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

Encke King Narrator (voice)

Ben Alexander Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

Jim Backus Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Brenda Bakke Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

Barbara O. Jones Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)

Gene Barry Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)

Richard Basehart Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)

Hugh Beaumont George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

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