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"He didn't report the news ... he made it."
The true story of the influential and controversial columnist Walter Winchell, who ruled the newspaper and radio waves with his groundbreaking brand of gossip and news for more than thirty years.
79 Cast Members
Stanley Tucci
Walter Winchell
Glenne Headly
Dallas Wayne
Paul Giamatti
Herman Klurfeld
Christopher Plummer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Xander Berkeley
Gavreau
Kevin Tighe
William Randolph Hearst
Frank Medrano
Melvin Diamond
Vic Polizos
Sam Hague
John F. O'Donohue
Harry
Michael Greene
Bellamy
Rod McCary
Emcee
Jonathan Aaron
Rabbi
Pat Asanti
Vaudeville Magician
Sean Michael Allen
Mirror Reporter
Joe Basile
Post Reporter #2
Marissa Leigh
Schwing Sister #3
Joe Bays
Post Reporter #1
Danielle Beckstrom
Walda Age 6
Matt Bellner
Walter Jr. Age 20
Joseph Benti
Announcer
