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.

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  Ben Alexander

  Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
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  Jim Backus

  Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
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  Brenda Bakke

  Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
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  Barbara O. Jones

  Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
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  Gene Barry

  Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
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  Richard Basehart

  Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
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  Hugh Beaumont

  George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
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  William Bendix

  Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
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  Ann Blyth

  Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
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  Jim Bouton

  Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)