Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

87 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Aug. 1, 2002

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.

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

87 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Aug. 1, 2002

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Turner Entertainment, Turner Classic Movies, Fitzfilm
Original title Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Directors Peter Fitzgerald
Writers Peter Fitzgerald

Cast

Anjelica Huston

as Narrator

Diane Baker

as Herself

Charles Busch

as Himself

Ben Cooper

as Himself

Christina Crawford

as Herself

Judy Geeson

as Herself

Virginia Grey

as Herself

Sydney Guilaroff

as Himself

Herbert Kenwith

as Himself

Anna Lee

as Herself

Dickie Moore

as Himself

Margaret O'Brien

as Herself

Anita Page

as Herself

Betsy Palmer

as Herself

Cliff Robertson

as Himself

Peter Rogers

as Himself

Vincent Sherman

as Himself

Karen Swensen

as Herself

Carleton Varney

as Himself

Bob Thomas

as Himself

Joan Crawford

as (archive footage)