Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Peter Fitzgerald
2002-08-01


6.6
87 min

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

Name Character Team
Anjelica Huston Narrator (voice) Calvin and Nobbs
Joan Crawford Self (archive footage) Unowned
Diane Baker Self - Actress Unowned
Charles Busch Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian Unowned
Ben Cooper Self - Actor Unowned
Christina Crawford Self - Daughter / Author, 'Mommie Dearest' Unowned
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Self (archive footage) Unowned
Judy Geeson Self - Co-Star, 'Berserk!' Unowned
Virginia Grey Self - Actress Unowned
Sydney Guilaroff Self - Key MGM Hairstylist (archive footage) Unowned
Herbert Kenwith Self - Director / Friend Unowned
Anna Lee Self - Actress Unowned
Dickie Moore Self - Actor, 'The Bride Wore Red' Unowned
Margaret O'Brien Self - Actress Unowned
Anita Page Self - Actress / Crawford Co-Star Unowned
Betsy Palmer Self - Actress Unowned
Cliff Robertson Self - Actor Unowned
Peter Rogers Self - Friend Unowned
Vincent Sherman Self - Director Unowned
Karen Swensen Self - Crawford Historian Unowned
Carleton Varney Self - Interior Designer Unowned
Bob Thomas Self - Crawford Biographer Unowned