Stand-Ins Summary
Director: Harvey Keith
Genres: Drama
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The actress Peg Entwistle (aka Lillian Millicent Entwistle) appeared as Hazel in David_O._Selznick's Thirteen_Women (1932), and tragically, on September 18, 1932, she leaped from the letter "H" of the Hollywood sign. An opening re-creation of Peg Entwistle's fatal plunge establishes the mood for this dark Hollywood drama, and then the action moves to a bar, operated by Jack (Costas_Mandylor). The bar is the haven for a group of aspiring actresses who came in search of the Hollywood dream but instead serve as stand-ins for well-known screen stars. After three days on pills and alcohol, Garbo stand-in Shirley (Daphne_Zuniga) has a run-in with mean-spirited Bette_Davis-double Monica (Jordan_Ladd). The stand-ins assemble at Jack's bar to stage a bitchy birthday party for Jean_Harlow-look-alike Martha Anne (Sammi_Davis), dysfunctional at age 30. Mae_West-stand-in Peggy (Charlotte_Chatton) and Dietrich-double Rhonda (Missy_Crider) are also on hand for the festivities. The screenplay by Ed_Kelleher and director Harvey_Keith expands and embellishes Kelleher's one-act play. Shown at the 1997 Hamptons Film Festival. Bhob Stewart, Rovi
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