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Original Release
06/07/1995
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Lithgow | Self - Host |
| Kathleen Turner | Matty Walker / Self - Narrator |
| Howland Chamberlain | Freddie Bauer (clip from Force of Evil (1948)) |
| Gloria Swanson | Norma Desmond |
| James Seay | Officer Janocek (clip from The Asphalt Jungle (1950)) |
| Tom Powers | Mr. Dietrichson (clip from Double Indemnity (1944)) |
| Robert Osterloh | Hampton Policeman (clip from Gun Crazy (1950)) |
| Helen Walker | Alicia Brown (clip from The Big Combo (1955)) |
| Mildred Dunnock | Mrs. Rizzo (clip from Kiss of Death (1947)) |
| Hope Emerson | Rose Given (clip from Cry of the City (1948)) |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hollywood Style | Wednesday, 07 June 1995 |
| 2 | The Studio System | Wednesday, 14 June 1995 |
| 3 | The Star | Wednesday, 21 June 1995 |
| 4 | The Western | |
| 5 | Romantic Comedy | Wednesday, 05 July 1995 |
| 6 | The Combat Film | Friday, 18 October 2002 |
| 7 | Film Noir | Sunday, 15 June 2003 |
| 8 | Film in the Television Age | Wednesday, 26 July 1995 |
| 9 | The Film School Generation | Wednesday, 02 August 1995 |
| 10 | The Edge of Hollywood | Saturday, 07 August 1999 |
| 11 | Film Language | Thursday, 22 August 1996 |
| 12 | Writing and Thinking about Film | Thursday, 22 August 1996 |
| 13 | Classic Hollywood Style Today |
Directors
Lilibet Foster, Jeffrey Schon, Lawrence Pitkethly, Tee Anderson, Alain Klarer
Writers
Alan Berliner, Mark Horowitz, Rick Smigielski
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Lithgow | Self - Host |
| Kathleen Turner | Matty Walker / Self - Narrator |
| Howland Chamberlain | Freddie Bauer (clip from Force of Evil (1948)) |
| Gloria Swanson | Norma Desmond |
| James Seay | Officer Janocek (clip from The Asphalt Jungle (1950)) |
| Tom Powers | Mr. Dietrichson (clip from Double Indemnity (1944)) |
| Robert Osterloh | Hampton Policeman (clip from Gun Crazy (1950)) |
| Helen Walker | Alicia Brown (clip from The Big Combo (1955)) |
| Mildred Dunnock | Mrs. Rizzo (clip from Kiss of Death (1947)) |
| Hope Emerson | Rose Given (clip from Cry of the City (1948)) |
| Peggy Cummins | Annie Laurie Starr (clip from Gun Crazy (1950)) |
| Edmund MacDonald | Charles Haskell Jr (clip from Detour (1945)) |
| Julie Dash | Self |
| Donald Douglas | Police Lieutenant Randall (clip from Murder, My Sweet (1944)) |
| Stanley Prager | Wally (clip from Force of Evil (1948)) |
| Iosif Stalin | Self |
| Abraham Polonsky | writer, Force of Evil / Self - director |
| Harry Lewis | Deputy Clyde Boston (clip from Gun Crazy (1950)) |
| Sasha Alpert | Woman |
| Nedrick Young | Dave Allister (clip from Gun Crazy (1950)) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gabrielle Pfeiffer | Producer |
| Shana Swanson | Producer |
| Lilibet Foster | Producer |
| Danielle Gardner | Producer |
| Sasha Alpert | Producer |
| Lorna Thomas | Producer |
| Brian Street | Producer |
| Jo Ralling | Producer |
| Alexia Lewnes | Producer |
| Pamela Koffler | Producer |
Editors
Stacia Thompson, Rick Smigielski, Christopher Tellefsen, Melissa Hacker, Corey Shaff
