge
ETHEL PEPIN
Franklyn Thorpe’s Personal Attorney
RUTH CHATTERTON
Actress, Hollywood Star And Astor’s Friend
FRITZ LANG
Movie Director And Chatterton’s “Companion”
FLORENCE ELDRIDGE
Actress, Mrs. Fredric March and Astor’s Friend
ANN HARDING
Actress, Hollywood Star And Astor’s Friend
EVELYN LAYLE AND HUSBAND FRANK LAWTON
English Acting Couple And Mary Astor’s Friends
MAY MACLEAN
Franklyn Thorpe First Common Law Wife
LILLIAN MILES
Franklyn Thorpe’s Second Common Law Wife
NELLIE RICHARDSON
Witness And Marylyn’s Nurse/Nanny 1935-40
L.A. Police Officer – John Walker
Witness And Broke Up Fight Between Thorpe and Girlfriend
ARDY’S CLARK
Witness and Marylyn’s Nurse/Nanny 1934-1935
JUDGE DUDLEY S. VALENTINE
Witness And Judge Who Granted 1935 Divorce
TOMMY MANVILLE (And Friends)
Asbestos Heir And Millionaire Playboy
NORMA TAYLOR (With Manville)
Broadway Showgirl, “Actress” And Thorpe Girlfriend
JOHN BARRYMORE
Actor and Mary Astor’s First Lover
ELAINE BARRIE
Barrymore’s Fiancé
MARCUS GOODRICH
Hollywood Writer And Astor’s Current “Companion”
BENNETT CERF
Owner/Publisher, Random House And Astor “Friend”
COUNT ALFREDO CAPRPEGNA (With M. Dietrich)
European Playboy And One Time Astor “Companion”
GEORGE OPPENHEIMER
Playwright, Hollywood Writer And Astor “Friend”
JOHN ELDREDGE
Warners Contract Player And Astor Co-Worker
MANUEL del CAMPO (With Astor)
Mary Astor’s Third Husband 1937-1941
SAM GOLDWYN (with Merle Oberon)
Producer of Dodsworth
WILLIAM WYLER (With Astor And Walter Huston)
Director Of Dodsworth
IRVING THALBERG
Hollywood’s Most Powerful Producer
MENDEL D. SILBERBERG
MGM Attorney And Hollywood Fixer
MOSS HART
Kaufman’s Writing Partner
LOCATIONS
LOS ANGELAS HALL OF RECORDS
Served As The County Courthouse in 1936
LOS ANGELES CITY HALL TOWER
Where The Last Session Of Custody Hearing Was Held.
LANGHANKE BERVERLY HILLS MANSION
MARY ASTORS’ TOLUCA LAKE HOME
NEW YORK CITY’S 21 CLUB
Astor And Kaufman’s Favorite Restaurant
CENTRAL PARK HORSE DRAWN CAB RIDE
Astor and Kaufman Often Rode Here At dawn
HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST NATIONAL BUILDING
Housed Thorpe’s 6th Floor Medical Office
UNITED ARTISTS STUDIO ENTRANCES
SAN BERADINO TRAIN STATION
It Was Here That Kaufman Fled To New York
ST. CATHERINE HOTEL AND DOCK, SANTA CALTALINE ISLAND
Where Kaufman Was Served Subpoena
DON REPOS
Tommy Manville’s New Rochelle Estate