Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002In 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.
Acted in
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
Betsy Palmer
as Self - Actress
Cliff Robertson
as Self - Actor
Peter Rogers
as Self - Friend
Vincent Sherman
as Self - Director
Karen Swensen
as Self - Crawford Historian
Carleton Varney
as Self - Interior Designer
Bob Thomas
as Self - Crawford Biographer