Los Angeles Plays Itself
Main Cast
Encke KingNarrator (voice)
Ben AlexanderOfficer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Jim BackusFrank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Brenda BakkeLana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Barbara O. JonesDorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
Gene BarryDr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)Synopsis
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.
