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22. Nov. 2016 · Although The Purple Diaries consists largely of transcripts of the sensational custody trial between Astor and her brutish ex-husband Franklin Thorpe, film lovers will want to delve into this book to gain a larger view of Astor and the film world circa 1935. George S. Kaufman, Ruth Chatterton, John Barrymore and other luminaries figure into the scandal, but really this book shows the tension ...
The fascinating story of the child custody trial that Mary Astor and her second husband went through in 1936, played out in the press while the star was making the film ‘Dodsworth.’ Any publicity like this was highly sensitive in Hollywood at the time, and Astor standing up to a gang of studio execs to prioritize her child over possible damage to her career was truly admirable. The story ...
The film tells the story of Astor's 1936 child custody case. Full Cast of Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor. Lee Grant . plays Narrator (voice) About Lee Grant See All Credits → . Molly Haskell . plays Herself. About Molly Haskell See All Credits →. Le ...
In 1936, actress Mary Astor was at the height of a Hollywood career that had begun in 1922 and had seen her move successfully through dozens of silent films in the 20s and into the "talkies." Her 74th film, the screen adaptation of Sinclair Lewis ' novel Dodsworth, was in production, with Mary playing the "other woman."
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor (2018) is a reminder that sex scandals in the film industry are as old as the industry itself. From the very beginning of the medium, the public was fascinated with the private lives of people they would only see projected onto the silver screen. In the1930s, stars like Jean Harlow made headlines for her unmarried romances, but as she was known for playing sexy ...
She had a little notebook and she kept track of the birds and their comings and goings. She knew every bird. She wrote everything down. When who and who came, you know. She started there. And she had that drive, like we discussed, that incredible drive to always be doing something. So, that's what she did.
SCANDAL: THE TRIAL OF MARY ASTOR. Directed by. Alexa Foreman . United States, 2018. Documentary. 62. Synopsis. Mary Astor has to make a difficult choice after learning her personal diaries have been stolen. Synopsis. Mary Astor has to make a difficult cho ...
