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Moviedrome: Mommie Dearest

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Introduced by Mark Cousins.

Film biography of Joan Crawford, based on the book by her adopted daughter Christina, starring Faye Dunaway

Christina and Christopher, the adopted children of film star Joan Crawford, grow up in a blaze of publicity. But their life suffers when Crawford's popularity wanes in the forties.
Director Frank Perry (1981,15)
Subtitled.
The Moviedrome season continues on Friday at midnight with Johnny Guitar
# See Films: pp 58-63 ****

Contributors

Presenter (Moviedrome):
Mark Cousins
Director:
Frank Perry
Joan Crawford:
Faye Dunaway
Christina Crawford:
Diana Scarwid
Gret Savitt:
Steve Forrest
Louis B Mayer:
Howard Da Silva
Christina as a child:
Mara Hobel
Carol Ann:
Rutanya Alda
Al Steele:
Harry Goz
Christopher:
Xander Berkeley
Source: Radio Times

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