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.
Joan Crawford
as Self (archive footage)
Diane Baker
as Self
Ann Blyth
as Self (archive footage)
Ben Cooper
as Self
Bette Davis
as Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
as Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
as Self (archive footage)
Greta Garbo
as Self (archive footage)
Walter Huston
as Self (archive footage)
Cindy Jordan
as Self
Herbert Kenwith
as Self
Elva Martien
as Self
