Hollywood

The Autocrats

E7    Feb 19, 1980    50m    TV-G
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Two of Hollywood's greatest directors, Cecil B. DeMille and Erich von Stroheim. One worked with the Hollywood system, the other against it. DeMille's pictures, lavish in detail and cost, made his studio a fortune, while Von Stroheim's similar ways, albeit to excess in footage and expense, resulted in films that were often either excessively cut by the studios or never released, leading to his being fired on several occasions.
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Cast of The Autocrats
  • James MasonSelf - Narrator
  • Hal RoachSelf
  • Louise BrooksSelf
  • Allan DwanSelf
  • King VidorSelf
  • Jackie CooganSelf
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Self
  • Leatrice JoySelf
  • Iron Eyes CodySelf
  • Harold LloydSelf
  • Bessie LoveSelf
  • Gloria SwansonSelf
  • Lillian GishSelf
  • Colleen MooreSelf
  • Adela Rogers St. JohnsSelf
  • Viola DanaSelf
  • Blanche SweetSelf
  • Charles "Buddy" RogersSelf
  • Byron HaskinSelf
  • Mary AstorSelf

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