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“With scenes from more than 25 films, a documentary portrait of the screen's first sex symbol”

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl (1999)

June 14, 19991h 2mEN
8.3

4 votes

DocumentaryTV Movie

Overview

Clara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl features scenes from 25 of her films, as well as interviews with family members and acquaintances.

Top Billed Cast

Courtney Love

Courtney Love

Narrator (voice)

David Stenn

David Stenn

Self - Clara's Biographer

Budd Schulberg

Budd Schulberg

Self - Author and Screenwriter

Catherine Mulligan

Catherine Mulligan

Self - Clara's Friend

Rex Bell Jr.

Rex Bell Jr.

Self - Clara's Son

Baby Peggy

Baby Peggy

Self - Clara's Co-Star in 'Helen's Babies'

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Self - Film Critic and Historian

A.C. Lyles

A.C. Lyles

Self - Producer at Paramount

Marion Shilling

Marion Shilling

Self

Marge Marshall

Marge Marshall

Self - Clara's Friend

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Self - Clara's Co-Star in 'Wings' (voice)

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)

Rex Bell

Rex Bell

Self (archive footage)

Clara Bow

Clara Bow

Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

Louise Brooks

Louise Brooks

Self (archive footage)

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Production Companies

Timeline FilmsUCLA Film and Television ArchiveTurner Classic Movies

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