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.
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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)
Herbert Kenwith
Self - Director / Friend
Anna Lee
Self - Actress
Dickie Moore
Self - Actor, 'The Bride Wore Red'
Margaret O'Brien
Self - Actress
Anita Page
Self - Actress / Crawford Co-Star
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