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Showbiz Ballyhoo

Showbiz Ballyhoo

1982•1h 16m•NR•Documentary

The golden age of the Hollywood studio system.

Rare footage reveals how stars were created and motion pictures sold, and how the the advent of sound and color changed movies.

Gayle Gibson Sedawie · Director

Norman Sedawie · Director

Norman Sedawie · Screenplay

Gayle Gibson Sedawie · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 16m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 5, 1982

Actors

David Steinberg

David Steinberg

Self - Host / Narrator (voice)

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Self (archive footage)

Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen

Self (archive footage)

Milton Berle

Milton Berle

Self (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

James Cagney

James Cagney

Self (archive footage)

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Self (archive footage)

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Self (archive footage)

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Self (archive footage)

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Self (archive footage)

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

Self (archive footage)

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

Self (archive footage)

Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

Self (archive footage)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Self (archive footage)

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