Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line Trailer (1997)
"BIOGRAPHY OF A GREAT STAR"12 May 1997Factual58 mins
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.
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