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The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

1987-07-03 Documentary 8

Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures from the 1920s to the 1960s.

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The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

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Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures from the 1920s to the 1960s.

  • First Aired
    1987-07-03
  • Last Aired
    1987-08-07
  • Creator
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Seasons
    1
  • Episodes
    6
  • Status
    Ended
  • Language
    English
  • Network
    BBC Four
Keywords:
hollywood history

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  • Season 1
Birth of a Titan

1. Birth of a Titan

Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures through the eyes of the people who worked there from its crea...More
Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures through the eyes of the people who worked there from its creation at the start of the talkies in the late 1920s.Less
60mins 1987-07-03
Let's Face the Music and Dance

2. Let's Face the Music and Dance

He examines the musicals made in the mid 1930s with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Includes interview...More
He examines the musicals made in the mid 1930s with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Includes interviews with both stars, the producer Pando Berman and choreographer Hermes Pan.Less
60mins 1987-07-10
A Woman's Lot

3. A Woman's Lot

The story of RKO Pictures, told through the eyes of the people who worked there, traces the films made...More
The story of RKO Pictures, told through the eyes of the people who worked there, traces the films made at RKO for and by women, concentrating on the careers of Ginger Rogers and Katharine Hepburn.Less
60mins 1987-07-17
It's All True

4. It's All True

Orson Welles spent a hectic few years at RKO, making Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons and the a...More
Orson Welles spent a hectic few years at RKO, making Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons and the abandoned It's All True.Less
60mins 1987-07-24
Dark Victory

5. Dark Victory

The 1950s were a time of mounting paranoia, reflected by the studio's ventures into film noir. Robert ...More
The 1950s were a time of mounting paranoia, reflected by the studio's ventures into film noir. Robert Mitchum makes his first screen appearance, Val Lewton creates Zombies and Cat People, and the House Un-American Activities Committee stalks its prey.Less
60mins 1987-07-31
Howard's End

6. Howard's End

Series concludes as Howard Hughes' purchase of RKO has a devastating effect on the studio.
Series concludes as Howard Hughes' purchase of RKO has a devastating effect on the studio.Less
60mins 1987-08-07

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Ed Asner

Ed Asner
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