Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997)

7.7/10 • 58 min • Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Self (archive footage)

Richard Chamberlain

Self (archive footage)

Gary Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Kirk Douglas

Self (archive footage)

Paul Douglas

Self (archive footage)

Frank Fay

Self (archive footage)

Henry Fonda

Self (archive footage)

Charlton Heston

William Holden

Self (archive footage)

Burt Lancaster

Self (archive footage)

Roddy McDowall

Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

Ricardo Montalban

Eugene Pallette

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Edward G. Robinson

Self (archive footage)

Robert Ryan

Self (archive footage)

Aaron Spelling

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