New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.
Max Perkins
Thomas Wolfe
Aline Bernstein
Louise Saunders
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Zelda Fitzgerald
John Wheelock
Bertha Perkins
Julia Wolfe
John Wheelock
Eleanor, Perkins' Maid
Scribner's Staff
Mabel Wolfe
Director
Miss Wyckoff
James, Mailroom Clerk
Scribner's Staff
Scribner's Staff
Scribner's Staff
Purring Woman
Actress
Actor
Grand Central Station Conductor
John Hopkins Hospital Nurse
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Executive Producer