Joan Crawford: Always the Star

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.

Where to watch

Free

Streaming data powered by JustWatch. View on TMDB

Cast

Joan Crawford

Self (archive footage)

Diane Baker

Self

Ann Blyth

Self (archive footage)

Ben Cooper

Self

Bette Davis

Self (archive footage)

More like this

Love, Gilda

2018

To Be Takei

2014

Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream

2013

Heart of a Dog

2015

We Live in Public

2009