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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

BIOGRAPHY OF A GREAT STAR

7.5

0h 58m

1997

“BIOGRAPHY OF A GREAT STAR”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Gene Feldman

Documentary

biography

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Cast & Crew

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

as Self (archive footage)

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain

as Self (archive footage)

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

as Self (archive footage)

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

as Self (archive footage)

Paul Douglas

Paul Douglas

as Self (archive footage)

Shirley Eder

as Self

Frank Fay

Frank Fay

as Self (archive footage)

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

as Self (archive footage)

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

as Self

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