Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

BIOGRAPHY OF A GREAT STAR

NR 1997 · 58 min · ★ 7.7 · Documentary

Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellent reviews for a bit part in a Broadway play — and she had a new name: Barbara Stanwyck.

Directed by Gene Feldman · Written by Suzette Winter

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Barbara Stanwyck Self (archive footage)
Richard Chamberlain Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper Self (archive footage)
Kirk Douglas Self (archive footage)
Paul Douglas Self (archive footage)
Shirley Eder Self
Frank Fay Self (archive footage)
Henry Fonda Self (archive footage)
Charlton Heston Self
William Holden Self (archive footage)
Burt Lancaster Self (archive footage)
Roddy McDowall Self

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