Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

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

00:05:43 She was, after all, a movie actress...

00:10:25 Off-screen, Crawford continued to better herself at MGM.

00:14:50 Filmdom had a new star...

00:19:06 At MGM, they had some voice coaches.

00:22:27 The eyebrows, which she exaggerated, also became a trademark of hers.

00:25:54 It was a flop and she never forgot it.

00:29:39 More than any actress that I ever worked with. . .

00:33:08 A gaffer, he fell and the spotlight fell on top of him. Like, you know, 30 feet.

00:36:45 . . .with the other actress.

00:40:04 ...on the grounds of mental anguish...

00:43:36 The house had to be closed up. She didn't work for almost three years.

00:47:15 . . .and scrambled back to bed, waiting for the press. . .

00:51:03 I know she hated that laundry with an absolute passion.

00:54:49 We were looking at Humoresque, and I said:

00:58:00 They were like jittery beyond-- You can't imagine.

01:01:29 That's our Joan.

01:04:39 When you're an actress, there are all these women. . .

01:07:56 Crawford starred in Columbia Pictures ' Autumn Leaves...

01:11:14 I've never asked for more.

01:14:41 The presenter said, "The winner is Anne Bancroft in The Miracle Worker. "

01:18:16 ...so she continued her career on television when film offers were scarce.

01:21:49 . . .of not being able to perform as the great movie star.

300:00:00 to fix it up.