Malice in Wonderland

Malice in Wonderland is a 1985 American made-for-television biographical film based on the 1972 novel Hedda and Louella: A Dual Biography of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons by George Eells. Starring Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Alexander, it tells the based-on-real-life stories of powerful Hollywood gossip columnists Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, once friends and later rivals. The film premiered on CBS on 12 May 1985. The film was a ratings success gaining an 18.3 rating equaling to 15,536,700 households tuning in its original air date. Cast Elizabeth Taylor as Louella Parsons Jane Alexander as Hedda Hopper Richard Dysart as Louis B. Mayer Joyce Van Patten as Dema Harshbarger Jon Cypher as Dr. Harry 'Docky' Martin Leslie Ackerman as Harriet Parsons Bonnie Bartlett as Ida Koverman Thomas Byrd as William Hopper Joel Colodner as Andy Kenderson Rick Lenz as Iceman Mary McCusker as Dot John Pleshette as Tommy Gallep Eric Purcell as Orson Welles Tim Robbins as Joseph Cotten Mark L. Taylor as Howard Strickling Nancy Travis as Ann B.J. Ward as June Vernon Weddle as Sam Goldwyn Allen Williams as Joel Theodore Wilson as Collins Jason Wingreen as Jack L. Warner Helen Baron as Ellen Thomas Bellin as Hotel Clerk Denise Crosby as Carole Lombard Robert Darnell as Heiner Christine Dickinson as Betty Douglas Emerson as Young Bill Harper Edith Fields as Mrs. Washburn Lyla Graham as Mrs. Clayton Anne Haney as Dema's Secretary Mindi Iden as Starlet Leigh Kavanaugh as 2nd Journalist Amelia Laurenson as Elizabeth Arden Galen Thompson as Hal Jan Tříska as Mike Romanoff Keith Walker as Albert Gary Wayne as Clark Gable Noni White as 1st Journalist Craig Richard Nelson as Radio Producer Crew Director as Gus Trikonis Producer as Jay Benson Music as Charles Bernstein Cinematographer as Philip H. Lathrop Film Editing as Allan Jacobs Production Designer as John D. Jefferies Sr. Costume designer as Nolan Miller Home media Malice in Wonderland was released on Region 1 DVD on June 28, 2004 with a running time of 94 minutes.