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Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001)

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Runtime: 65 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Synopsis: Brooklyn-born Ziegfield girl Marion Davies met William Randolph Hearst in the early 1920s. His financial backing, married to her drive and ambition catapulted her into the world of Hollywood... Brooklyn-born Ziegfield girl Marion Davies met William Randolph Hearst in the early 1920s. His financial backing, married to her drive and ambition catapulted her into the world of Hollywood royalty. Aside from becoming the center of the Hollywood social world, which she ruled from the castle Hearst built for her, San Simeon, she also went down in cinema history as the first and funniest screwball comedian as evidenced in films such as SHOW PEOPLE and THE PATSY. Using archival film clips, interviews, and rare home movies, this remarkable documentary explores the life and work of this amazing personality. Also included is Davies' rarely seen classic, QUALITY STREET (1927, 110 minutes). [More]

Starring: Marion Davies

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Dec 3, 2002

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  • Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. As star of two of the best comedies ever made, "Show People" and "The Patsy," she combined zany slapstick and exuberant mimicry; she was also famous for her 35-year-long love affair with William Randolph Hearst. Unfortunately she has too often been remembered for a film in which she never appeared: "Citizen Kane." Orson Welles may have based his great film on the life of Hearst, but Davies was nothing like Susan Alexander. This loving and insightful combination of archival film clips, interviews, and rare home movies explores her life and work, from her days dancing in the Ziegfield Follies through her relationship with Hearst, which led to Hearst creating for her a movie studio and a legendary castle where she reigned over the elite of Hollywood. Narrated by Charlize Theron, this moving tribute to a silver screen legend is one to cherish.
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