

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
6.7(9 votes)
2002
1h 27m
Documentary
TV Movie
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.
Production
Turner Entertainment Co., Fitzfilm, Turner Classic Movies
Cast

Anjelica Huston
Narrator (voice)

Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)

Diane Baker
Self - Actress

Charles Busch
Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian

Ben Cooper
Self - Actor

Christina Crawford
Self - Daughter / Author, 'Mommie Dearest'

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self (archive footage)

Judy Geeson
Self - Co-Star, 'Berserk!'

Virginia Grey
Self - Actress

Sydney Guilaroff
Self - Key MGM Hairstylist (archive footage)