Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

    Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
    2002

    Synopsis

    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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    Cast

    • Anjelica HustonNarrator (voice)
    • Joan CrawfordSelf (archive footage)
    • Diane BakerSelf - Actress
    • Charles BuschSelf - Playwright / Crawford Historian
    • Ben CooperSelf - Actor
    • Christina CrawfordSelf - Daughter / Author, 'Mommie Dearest'
    • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Self (archive footage)
    • Judy GeesonSelf - Co-Star, 'Berserk!'
    • Virginia GreySelf - Actress
    • Sydney GuilaroffSelf - Key MGM Hairstylist (archive footage)

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