Joe Gould's Secret 2000
Joe Gould's Secret
Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who cadges meals, drinks, and contributions to the Joe Gould Fund and who is writing a voluminous Oral History of the World, a record of 20,000 conversations he's overheard. Mitchell is fascinated with this Harvard grad and writes a 1942 piece about him, "Professor Seagull," bringing Gould some celebrity and an invitation to join the Greenwich Village Ravens, a poetry club he's often crashed. Gould's touchy, querulous personality and his frequent dropping in on Mitchell for hours of chat lead to a breakup, but the two Joes stay in touch until Gould's death and Mitchell's unveiling of the secret.
Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who cadges meals, drinks, and contributions to the Joe Gould Fund and who is writing a voluminous Oral History of the World, a record of 20,000 conversations he's overheard. Mitchell is fascinated with this Harvard grad and writes a 1942 piece about him, "Professor Seagull," bringing Gould some celebrity and an invitation to join the Greenwich Village Ravens, a poetry club he's often crashed. Gould's touchy, querulous personality and his frequent dropping in on Mitchell for hours of chat lead to a breakup, but the two Joes stay in touch until Gould's death and Mitchell's unveiling of the secret.
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Full Cast & Crew... Joe Gould
... Joe Mitchell
... Therese Mitchell
... Elizabeth Mitchell
... Nora Mitchell
... Sarah
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Release Date:
Jan 21, 2000
Run Time:
1hr 44`
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Original Language:
English
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
Joe Gould's Secret
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Joe Gould
... Joe Mitchell
... Therese Mitchell
... Elizabeth Mitchell
... Nora Mitchell
... Sarah
... Harold Ross
... Alice Neel
... Vivian Marquie
... Harry Kolis
... Chef
JM
Jerry Mayer... Minetta Bartender
... Tamar (Hostess)
RR
Ron Ryan... Jack
... Francis McCrudden
... Monsieur Gerard
LH
Laura Hughes... Dr. Kim Maxwell
... Charlie Duell
... Mike, Cop at Coffee Shop
... Max Gordon