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  • Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
  • Unrated
    TV Movie | 87 min | Documentary
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
Unrated
TV Movie | 87 min | Documentary

In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, it is learned why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as the "Mommie Dearest" caricature she has become. Friends, fellow actors, directors, and others ...See moreIn this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, it is learned why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as the "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 silent movies to bad science fiction/horror movies at the end of her career. Daughter Christina Crawford even explains the origin of the phrase "No more wire hangers!" Written by David Glagovsky See less
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Peter Fitzgerald (written by)
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Aug 1, 2002 (United States)

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34 cast members
Name Known for
Anjelica Huston
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
Diane Baker
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Charles Busch
Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian   See fewer
Ben Cooper
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Christina Crawford
Self - Daughter / Author, 'Mommie Dearest' Self - Daughter / Author, 'Mommie Dearest'   See fewer
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Judy Geeson
Self - Co-Star, 'Berserk!' Self - Co-Star, 'Berserk!'   See fewer
Virginia Grey
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Sydney Guilaroff
Self - Key MGM Hairstylist (archive footage) Self - Key MGM Hairstylist (archive footage)   See fewer
Herbert Kenwith
Self - Director / Friend Self - Director / Friend   See fewer
Anna Lee
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Dickie Moore
Self - Actor, 'The Bride Wore Red' Self - Actor, 'The Bride Wore Red'   See fewer
Margaret O'Brien
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Anita Page
Self - Actress / Crawford Co-Star Self - Actress / Crawford Co-Star   See fewer
Betsy Palmer
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Cliff Robertson
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Peter Rogers
Self - Friend Self - Friend   See fewer
Vincent Sherman
Self - Director Self - Director   See fewer
Karen Swenson
Self - Crawford Historian Self - Crawford Historian   See fewer
Carleton Varney
Self - Interior Designer Self - Interior Designer   See fewer
Bob Thomas
Self - Crawford Biographer Self - Crawford Biographer   See fewer
Adrian
Self - MGM Costume Designer (archive footage) Self - MGM Costume Designer (archive footage)   See fewer
Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David McCallum
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Liz Smith
Self - Columnist Self - Columnist   See fewer
Robert Vaughn
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Aldrich
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Curtiz
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bette Davis
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis B. Mayer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Louella Parsons
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Rapf
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Alfred Steele
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Irving Thalberg
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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