The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

1987
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

Seasons & Episodes

  • 1

EP1 Birth of a Titan Jul 03, 1987

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.

EP2 Let's Face the Music and Dance Jul 10, 1987

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.

EP3 A Woman's Lot Jul 17, 1987

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.

EP4 It's All True Jul 24, 1987

Orson Welles spent a hectic few years at RKO, making Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons and the abandoned It's All True.

EP5 Dark Victory Jul 31, 1987

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.

EP6 Howard's End Aug 07, 1987

Series concludes as Howard Hughes' purchase of RKO has a devastating effect on the studio.
8.5| 0h30m| en| More Info
Released: 03 July 1987 Ended
Producted By:
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gfzjr
Synopsis

Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures from the 1920s to the 1960s.

... View More
Stream Online

The movie is currently not available onine

Cast

Ed Asner

Director

Producted By

Trailers & Images

Reviews