Ed Asner
Himself - Presenter
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood (1987)
Season 1
Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Released July 2, 1987
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, History
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Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Birth of a Titan
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.
July 3, 1987, midnight
S1E2 - Let's Face the Music and Dance
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.
July 10, 1987, midnight
S1E3 - A Woman's Lot
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.
July 17, 1987, midnight
S1E4 - It's All True
Orson Welles spent a hectic few years at RKO, making Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons and the abandoned It's All True.
July 24, 1987, midnight
S1E5 - Dark Victory
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.
July 31, 1987, midnight
S1E6 - Howard's End
Series concludes as Howard Hughes' purchase of RKO has a devastating effect on the studio.
Aug. 7, 1987, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: July 2, 1987
Last Air Date: Aug. 7, 1987, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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