Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

May. 12,1997      
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Barbara Stanwyck as  Self (archive footage)
Richard Chamberlain as  Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper as  Self (archive footage)
Kirk Douglas as  Self (archive footage)
Paul Douglas as  Self (archive footage)
Frank Fay as  Self (archive footage)
Henry Fonda as  Self (archive footage)
Charlton Heston as  Self
William Holden as  Self (archive footage)
Burt Lancaster as  Self (archive footage)

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