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Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000)

NR ★ 7.0/10 56 min Documentary, TV Movie United States English
Director: Bridget Terry
Streaming: Not available

Description

From 1915-1939, Frances Marion was one of the most powerful talents in the movie industry. In one of the most liberating eras for women in film, she wrote more than 200 movies and was the world's highest paid screenwriter - man or woman. Kathy Bates gives voice to Marion's words from her letters, diaries, and memoirs. Includes commentary by silent film historian Kevin Brownlow, critic Leonard Maltin, and Marion's celebrated biographer Cari Beauchamp. Current women filmmakers reflect on the legacy left to them by Marion and the pioneering women of early Hollywood.

Top Cast

Frances Marion
Frances Marion Self (archive footage)
Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman Self - Narrator (voice)
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates Frances Marion (voice)
Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper Self
Martha Coolidge
Martha Coolidge Self
Fay Kanin
Fay Kanin Self
Callie Khouri
Callie Khouri Self
Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin Self

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