Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

★ 4.4IMDb Score
Released:2018-04-27
Duration:62 min
Director:Alexa Foreman
Actors:Lee Grant, Molly Haskell, Leonard Maltin, Marylyn Roh, David Wyler
Production:

Overview:

This documentary recounts the difficult choice actress Mary Astor had to make after learning her personal, very intimate, diaries had been stolen. The film tells the story of Astor's 1936 child custody case.

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