Directed by:
Kevin BurnsCast:
James Coburn, Julie Andrews, Red Buttons, Alice Faye, Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Sheree North, Debbie Reynolds, Eli Wallach, Robert Wise, Jane Withers, Ted Donaldson (a.f.), George Chandler (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
Step inside the Hollywood dream factory! If you love movies, you won't want to miss this fascinating and fact-filled chronicle of the first 50 years of Twentieth Century Fox. Hosted by James Coburn, this look back at the birth of a major Hollywood movie studio is packed with 129 minutes worth of clips from over 120 films, revealing interviews, archival footage and fascinating film outtakes. You'll witness the boom times and the hard times. The unforgettable stars and stories. The trend-setting innovations and behind-the-scenes moments. They're here to enjoy as Shirley Temple, Tyrone Power, Betty Grable, Henry Fonda, Marilyn Monroe and more great stars shine...as beloved classics (The Grapes of Wrath, Miracle on 34th Street), musicals (The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!) and little gems (Charlie Chan at the Opera) shape legends and lore...as studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck builds an unforgettable Hollywood dream factory. They're all here. For a movie fan, they're all a dream come true. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
James Coburn
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Great Escape (1963)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Julie Andrews
UK
Best movies:
The Sound of Music (1965)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Red Buttons
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
One, Two, Three (1961)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Alice Faye
USA
Best movies:
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Fallen Angel (1945)
In Old Chicago (1937)
Roddy McDowall
UK
Best movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Don Murray
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Advise and Consent (1962)
Sheree North
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Gypsy Moths (1969)
Charley Varrick (1973)
Debbie Reynolds
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
Three Little Words (1950)
Eli Wallach
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Robert Wise
USA
Best movies:
The Stupids (1996)
Jane Withers
USA
Best movies:
Giant (1956)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Imitation of Life (1934)
Ted Donaldson (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
George Chandler (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
June Lang (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Bonnie Scotland (1935)
Warren Hymer (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Keye Luke (a.f.)
China
Best movies:
The Good Earth (1937)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
Herbert Mundin (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
David Copperfield (1935)
Walter Hampden (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
All About Eve (1950)
Sabrina (1954)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
William Eythe (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)
The House on 92nd Street (1945)
Tommy Noonan (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Adam's Rib (1949)
Born to Kill (1947)
The Set-Up (1949)