Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Overview

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 Suzette Winter, Gene Feldman

Top cast

Joan Crawford

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Diane Baker

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Ann Blyth

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Ben Cooper

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Bette Davis

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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

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Clark Gable

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Greta Garbo

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Walter Huston

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Cindy Jordan

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Herbert Kenwith

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Elva Martien

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Jack Palance

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Cliff Robertson

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Norma Shearer

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Vincent Sherman

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John Springer

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Bob Thomas

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Franchot Tone

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