E! Mysteries & Scandals: Gail Russell (2000)
Maria Ciaccia (film historian), Andrew J. Fenady, Karen Burroughs Hannsberry (author), Kirk Crivelle (Author), Johnny Grant (Honorary Mayor of Hollywood), Jimmy Lydon (actor), Ruth Warrick (actress) and A.C. Lyles discuss the troubled life of Gail Russell.
Russell got her major break when she was just seventeen but her shyness led her to alcohol, which is eventually what cost her her career and life. As with the best episodes from this series, there's a lot of dark moments that happened to Russell and they're all discussed here. The interviews themselves are extremely good and especially when you consider that some of them are with people who knew Russell. We also get to hear stories about her final years, which were full of bad times.
Episode: A-
Maria Ciaccia (film historian), Andrew J. Fenady, Karen Burroughs Hannsberry (author), Kirk Crivelle (Author), Johnny Grant (Honorary Mayor of Hollywood), Jimmy Lydon (actor), Ruth Warrick (actress) and A.C. Lyles discuss the troubled life of Gail Russell.
Russell got her major break when she was just seventeen but her shyness led her to alcohol, which is eventually what cost her her career and life. As with the best episodes from this series, there's a lot of dark moments that happened to Russell and they're all discussed here. The interviews themselves are extremely good and especially when you consider that some of them are with people who knew Russell. We also get to hear stories about her final years, which were full of bad times.
Episode: A-