Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)

Name: Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Released: 2002-08-01
Duration: 87 min
Cast: Anjelica Huston, Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Charles Busch, Ben Cooper

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.

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Released 2002-08-01 · 87 min · Documentary

Directed by Peter Fitzgerald

Cast

Anjelica Huston as Narrator (voice)
Joan Crawford as Self (archive footage)
Diane Baker as Self - Actress
Charles Busch as Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian
Ben Cooper as Self - Actor
Christina Crawford as Self - Daughter / Author, 'Mommie Dearest'
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Self (archive footage)
Judy Geeson as Self - Co-Star, 'Berserk!'
Virginia Grey as Self - Actress
Sydney Guilaroff as Self - Key MGM Hairstylist (archive footage)
Herbert Kenwith as Self - Director / Friend
Anna Lee as Self - Actress
Dickie Moore as Self - Actor, 'The Bride Wore Red'
Margaret O'Brien as Self - Actress
Anita Page as Self - Actress / Crawford Co-Star