How Real is 'The Star'?

A short documentary about the Bette Davis film, The Star from 1952.

Cast

Charles Busch

as Self

Carol Kane

as Self

Bette Davis

as Self (archive footage)

Natalie Wood

as Self (archive footage)

Boze Hadleigh

as Self

Charlotte Chandler

as Self

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