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Joe Gould's Secret
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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.
Cast
![Ian Holm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tz81JSiPdcLM7b624W1BcYdxd4D.jpg)
Ian Holm
Joe Gould
![Stanley Tucci](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ffKQpQvYczWKFxmbxgaoj68NN4W.jpg)
Stanley Tucci
Joe Mitchell
![Hope Davis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dJb76YQDFmfJ6ptlvBvx0ZBP44C.jpg)
Hope Davis
Therese Mitchell
![Sarah Hyland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iJBshYABkUfkfFZTFo4gM00HauA.jpg)
Sarah Hyland
Elizabeth Mitchell
![Hallee Hirsh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4B41joE6kZJfOGIDrCBGCdY4dSx.jpg)
Hallee Hirsh
Nora Mitchell
![Celia Weston](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pQYygvqfmKnK4weuUCLUX45q5AJ.jpg)
Celia Weston
Sarah
![Patrick Tovatt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Patrick Tovatt
Harold Ross
![Susan Sarandon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oHYYL8bNakAREaLUBtMul5uMG0A.jpg)
Susan Sarandon
Alice Neel
![Patricia Clarkson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rHHM9G83fpBAcFathbSyV4Tot5j.jpg)
Patricia Clarkson
Vivian Marquie
![John Tormey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jES96R6jzmjGkEW5oqHtw58Zu0c.jpg)
John Tormey
Harry Kolis
![Jack O'Connell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//icyChFtrQ1TrXfk73ewLqPiKNRX.jpg)
Jack O'Connell
Chef
![Jerry Mayer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jerry Mayer
Minetta Bartender
![Nell Campbell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bkqXLnmaQNsDgOpsb1P1182k4Rv.jpg)
Nell Campbell
Tamar (Hostess)
![Ron Ryan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ron Ryan
Jack
![Allan Corduner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9bZTEBUjY02UeooNnghZXxKfiO7.jpg)
Allan Corduner
Francis McCrudden
![Merwin Goldsmith](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bFM80GZvZVN40pSenZEAgzYeBVh.jpg)
Merwin Goldsmith
Monsieur Gerard
![Laura Hughes](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Laura Hughes
Dr. Kim Maxwell
![Steve Martin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//d0KthX8hVWU9BxTCG1QUO8FURRm.jpg)
Steve Martin
Charlie Duell
![James Hanlon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//LKWIxng8blmcgypa8UROtSbF7b.jpg)
James Hanlon
Mike, Cop at Coffee Shop
![David Wohl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iPHxMD2eimYJysHYIzLZUbPFhnp.jpg)
David Wohl
Max Gordon
![Julie Halston](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//p4UcHk02y5eZX6oQ2OV6wONGTbx.jpg)
Julie Halston
Sadie Gordon
![Aida Turturro](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kEPpV3eHXOKXGWGtsxUUV6k1hai.jpg)
Aida Turturro
Waitress
![Alice Drummond](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9YIxVH0oozCZalYW8lY5JAtfUvK.jpg)
Alice Drummond
Helen
![Justine Johnston](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sEMMqCaomj0ewS1rwLGvlHKhoxf.jpg)
Justine Johnston
Mrs. Bagly
![Gordon Joseph Weiss](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gordon Joseph Weiss
Man at Flophouse
![Andre Belgrader](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Andre Belgrader
Teddy
![Gabor Morea](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qqIzpiOjxUyQkEjNUFbBhyupNsB.jpg)
Gabor Morea
Pawnbroker
![Ben Shenkman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//AcIhNToOtxVc44GOP8IhcuOPqb3.jpg)
Ben Shenkman
David
![Katy Hansz](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Katy Hansz
Margaret
![Mark Casella](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mark Casella
Cop at the Building Site
![Harry Bugin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Harry Bugin
Anne
![Lauren Ward](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//g9y1hCoPH5FrQ1eK6lqHyencEny.jpg)
Lauren Ward
Betty
![Jessica Walling](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jessica Walling
Phil (The Writer)
![Ben Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oCAH7RQuhNMWGXyQYDeyKed2S42.jpg)
Ben Jones
Southern Man at the Party
![Peter Francis James](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5SoURAlFOANJ9ZnaGoVHtTjurbF.jpg)
Peter Francis James
Man at Party
![Richard Litt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6g5B1yqLNDnAJDNv1rywQFfa3hk.jpg)
Richard Litt
Bartender
![Tom Foral](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tom Foral
Man in Gallery
![Leigh Carlson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Leigh Carlson
Janet
![Hillary Hickam](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hillary Hickam
Greenwich Village Raven (uncredited)
![Jon M. McDonnell](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)