Los Angeles Plays Itself

July. 28,2004      
Rating:
7.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.

Ben Alexander as  Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Jim Backus as  Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Brenda Bakke as  Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Gene Barry as  Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
Richard Basehart as  Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
Hugh Beaumont as  George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
William Bendix as  Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Ann Blyth as  Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Jim Bouton as  Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)
Grand L. Bush as  FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)

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