Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

00:00:11 It's a great tragedy when people hear the name Joan Crawford.

00:05:37 But the Cudahy romance was not to endure intervention from his family...

00:09:31 The starlet was becoming an actress.

00:14:24 F. Scott Fitzgerald noted:

00:17:52 MGM fashioned something of a sequel to Our Dancing Daughters...

00:21:52 . . .but he was very active with his leading ladies and lovers.

00:25:21 -Stop! This has gone far enough. -Oh, no, it hasn't gone far enough.

00:28:43 He waved goodbye and blew me a kiss, and I never saw him again. "

00:32:16 ... though their actual marriage was an open one.

00:35:42 . . .because here was "The Queen of MGM" . . .

00:38:50 When it was her close-up, she gave the performance that she was there to do.

00:42:07 A whirlwind romance bloomed for Joan with B-movie actor Phillip Terry.

00:45:31 First time I visited her on a set was Mildred Pierce.

00:49:21 It was a means of saying, "I am the one in control. "

00:53:16 . . .with merry-go-rounds and pony rides.

00:56:19 My wife was a remarkable woman.

00:59:26 -Is that all? -Get a load of this.

01:02:48 I was being interviewed by the editor of one of the fan magazines.

01:05:56 . . .Crawford's need for control often led to conflicts with younger actresses.

01:09:02 She sees the opportunity to keep herself in the public eye. . .

01:12:16 Baby Jane provided an outlet for the rivals to unleash the fury...

01:15:36 When I got to the hospital, she said, "I just wanted get out of the picture. "

01:19:04 . . .and she just was not able to memorize lines.

01:22:26 ...for some of her favorite charities.