Los Angeles Plays Itself
movie
Released July 28, 2004
Genres:
Overview
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
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Encke King
as
Narrator (voice)
Ben Alexander
as
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Jim Backus
as
Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Brenda Bakke
as
Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Barbara O. Jones
as
Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
Gene Barry
as
Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
Richard Basehart
as
Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
Hugh Beaumont
as
George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
William Bendix
as
Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Ann Blyth
as
Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Jim Bouton
as
Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)
Grand L. Bush
as
FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)
