
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.

as Max Perkins

as Thomas Wolfe

as Aline Bernstein

as Louise Saunders

as F. Scott Fitzgerald

as Ernest Hemingway

as Zelda Fitzgerald

as John Wheelock

as Assistant Editor

as Bertha Perkins

as Zippy Perkins

as Julia Wolfe

as John Wheelock

as Eleanor, Perkins' Maid

as Scribner's Staff

as Mabel Wolfe

as Director

as Jane Perkins

as Peggy Perkins

as Nancy Perkins

as Miss Wyckoff

as James, Mailroom Clerk

as Scribner's Staff

as Scribner's Staff

as Scribner's Staff

as Scribner's Staff

as Scribner's Staff

as Scribner's Staff

as Scribner's Staff

as Scribner's Staff

as Scribner's Staff

as Scribner's Staff

as Purring Woman

as Guest at Purring Woman's Table

as Guest at Purring Woman's Table

as Guest at Purring Woman's Table

as Guest at Purring Woman's Table

as Actress

as Actor

as Lighting Technician

as Lighting Technician

as Woman at Bar

as Woman at Bar

as Band

as Band

as Band

as Band

as Band

as Dancer

as Dancer

as Dancer

as Dancer

as Dancer

as Dancer

as Grand Central Station Conductor

as John Hopkins Hospital Nurse

as Funeral Minister

as Effie Wolfe

as Frank Wolfe

as Frederick Wolfe