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.
Frank Fane
Kay Bergdahl
Kappy Kapstetter
Sophie Cantaro
Kenneth Regan
Hymie Kelly
Laurel Scott
Barney Yale
Trina Yale
Sheriff
Quentin
Grosbard
Sam
Steve Marks
Cheryl Barker
TV executive
Merle Oberon
Edith Head
Hedda Hopper
Stage Director
Nancy Sinatra
Bob Hope
Actress
Joan Crawford
Frank Sinatra
Reporter
