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 & crew

Elizabeth TaylorLouella Parsons

Jane AlexanderHedda Hopper

Richard DysartLouis B. Mayer

Joyce Van PattenDema Harshbarger

Jon CypherDr. Harry 'Docky' Martin

Leslie AckermanHarriet Parsons

Bonnie BartlettIda Koverman

Thomas ByrdWilliam Hopper

Joel Colodner

Joel ColodnerAndy Kenderson

Rick LenzIceman

Mary McCuskerDot

John PleshetteTommy Gallep