Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

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Born Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellent reviews for a bit part in a Broadway play — and she had a new name: Barbara Stanwyck.

Date: 05/12/1997

Rating: 7.0

Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Chamberlain, Gary Cooper, Kirk Douglas, Paul Douglas, Shirley Eder, Frank Fay, Henry Fonda, Charlton Heston, William Holden, Burt Lancaster, Roddy McDowall, Nolan Miller, Marilyn Monroe, Ricardo Montalban, Eugene Pallette, Ronald Reagan, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Ryan, Aaron Spelling, Robert Stack, Robert Taylor, Bob Thomas, Robert Wagner, Clifton Webb, Mark Wolper, Brian Aherne, Edward Arnold, Janet Beecher, Eric Blore, Spring Byington, Charles Coburn, Audrey Dalton, William Demarest, Brian Donlevy, Preston Foster, Ralph Graves, Robert Greig, Van Heflin, Eddie Kane, J. Farrell MacDonald, Joel McCrea, Thelma Ritter

Barbara Stanwyck