The history of the major Golden Age of Hollywood film company, RKO Pictures.
Where to Watch Season 1
6 Episodes
Birth of a Titan
E1
Birth of a TitanEd 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.
Let's Face the Music and Dance
E2
Let's Face the Music and DanceThis hour's episode gives valuable background on the making of the popular Astaire-Rogers musicals at RKO in the 1930s, with clips of some of the dance numbers, and interviews with participants including the two stars.
A Woman's Lot
E3
A Woman's LotThe 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.
It's All True
E4
It's All TrueOrson Welles spent a hectic few years at RKO, making Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons and the abandoned It's All True.
Dark Victory
E5
Dark VictoryThe 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.
Howard's End
E6
Howard's EndSeries concludes as Howard Hughes' purchase of RKO has a devastating effect on the studio.
Cast of Season 1
Ed AsnerSelf - Presenter
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