Death In Hollywood (1990)

6.8/10 • 88 min • Documentary

Overview

HOLLYWOOD. Tinseltown. Land of the stars. A city where an actor can reach the greatest heights overnight - and descend just as rapidly. What goes up must come down, and Hollywood's failing stars leave a legacy of sadness, pain and disappointment in their wake. Here, in graphic detail, are the shocking stories behind the deaths of the silver screen's most beloved celebrities, as well as it's lesser known players. Packed with stunning newsreel footage, and previously unrevealed facts, DEATH IN HOLLYWOOD documents many a celebrity's morbid demise due to suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, disease, and even murder. From the outrageous to the tragic, DEATH IN HOLLYWOOD leaves no tombstone unturned in it's quest to dig up the truth about Hollywood's dearly departed.

Cast

Nick Adams

Self (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

Pier Angeli

Self (archive footage)

Jean Harlow

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

Sharon Tate

Self (archive footage)

Dorothy Stratten

Self (archive footage)

Carole Lombard

Self (archive footage)

Jayne Mansfield

Self (archive footage)

Natalie Wood

Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth Short

Self (archive footage)

Carole Landis

Self (archive footage)

Lupe Vélez

Self (archive footage)

Thelma Todd

Self (archive footage)

Inger Stevens

Self (archive footage)

James Dean

Self (archive footage)

Ramon Novarro

Self (archive footage)

Bob Crane

Self (archive footage)

Charles Boyer

Self (archive footage)

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