Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

BIOGRAPHY OF A GREAT STAR

7.5

1997

0h 58m

HD

Documentary

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.

Top Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Self (archive footage)

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain

Self (archive footage)

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Self (archive footage)

Paul Douglas

Paul Douglas

Self (archive footage)

S

Shirley Eder

Self

Frank Fay

Frank Fay

Self (archive footage)

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Self (archive footage)

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