Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Synopsis

The life and work of Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish-born glove salesman who became one of Hollywood's greatest independent producers, is remembered in this classy documentary created for the PBS American Masters series. Based on A. Scott Berg's acclaimed biography, the film includes new interviews with Goldwyn's surviving family members as well as vintage interviews with such luminaries as Bette Davis, John Huston, Laurence Olivier and others.

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Key crew

• Mark A. CatalenaDirector
• Peter JonesDirector
• A. Scott BergWriter
• Peter JonesWriter

Cast

• Dustin HoffmanSelf - Narrator
• Samuel GoldwynSelf (archive footage)
• Tony GoldwynSelf
• Ann BlythSelf
• Bette DavisSelf (archive footage)
• Marlon BrandoSelf (archive footage)
• Dana AndrewsSelf (archive footage)
• Gary CooperSelf (archive footage)
• Ronald ColmanSelf (archive footage)
• Eddie CantorSelf (archive footage)
• Dorothy DandridgeSelf (archive footage)
• Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Self (archive footage)

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