PICTURE PERFECT The Play - Supporters USA

PICTURE PERFECT - David Charles Manners

Welcome to the remarkable true story of Margaret Chute, a struggling actor on the London stage, who reinvented herself in the 1920s to become Hollywood's first female freelance film journalist.

Developing intimate friendships with Joan Crawford, Charlie Chaplin, Judy Garland, Bette Davies, Gloria Swanson, Mae West, Douglas Fairbanks, Lilian Gish and Gary Cooper – whom she met when they both witnessed a murder – the ‘indefatigable’ Margaret soon gained an international reputation for both her trailblazing writing and stunning, candid photographs of the stars – only to be destroyed by the very industry to which she dedicated over 20 years of her short life.

A courageous, independent woman who travelled on her own across the Atlantic from England to the exciting new world of Hollywoodland, Margaret defied social norms, finally exposing the tragic cost of the pursuit of fame and choosing to pay the ultimate price.

Her history has been deleted from Hollywood history due to her outspoken position on the way young women were treated – perhaps the earliest exponent of the #MeToo movement with her explosive article published in 1935.

With unique access to the private family archive, Picture Perfect allows Margaret’s fascinating story to be told for the first time…

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**Our amazing supporters have helped develop Picture Perfect to final pre-production.
If you would like to help tell Margaret Chute's incredible true story and receive some unique 'thank yous' in recognition of your support, simply click on the 'Support with' link below and donate securely via Donorbox**.

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STARLET

>> Support with $50

• Free Access to Advance Online Streaming
• Your name in the 'Starlet' final credits

FAIRBANKS

>> Support with $75 - $100

• Free Access to Advance Online Streaming
• Your name in the 'Fairbanks' final credits

GARLAND

>> Support with $250 - $500

• Signed Programme
• Free Access to Advance Online Streaming
• Your name in the 'Garland' final credits

CRAWFORD

>> Support with $1,000 - $2,500

• Virtual Q & A with Author and Creative Team
• Signed Programme
• Free Access to Advance Online Streaming
• Your name in the 'Crawford' final credits

CHAPLIN

>> Support with $5,000 - $10,000

• Signed Script
• Virtual Q & A with Author and Creative Team
• Signed Programme
• Free Access to Advance Online Streaming
• Your name in the 'Chaplin' final credits

SWANSON

>> Support with $15,000 - $25,000

• A limited number of signed copies of the newly released biography of Margaret Chute by David Charles Manners.
Packed with never-seen-before photographs, excerpts from Margaret's private diaries and the extraordinary story of the Chute family, this is a fascinating historical book which adds to what we know about the birth of Hollywood.
• Signed Script
• Virtual Q & A with Author and Creative Team
• Signed Programme
• Your name in the 'Swanson' final credits

COOPER

>> Support with $50,000 - $100,000

• Signed Film Poster
• Framed Photo from Family Archive (strictly limited)
• A limited number of signed copies of the newly released biography of Margaret Chute by David Charles Manners.
Packed with never-seen-before photographs, excerpts from Margaret's private diaries and the extraordinary story of the Chute family, this is a fascinating historical book which adds to what we know about the birth of Hollywood.
• Signed Script
• Virtual Q & A with Author and Creative Team
• Signed Programme
• Your name in the 'Cooper' final credits

STUDIOS

>> Support with $125,000

• Signed Film Poster
• Framed Photo from Family Archive (strictly limited)
• Signed copy of the newly released biography of Margaret Chute by David Charles Manners. Packed with never-seen-before photographs, excerpts from Margaret's private diaries and the extraordinary story of the Chute family, this is a fascinating historical book which adds a unique insight in to what we know about the birth of Hollywood.
• Signed Script
• Virtual Q & A with Author and Creative Team
• Signed Programme
• Your name in 'Studios' final credits

HOLLYWOOD

>> Support with $150,000

• Lunch/Dinner with Writer and Producers (UK) and members of Creative Team (subject to availability)
• Signed Film Poster
• Framed Photo from Family Archive (strictly limited)
• Signed copy of the newly released biography of Margaret Chute by David Charles Manners. Packed with never-seen-before photographs, excerpts from Margaret's private diaries and the extraordinary story of the Chute family, this is a fascinating historical book which adds a unique insight in to what we know about the birth of Hollywood.
• Signed Script
• Virtual Q & A with Author and Creative Team
• Signed Programme
• Your name in 'Hollywood' final credits
• Associate Producer credit