''F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles is a 1974 American

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directed by George Schaefer and starring

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, Blythe Danner and

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. The film, which is known as ''The Last of the Belles'' in Australia, was written by James Costigan based on

F. Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age—a term he popularize ...

's 1935 short story "The Last of the Belles".

Cast

* Blythe Danner as

Zelda Fitzgerald Zelda Fitzgerald (; July 24, 1900 – March 10, 1948) was an American novelist, painter, dancer, and socialite. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, she was noted for her beauty and high spirits, and was dubbed by her husband F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

as Ailie Calhoun *

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as Andy McKenna *

Ernest Thompson Ernest Thompson (born Richard Ernest Thompson; November 6, 1949) is an American writer, actor, and director. He won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for '' On Golden Pond'', an adaptation of his own play of the same name. Early l ...

as Earl Shoen * Richard Hatch as Bill Knowles *

James Naughton James Naughton (born December 6, 1945) is an American actor and director. He is best known as Michael Bower on '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984-1992) and was also notable for his earlier role as the astronaut Pete Burke in the 1974 single-season telev ...

as Captain John Haines * Albert Stratton as John Biggs * Alex Sheafe as Philippe * Sasha von Scherler as Jeanette *

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as Horace Canby * Norman Barrs as Waiter * Earl Sydnor as Oliver * Brooke Adams as Kitty Preston * Cynthia Woll as Mary Bly Harwood * Tom Fitzsimmons as Don Cameron

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