Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (1999)
Overview
Clara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl features scenes from 25 of her films, as well as interviews with family members and acquaintances.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.123 |
Directed By
Hugh Munro Neely
Crew
Hugh Munro Neely
Elaina Archer
Hugh Munro Neely
Elaina Archer
John J. Flynn
TOP CAST
Courtney Love
Narrator (voice)
David Stenn
Self - Clara's Biographer
Budd Schulberg
Self - Author and Screenwriter
Catherine Mulligan
Self - Clara's Friend
Rex Bell Jr.
Self - Clara's Son
Baby Peggy
Self - Clara's Co-Star in 'Helen's Babies'
Leonard Maltin
Self - Film Critic and Historian
A.C. Lyles
Self - Producer at Paramount
Marion Shilling
Self
Marge Marshall
Self - Clara's Friend
Charles "Buddy" Rogers
Self - Clara's Co-Star in 'Wings' (voice)
Jean Arthur
Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
Rex Bell
Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Louise Brooks
Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Richard Cromwell
Self (from Hoopla [1933]) (archive footage)
Marceline Day
Self (from The Wild Party [1929]) (archive footage)
Victor Fleming
Self (archive footage)
John Gilbert
Self (archive footage)
Elinor Glyn
Self - Author of 'It' (archive footage)
Jean Harlow
Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
Donald Keith
Self (from The Plastic Age [1925]) (archive footage)
Tom Kennedy
Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
Edna May Oliver
Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
Esther Ralston
Self (archive footage)
Gilbert Roland
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Ernest Torrence
Self (from Mantrap [1926]) (archive footage)
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