

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999-06-14 · 62 min · ★ 8.2
Clara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl features scenes from 25 of her films, as well as interviews with family members and acquaintances.
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- Directors
- Hugh Munro Neely
- Production companies
- Timeline Films, UCLA Film and Television Archive, Turner Classic Movies
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Courtney LoveNarrator (voice)
David StennSelf - Clara's Biographer
Budd SchulbergSelf - Author and Screenwriter
Baby PeggySelf - Clara's Co-Star in 'Helen's Babies'
Leonard MaltinSelf - Film Critic and Historian
A.C. LylesSelf - Producer at Paramount
Marion ShillingSelf
Charles 'Buddy' RogersSelf - Clara's Co-Star in 'Wings' (voice)
Jean ArthurSelf (from The Saturday Night Kid [1929]) (archive footage)
Rex BellSelf (archive footage)
Clara BowSelf / Various Roles (archive footage)
Louise BrooksSelf (archive footage)
Gary CooperSelf / Various Roles (archive footage)
Richard CromwellSelf (from Hoopla [1933]) (archive footage)
Marceline DaySelf (from The Wild Party [1929]) (archive footage)
Victor FlemingSelf (archive footage)
John GilbertSelf (archive footage)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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