Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story

Season 1 Episode 2: Let's Face the Music and Dance

Jul 10, 1987NR1h8.5

He examines the musicals made in the mid 1930s with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Includes interviews with both stars, the producer Pando Berman and choreographer Hermes Pan.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Birth of a Titan

1. Birth of a Titan

Aired: Jul 3, 1987

Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures through the eyes of the people who w...

Episode 3 A Woman's Lot

3. A Woman's Lot

Aired: Jul 17, 1987

The story of RKO Pictures, told through the eyes of the people who worked the...

Episode 4 It's All True

4. It's All True

Aired: Jul 24, 1987

Orson Welles spent a hectic few years at RKO, making Citizen Kane, The Magnif...

Episode 5 Dark Victory

5. Dark Victory

Aired: Jul 31, 1987

The 1950s were a time of mounting paranoia, reflected by the studio's venture...

Episode 6 Howard's End

6. Howard's End

Aired: Aug 7, 1987

Series concludes as Howard Hughes' purchase of RKO has a devastating effect o...


Info about Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story

Network: BBC Four

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary, History