Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line(1997)

BIOGRAPHY OF A GREAT STAR

70

58m

  • Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Barbara Stanwyck

    Barbara Stanwyck

    Self (archive footage)

  • Richard Chamberlain

    Richard Chamberlain

    Self (archive footage)

  • Gary Cooper

    Gary Cooper

    Self (archive footage)

  • Kirk Douglas

    Kirk Douglas

    Self (archive footage)

  • Paul Douglas

    Paul Douglas

    Self (archive footage)

  • Frank Fay

    Frank Fay

    Self (archive footage)

  • Henry Fonda

    Henry Fonda

    Self (archive footage)

  • Charlton Heston

    Charlton Heston

    Self

  • William Holden

    William Holden

    Self (archive footage)

  • Burt Lancaster

    Burt Lancaster

    Self (archive footage)

  • Roddy McDowall

    Roddy McDowall

    Self

  • Marilyn Monroe

    Marilyn Monroe

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ricardo Montalban

    Ricardo Montalban

    Self

  • Eugene Pallette

    Eugene Pallette

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan

    Self (archive footage)

  • Edward G. Robinson

    Edward G. Robinson

    Self (archive footage)

  • Robert Ryan

    Robert Ryan

    Self (archive footage)

  • Aaron Spelling

    Aaron Spelling

    Self

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    Status

    Released (May 12, 1997)

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