Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991)
Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907-90), a Hollywood legend.
Top billed cast
Sally FieldSelf - Hostess
Barbara StanwyckSelf (archive footage)
Joan BlondellSelf (archive footage)
Richard ChamberlainSelf (archive footage)
Gary CooperSelf (archive footage)
Henry FondaSelf (archive footage)
Clark GableSelf (archive footage)
Van HeflinSelf (archive footage)
William HoldenSelf (archive footage)
Burt LancasterSelf (archive footage)
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