Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. As star of two of the best comedies ever made, Show People and The Patsy, she combined zany slapstick and exuberant mimicry. Glamorous, witty and kind, both on screen and off, Davies was also famous for her 35-year-long love affair with William Randolph Hearst.
Acting
Theron's narration gives Davies the star treatment she earned.
Direction
Neely packs decades of misunderstood genius into under an hour.
Director
Hugh Munro Neely
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Orson Welles always insisted Susan Alexander in Kane was NOT Marion Davies—Hearst's fury over the film came from recognizing his own monstrous possessiveness, not her portrayal.
Davies was a genuinely gifted physical comedian whose alcoholic aunt character in The Patsy influenced generations of performers; Meryl Streep studied her timing for Death Becomes Her.
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