Storyline

From 1915-1939, Frances Marion was one of the most powerful talents in the movie industry. In one of the most liberating eras for women in film, she wrote more than 200 movies and was the world's highest paid screenwriter - man or woman. Kathy Bates gives voice to Marion's words from her letters, diaries, and memoirs. Includes commentary by silent film historian Kevin Brownlow, critic Leonard Maltin, and Marion's celebrated biographer Cari Beauchamp. Current women filmmakers reflect on the legacy left to them by Marion and the pioneering women of early Hollywood.

Key Information

Director Bridget Terry
Writers Bridget Terry, Cari Beauchamp
Studio UCLA Film and Television Archive
Rating 7.0/10
Language EN

Cast & Crew

Frances Marion

Self (archive footage)

Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman

Self - Narrator (voice)

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Frances Marion (voice)

Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper

Self

Martha Coolidge

Martha Coolidge

Self

Fay Kanin

Fay Kanin

Self

Callie Khouri

Callie Khouri

Self

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Self

Frequently Asked Questions

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood was released on August 3, 2000.

The runtime of Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood is 56m.

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood is a Documentary, TV Movie movie.

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 on TMDB.

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood was directed by Bridget Terry.

The main cast of Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood includes Frances Marion, Uma Thurman, Kathy Bates.

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood is originally in English.