The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.

Jessica Lange
as Frances Farmer

Sam Shepard
as Harry York

Kim Stanley
as Lillian Farmer

Bart Burns
as Ernest Farmer

Christopher Pennock
as Dick Steele

James Karen
as Judge Hillier

Gerald S. O'Loughlin
as Lobotomy Doctor

Sarah Cunningham
as Alma Styles

Allan Rich
as Mr. Bebe

Woodrow Parfrey
as Dr. Doyle