Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winning stardom by guts, determination and hard work. During her 50-year career, she made over 80 films. But her obsessive perfectionism led to the later caricature of coat-hanger-wielding harridan that even the adoration of fans could not counter. Still, she has endured as one of the most popular icons of the movies, an early role model to a million young women who aspired to her image of stylish magnetic power and unquestioned independence.
Directed by Gene Feldman · Written by Gene Feldman
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Joan Crawford Self (archive footage) -
Diane Baker Self -
Ann Blyth Self (archive footage) -
Ben Cooper Self -
Bette Davis Self (archive footage) -
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Self (archive footage) -
Clark Gable Self (archive footage) -
Greta Garbo Self (archive footage) -
Walter Huston Self (archive footage) - Cindy Jordan Self
- Herbert Kenwith Self
- Elva Martien Self
Make it a double feature
1h 36m together
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
Both from Gene Feldman.






