Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
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 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!"
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Released
- 2002
Details
Release year: 2002
Storyline
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 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!"
Top credits
- Anjelica Huston — Self - Narrator
- Diane Baker — Self - Actress
- Charles Busch — Self - Playwright, Crawford Historian
- Ben Cooper — Self - Actor