The best Marion Davies’s documentary movies

Marion Davies

Marion Davies

03/01/1897- 22/09/1961
We present our ranking of the best Marion Davies’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 Marion Davies.

The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses
6.9/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 03/03/1965
  • Character: (archive footage)
This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie 'True Heart Susie,' starring Lillian Gish, to 'Love Me Tonight' (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy), and to Elizabeth Taylor in 'A Place in the Sun' (1951), plus much , much more.

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy
5.8/10
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III
7.5/10
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.

A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True
6.1/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 31/12/1935
  • Character: Herself (uncredited)
A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

The Battle Over Citizen Kane
7.7/10
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also as a relative complete bio of Hearst.

Hollywood Without Make-Up

Hollywood Without Make-Up
7.2/10
A collection of behind the scenes and home movies from the golden age of Hollywood.

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
7.3/10
Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. As star of two of the best comedies ever made, Show People and The Patsy, she combined zany slapstick and exuberant mimicry. Glamorous, witty and kind, both on screen and off, Davies was also famous for her 35-year-long love affair with William Randolph Hearst.

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
7.8/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 18/08/2015
  • Character: Herself (archive footage)
Documentary looking at the life and career of 1930s film star Leslie Howard. It features exclusive home movie footage, including footage from the Gone with the Wind set. The film includes extensive interviews with Howard's daughter, Leslie Ruth "Doodie" Howard, and contributions from friends and colleagues.

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