An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the way to the top remembers when he is nominated for an Oscar and he runs a dirty campaign in an attempt to win.
as Frank Fane
as Kay Bergdahl
as Kappy Kapstetter
as Sophie Cantaro
as Kenneth Regan
as Hymie Kelly
as Laurel Scott
as Barney Yale
as Trina Yale
as Sheriff
as Quentin
as Grosbard
as Sam
as Steve Marks
as Cheryl Barker
as TV executive
as Merle Oberon
as Edith Head
as Hedda Hopper
as Stage Director
as Nancy Sinatra
as Bob Hope
as Actress
as Joan Crawford
as Frank Sinatra
as Reporter