Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line 1997

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.

On location

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The cast

Barbara Stanwyck Self (archive footage)

Richard Chamberlain Self (archive footage)

Gary Cooper Self (archive footage)

Kirk Douglas Self (archive footage)

Paul Douglas Self (archive footage)

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Shirley Eder Self

Frank Fay Self (archive footage)

Henry Fonda Self (archive footage)

Charlton Heston Self

William Holden Self (archive footage)

Burt Lancaster Self (archive footage)

Roddy McDowall Self

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Nolan Miller Self

Marilyn Monroe Self (archive footage)

Top billing shown. Full cast and crew on IMDB ↗

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