Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

Oct 1, 2001

1h 26m

★ 7.3

On-screen she was all glamour, but her real life was film noir.

Overview

A rare behind the scenes look at the tragedies and bitter disappointments that plagued one of MGM's most popular leading ladies

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Soapbox Productions

Turner Classic Movies

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Robert Wagner

Self - Makeup Artist

Del Armstrong

Self

Jackie Cooper

Self

Cheryl Crane

Self

Kirk Douglas

Self - Publicist

Irving Fine

Self - Lana's Friend

Evie Wynn Johnson

Self

Juanita Moore

Self - Lana's Publicist

Glenn Rose

Self

Robert Stack

Self (archive footage)

Lana Turner

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