
Los Angeles Plays Itself
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
Cast
Narrator (voice)
Encke KingOfficer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Ben AlexanderFrank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Jim BackusLana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Brenda BakkeDorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
Barbara O. JonesDr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
Gene BarryRoy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
Richard BasehartGeorge Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Hugh BeaumontBuzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
William BendixVeda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Ann Blyth
Encke KingOfficer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Ben AlexanderFrank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Jim BackusLana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Brenda BakkeDorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
Barbara O. JonesDr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
Gene BarryRoy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
Richard BasehartGeorge Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Hugh BeaumontBuzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
William BendixVeda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Ann Blyth