Dash and Lilly

Dash and Lilly

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 31, 1999

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.

Dash and Lilly

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 31, 1999

Dash and Lilly
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers The Stan Margolies Company, A+E Networks, Granada Media
Original title Dash and Lilly
Directors Kathy Bates
Writers Jerrold L. Ludwig

Cast

Sam Shepard

as Dashiell Hammett

Judy Davis

as Lillian Hellman

David Paymer

as Arthur Kober

Laurence Luckinbill

as Joseph Rauh

Zeljko Ivanek

as Mel Berman

Bebe Neuwirth

as Dorothy Parker

Alex Fallis

as Bing Crosby

Stephanie Morgenstern

as Studio Secretary

Bill Martin

as Croupier

Barry Flatman

as Man on Train

Toby Proctor

as Delivery Boy

Maria Syrgiannis

as Girl with Hammett

Stephanie Belding

as Hospital Receptionist

Boyd Banks

as Prison Guard

Ned Eisenberg

as Bob Constantine

Barbara Gordon

as Society Matron

Marie Dame

as "Children's Hour" Actress #1

Sharon Bernbaum

as "Children's Hour" Actress #2

Victor A. Young

as Harvey Chernoff

Mark Zimmerman

as Walter Winchell

Mark Ellis

as Hollis

J. Craig Sandy

as FBI Agent

Bob Land

as Waiter

Paul Miller

as Man at Airport

Roman Podhora

as Chief FBI Agent

Ken Kramer

as New York Lawyer

Peter Langley

as HUAC Chairman

David Crean

as HUAC Chief Counsel

Robert Buck

as HUAC Committee Member

Yank Azman

as Doctor

Caitriona Murphy

as Nurse