Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
"Step Inside A Hollywood Dream Factory"
The first half century of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from its beginnings under Hungarian immigrant William Fox to it emergence as a major studio.
"Step Inside A Hollywood Dream Factory"
The first half century of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from its beginnings under Hungarian immigrant William Fox to it emergence as a major studio.
Julie Andrews
Narrator
James Coburn
Host
Red Buttons
Self
Alice Faye
Self
Roddy McDowall
Self
Don Murray
Self
Debbie Reynolds
Self
Eli Wallach
Self
Robert Wagner
Self
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