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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • May 1997
  • 58mins

  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Gene Feldman,

    Stephen Janson,

    Starring

    Barbara Stanwyck,

    Richard Chamberlain,

    Gary Cooper,

    Kirk Douglas

    ...

    Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellent reviews for a bit part in a Broadway play — and she had a new name: Barbara Stanwyck.