The Cat's Meow is a
drama film directed by
Peter Bogdanovich. The
screenplay by Steven Peros is based on his play of the same title, which was inspired by the mysterious death of film mogul
Thomas H. Ince.
Plot
It is November 15, 1924, and among those boarding the luxury
yacht Oneida in
San Pedro, California are its owner, publishing magnate
William Randolph Hearst, and his mistress,
silent film star
Marion Davies; Ince, whose birthday is the reason for the weekend cruise, and his mistress, starlet
Margaret Livingston;
Charlie Chaplin; English writer
Elinor Glyn; and
Louella Parsons, the
film critic for Hearst's
New York American.
Elinor Glyn provides the narration:
