Gloria and Joe

The ultimate Hollywood story revealed: the sizzling relationship between Joseph Kennedy, patriarch of Americas most influential political family, and Gloria Swanson, one of the most prominent silent film stars of her day. Gloria and Joe were in love with each other and with the movies, especially Queen Kelly, which completed the real-life mnage trois. Starring along with the star of the screen and the Boston Brahman in this expos are Erich von Stroheim, Kennedys wife Rose, Swansons husband, and a cast of colorful hangers-on. Madsen recreates their love, scandal, and world, which in its extravagance and intrigue has never been surpassed.