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Controversial screenwriter near quits Continental
Dan Rorimer, a scenario writer with Continental Pictures, rebels against the studio system after tearing up his contract. Anne Winter, an aspiring extra, lands a screen test at Grand United and garners attention from director Garry Sloan. Rorimer confides in Paul Collier about studio pressure and his wish to go freelance, while Collier supports and teases him amid the Hollywood power play.
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Dan Rorimer
Wolyweoe
New York
Anne
Winter
Tulsa
Okla
Dan
Continental Pictures
Grand United Studios
Amo
Eva
Garry Sloan
Anne Winter
Sloan
Grand United
Hurley
Joe Sor
Rorimer
Continental
Paul Colli
Collier
Sow
Adamson
Paul
Olga Johnson
Atwood
Johnson
Saturday Evening Post
Paul Collier
Rormer
Danny
Martin Collins
Amalgamated
Collins
Harvey Bell
Bell
Harvey
Ziggy Young
Ziggy