Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford , we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was.
Peter Fitzgerald
Peter Fitzgerald
Casts & Crew
Anjelica Huston
Diane Baker
Charles Busch
Ben Cooper
Christina Crawford
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Judy Geeson
Virginia Grey
Sydney Guilaroff
Herbert Kenwith
Anna Lee
Dickie Moore
Margaret O'Brien
Anita Page
Betsy Palmer
Cliff Robertson
Peter Rogers
Vincent Sherman
Karen Swensen
Carleton Varney
Bob Thomas
Also Directed by Peter Fitzgerald
Movie and stage icon Debbie Reynolds hosts the making of "Singin' in the Rain". The short documentary includes Donald O'Connor, who played the comical "Cosmo Brown", Stanley Donen, one half of the directors next to Gene Kelly, and Kathleen Freeman, who played Phoebe Dinsmore, Lina Lamont's (Jean Hagen) voice coach.
The star-crossed affair between the king and queen of Hollywood.
Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by MGM's production genius Irving Thalberg, the film boasted names like Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery and John and Lionel Barrymore and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. This short documentary takes a look at the making of the classic film.
A documentary directed by Peter Fitzgerald.
A short documentary which features on the UK DVD release (2004) of the film The Great Ziegfeld (1936), which includes interviews with Ziegfeld's daughter Patricia, and one of the film's stars, Luise Rainer. They discuss Ziegfeld's life and the making of the movie respectively.
A look into how L. Frank Baum's classic novel was transformed into one of the most beloved films of all time including archival interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and rare musical outtakes.
Though the MGM Musical "Words and Music" celebrates the brilliant body of work by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, the studio misrepresented Hart by omitting his excessive drinking and homosexuality as well as Rodgers' crankiness and perfectionism.
A documentary on the making of the Gene Kelly/Judy Garland musical The Pirate (1948)
Trying to control fiery Bette Davis, Jack Warner hired MGM veteran star Joan Crawford at his studio, spawning a string of dramatic hits and misses and her successful transition to middle-aged leading lady.
An exploration of gay masculinity at the 2019 International Mr. Leather convention.