Beloved Infidel

"The bitter-sweet love affair of the East End orphan girl who became the friend of the famous."

Dec 22 1959 Approved 2h 3m
Biography, Drama, Romance

In the late 1930s, Sheilah Graham’s Hollywood column quickly becomes popular for its biting tone. At a party, she meets author F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the two begin a torrid affair. Scott laments that his writing has fallen out of fashion, and when he is fired from his screenwriting position, he begins drinking heavily. Soon his intrusive, volatile behavior threatens their relationship and Sheilah's career.

Plot

In 1936, the witty columnist Sheilah Graham leaves her noble British fiancé and travels in the Queen Mary from Southampton, England, to New York. She seeks out the editor of the North American Newspaper Alliance, John Wheeler, offering her services but he sends her to the Daily Mirror. Sheilah becomes successful and John offers a job in Hollywood to write a gossip column about the stars. When Sheilah meets the decadent writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, they immediately fall in love. Sheilah discovers that Scott accepts any job to financially support his wife Zelda that is in asylum, and his daughter at a boarding school. She opens her heart to him and tells the truth about her origins; but their relationship is affected by his drinking problem.

Written by

Sy Bartlett, Sheilah Graham, Gerold Frank

Directed by

Henry King

Cast

Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr, Eddie Albert

Crew

View crew

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

The Company of Artists, 20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Beloved Infidel
Scores
# of Votes
1,304
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA