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The Cat's Meow

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The Cat's Meow	label	The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow	page	TheCatsMeow
The Cat's Meow	comment	The Cat's Meow is a 2001 drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Kirsten Dunst, Eddie Izzard, Edward Herrmann, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley, and Jennifer Tilly. The screenplay by Steven Peros is based on his play of the same title, which was inspired by the mysterious real-life death of film mogul Thomas H. Ince.The film takes place aboard publisher William Randolph Hearst's yacht, on a weekend cruise celebrating Ince's 42nd birthday in November 1924. Among those in attendance are Hearst's longtime companion and film actress Marion Davies, fellow actor Charlie Chaplin, writer Elinor Glyn, columnist Louella Parsons and actress Margaret Livingston; the celebration, however, ends in an unusual death, which would go on to become subject of Hollywood folklore.
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The Cat's Meow / int_3577923b	type	Murder by Mistake
The Cat's Meow / int_3577923b	comment	Murder by Mistake: Ince puts on Chaplin's hat and sits down to chat with Marion. Hearst shoots Ince in the back of the head, mistaking him for Chaplin.
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The Cat's Meow / int_373e2b9f	type	Murder the Hypotenuse
The Cat's Meow / int_373e2b9f	comment	Murder the Hypotenuse: This was what Hearst intended to do, as he (rightly) suspected that something was going on between Marion and Charlie Chaplin.
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The Cat's Meow / int_3ec27f76	type	Costume Porn
The Cat's Meow / int_3ec27f76	comment	Costume Porn: The film makes good use of popular 1920s fashions.
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The Cat's Meow / int_42064d3c	type	Left It In
The Cat's Meow / int_42064d3c	comment	Left It In: When Ince goes to talk to Marion on the stairwell, you can see Cary Elwes snag his pocket on the banister and take a couple of seconds to unhitch it while speaking his lines. Director Peter Bogdanovich liked it and kept the cameras rolling.
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The Cat's Meow / int_5f52cfcf	type	Intrepid Reporter
The Cat's Meow / int_5f52cfcf	comment	Intrepid Reporter: Lolly Parsons, who uncovers the truth regarding Ince's death, and who assures Hearst his secret will be safe in exchange for a lifetime contract with the Hearst Corporation, thus laying the groundwork for her lengthy career as one of Hollywood's most powerful gossip columnists.
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The Cat's Meow / int_7b459dff	type	'20s Bob Haircut
The Cat's Meow / int_7b459dff	comment	'20s Bob Haircut: Surprisingly uncommon, though Didi does sport one.
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The Cat's Meow / int_8a409f7c	type	The Flapper
The Cat's Meow / int_8a409f7c	comment	The Flapper: Didi and Celia.
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The Cat's Meow / int_8efbd9d2	type	Meaningful Funeral
The Cat's Meow / int_8efbd9d2	comment	Meaningful Funeral: The film opens with a funeral and builds the mystery surrounding such a strange death.
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The Cat's Meow / int_a1e5faab	type	Doomed by Canon
The Cat's Meow / int_a1e5faab	comment	Doomed by Canon: Thomas Ince has to die mysteriously, and the death must remain unsolved (or at least unpunished).
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The Cat's Meow / int_a90fff3	type	Based on a True Story
The Cat's Meow / int_a90fff3	comment	Based on a True Story: It would be more accurate to say that the movie is Based On An Old Rumor. In fact, Ince took ill aboard the yacht but was still alive when he left, suffering from chest pains. He made it back to his home before he died of a heart attack.
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The Cat's Meow / int_b77808f2	type	"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
The Cat's Meow / int_b77808f2	comment	"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: At the end of the movie, Elinor Glyn narrates what became of the principal characters after the events of the film.
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The Cat's Meow / int_c867e57	type	TheRoaringTwenties
The Cat's Meow / int_c867e57	comment	The Roaring '20s: The film takes place during the height of the roaring 1920s.
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The Cat's Meow / int_d55108a1	type	Horrible Hollywood
The Cat's Meow / int_d55108a1	comment	Horrible Hollywood: Elinor has this view.
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The Cat's Meow / int_d8a81f59	type	Starts with Their Funeral
The Cat's Meow / int_d8a81f59	comment	Starts with Their Funeral: The film opens with the funeral of Thomas Ince and builds the mystery surrounding such a strange death.
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The Cat's Meow / int_e6c88e42	type	Old Shame
The Cat's Meow / int_e6c88e42	comment	Old Shame: For Chaplin, the guests bring up A Woman of Paris which was released prior to the events of this film and was his first box office flop.
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The Cat's Meow / int_f1c17256	type	A Deadly Affair
The Cat's Meow / int_f1c17256	comment	A Deadly Affair: Hearst (rightly) suspects that something is going on between Marion and Charlie Chaplin. He plans to Murder the Hypotenuse by killing Chaplin, but instead commits Murder by Mistake when he shoots Thomas Ince, who happens to be wearing Chaplin's hat.
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