Showbiz Ballyhoo
The golden age of the Hollywood studio system.
May 5, 1982
1h 16m
Overview
Rare footage reveals how stars were created and motion pictures sold, and how the the advent of sound and color changed movies.
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In United States
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Cast
David Steinberg
Self / Host & Narrator (voice)
Wallace Beery
Self (archive footage)
Edgar Bergen
Self (archive footage)
Milton Berle
Self (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart
Self (archive footage)
James Cagney
Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper
Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Bette Davis
Self (archive footage)
Cecil B. DeMille
Self (archive footage)
Marie Dressler
Self (archive footage)
Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
Joan Fontaine
Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
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