In the mid-80s, three women (each accompanied by an attorney) walk into the office of Morris Levy, a New York entertainment manager. One is a former member of the Platters who is now a successful L.A. singer; one is a petty criminal from Philadelphia; and one is a high school teacher in a little town in Georgia. One of them claims to be Frankie Lyman's widow, and the other claims to be his daughter. Both claim to be the beneficiaries of Frankie Lyman's estate, and both claim to be entitled to years' worth of royalties that Levy has never shared with them. The story of each character's existence with Lyman, a boyish, high-pitched, lively performer who died as a result of his addiction to heroin, is told through flashbacks throughout the civil trial that follows. Slowly, but steadily, the three wives form their own alliance.
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In the mid-80s, three women (each accompanied by an attorney) walk into the office of Morris Levy, a New York entertainment manager. One is a former member of the Platters who is now a successful L.A. singer; one is a petty criminal from Philadelphia; and one is a high school teacher in a little town in Georgia. One of them claims to be Frankie Lyman's widow, and the other claims to be his daughter. Both claim to be the beneficiaries of Frankie Lyman's estate, and both claim to be entitled to years' worth of royalties that Levy has never shared with them. The story of each character's existence with Lyman, a boyish, high-pitched, lively performer who died as a result of his addiction to heroin, is told through flashbacks throughout the civil trial that follows. Slowly, but steadily, the three wives form their own alliance.
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