Movie: Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

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Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman

Self - Narrator

Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn

Self (archive footage)

Tony Goldwyn
Tony Goldwyn

Self

Ann Blyth
Ann Blyth

Self

Bette Davis
Bette Davis

Self (archive footage)

Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage)

Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews

Self (archive footage)

Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman

Self (archive footage)

Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor

Self (archive footage)

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    The life and work of Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish-born glove salesman who became one of Hollywood's greatest independent producers, is remembered in this classy documentary created for the PBS American Masters series. Based on A. Scott Berg's acclaimed biography, the film includes new interviews with Goldwyn's surviving family members as well as vintage interviews with such luminaries as Bette Davis, John Huston, Laurence Olivier and others.

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    2001-10-07

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    8

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