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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Genre:DocumentaryTV Movie

Released:2002-08-01

Runtime:87

Overview

In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as "mommie dearest." caricature she has become. Friends, fellow actors, directors, and others reminisce about their association with her, and numerous film clips show off her talent from her start in silents to bad science fiction/horror movies at the end of her career.


Cast:

Anjelica Huston

Character: Narrator (voice)

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Joan Crawford

Character: Self (archive footage)

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Diane Baker

Character: Self - Actress

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Charles Busch

Character: Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian

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Ben Cooper

Character: Self - Actor

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Christina Crawford

Character: Self - Daughter / Author, 'Mommie Dearest'

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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Character: Self (archive footage)

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Judy Geeson

Character: Self - Co-Star, 'Berserk!'

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Virginia Grey

Character: Self - Actress

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Sydney Guilaroff

Character: Self - Key MGM Hairstylist (archive footage)

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Herbert Kenwith

Character: Self - Director / Friend

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Anna Lee

Character: Self - Actress

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Dickie Moore

Character: Self - Actor, 'The Bride Wore Red'

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Margaret O'Brien

Character: Self - Actress

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Anita Page

Character: Self - Actress / Crawford Co-Star

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Betsy Palmer

Character: Self - Actress

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Cliff Robertson

Character: Self - Actor

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Peter Rogers

Character: Self - Friend

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Vincent Sherman

Character: Self - Director

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Karen Swensen

Character: Self - Crawford Historian

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Carleton Varney

Character: Self - Interior Designer

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Bob Thomas

Character: Self - Crawford Biographer

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