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.

Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)

Diane Baker
Self

Ann Blyth
Self (archive footage)

Ben Cooper
Self

Bette Davis
Self (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self (archive footage)

Clark Gable
Self (archive footage)

Greta Garbo
Self (archive footage)

Walter Huston
Self (archive footage)
Cindy Jordan
Self
Herbert Kenwith
Self
Elva Martien
Self

Uncle Yanco
Uncle Yanco

Pat XO
Pat XO

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

The Aviatrix
The Aviatrix

Hobbyhorse Revolution
Hobbyhorse Revolution
Uranium Drive-In
Uranium Drive-In

Zaineb Hates the Snow
Zaineb Hates the Snow

Geheimkommando Familie
Geheimkommando Familie

Stray Dog
Stray Dog

Summer of Love
Summer of Love

Carlotta
Carlotta

Out in the Night
Out in the Night