Biographical look at the bombastic love affair that writers Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman shared in 1940 and 50's Hollywood. Refusing to marry, but deeply in love, the two engaged in many affairs and battled alcoholism.

Sam Shepard
Dashiell Hammett

Judy Davis
Lillian Hellman

David Paymer
Arthur Kober

Laurence Luckinbill
Joseph Rauh

Zeljko Ivanek
Mel Berman

Bebe Neuwirth
Dorothy Parker
Alex Fallis
Bing Crosby

Stephanie Morgenstern
Studio Secretary
Bill Martin
Croupier

Barry Flatman
Man on Train
Toby Proctor
Delivery Boy

Maria Syrgiannis
Girl with Hammett

Stephanie Belding
Hospital Receptionist

Boyd Banks
Prison Guard

Ned Eisenberg
Bob Constantine