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The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

1987 1 Seasons 6 Episodes ⭐ 9.0 Documentary

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

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

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

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

EP 2

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,

EP 3

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

EP 4

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

EP 5

Dark Victory

The 1950s were a time of mounting paranoia, reflected by the studio's ventures into film noir. Robert Mitchum makes his

EP 6

Howard's End

Series concludes as Howard Hughes' purchase of RKO has a devastating effect on the studio.

Popular Cast

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Self - Presenter