Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

With scenes from more than 25 films, a documentary portrait of the screen's first sex symbol

7.7
19991h 2m

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Clara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl features scenes from 25 of her films, as well as interviews with family members and acquaintances.

Cast

Photo of Courtney Love

Courtney Love

Narrator (voice)

Photo of David Stenn

David Stenn

Self - Clara's Biographer

Photo of Budd Schulberg

Budd Schulberg

Self - Author and Screenwriter

Photo of Baby Peggy

Baby Peggy

Self - Clara's Co-Star in 'Helen's Babies'

Photo of Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Self - Film Critic and Historian

Photo of A.C. Lyles

A.C. Lyles

Self - Producer at Paramount

Photo of Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Self - Clara's Co-Star in 'Wings' (voice)

Photo of Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)

Photo of Rex Bell

Rex Bell

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Clara Bow

Clara Bow

Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

Photo of Louise Brooks

Louise Brooks

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

Photo of Richard Cromwell

Richard Cromwell

Self (from Hoopla [1933]) (archive footage)

Photo of Marceline Day

Marceline Day

Self (from The Wild Party [1929]) (archive footage)

Photo of Victor Fleming

Victor Fleming

Self (archive footage)

Photo of John Gilbert

John Gilbert

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Elinor Glyn

Elinor Glyn

Self - Author of 'It' (archive footage)

Photo of Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow

Self (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)

Photo of Donald Keith

Donald Keith

Self (from The Plastic Age [1925]) (archive footage)

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