Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Story

Synopsis

Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winning stardom by guts, determination and hard work. During her 50-year career, she made over 80 films. But her obsessive perfectionism led to the later caricature of coat-hanger-wielding harridan that even the adoration of fans could not counter. Still, she has endured as one of the most popular icons of the movies, an early role model to a million young women who aspired to her image of stylish magnetic power and unquestioned independence.

Directors

Suzette Winter, Gene Feldman

Writers

Suzette Winter, Gene Feldman

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

30 September 1996

Budget

$500,000

Ensemble

Cast

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  Joan Crawford

  Self (archive footage)

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  Diane Baker

  Self

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  Ann Blyth

  Self (archive footage)

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  Ben Cooper

  Self

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  Bette Davis

  Self (archive footage)

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  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

  Self (archive footage)

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  Clark Gable

  Self (archive footage)

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  Greta Garbo

  Self (archive footage)

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  Walter Huston

  Self (archive footage)

• Cindy Jordan

  Self

• Herbert Kenwith

  Self

• Elva Martien

  Self