The best Joan Blondell’s documentary movies

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

30/08/1906- 25/12/1979
We present our ranking of the best Joan Blondell’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Joan Blondell.

Complicated Women

Complicated Women
7.7/10
A look at actresses who starred in films with thought-provoking subjects made between 1930 and July 1934, before the Hollywood Production Code —the infamous Hays Code— was enforced.

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
7.1/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 06/08/1975
  • Character: (archive footage)
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen
5.9/10
Collection of Warner's stars blundering through missed takes.

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
7.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 15/05/2008
  • Character: Herself
Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business. In time, the Warner Brothers moved into film production and would open their own studio in 1923.

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
7.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 15/07/1991
  • Character: Herself (archive footage)
Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and career of Barbara Stanwyck, a Hollywood legend.

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
7.1/10
Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.

One And One Is One

One And One Is One
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/01/1936
  • Character: Herself
These home movies shot by Dick Powell feature his wife Joan Blondell in a series of poses and dances as she tries on various dresses.

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