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Casting

Director

Thom Andersen

Producer

Thom Andersen

Writer

Thom Andersen

Director of Photography

Deborah Stratman

Editor

Peter Bo Rappmund

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Encke KingNarrator (voice)
Ben Alexander
Ben AlexanderOfficer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Jim Backus
Jim BackusFrank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Brenda Bakke
Brenda BakkeLana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Barbara O. Jones
Barbara O. JonesDorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
Gene Barry
Gene BarryDr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
Richard Basehart
Richard BasehartRoy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
Hugh Beaumont
Hugh BeaumontGeorge Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
William Bendix
William BendixBuzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Ann Blyth
Ann BlythVeda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Jim Bouton
Jim BoutonTerry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)
Grand L. Bush
Grand L. BushFBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)
James Cagney
James CagneyTom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
Lon Chaney Jr.
Lon Chaney Jr.Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)
John Considine
John ConsidineMatthew Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)
Bill Cosby
Bill CosbyAl Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
Robert Culp
Robert CulpFrank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
Howard Duff
Howard DuffDave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (archive footage)
Deanna Durbin
Deanna DurbinPenny in Three Smart Girls (archive footage)
Mark Frechette
Mark FrechetteMark in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)
John Garfield
John GarfieldNick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
Ben Gazzara
Ben GazzaraJackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
Bruce Glover
Bruce GloverDuffy in Chinatown (archive footage)
Marjoe Gortner
Marjoe GortnerJoby in Earthquake (archive footage)
James Griffith
James GriffithJesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)
Daria Halprin
Daria HalprinDaria in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)
Oliver Hardy
Oliver HardyOllie (archive footage)
Jean Harlow
Jean HarlowGwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
Bob Hope
Bob HopeAdam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage)
Lauren Hutton
Lauren HuttonGeorgia Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)
Henry Jaglom
Henry JaglomDean in Venice/Venice (archive footage)
David Janssen
David JanssenSteve in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Peter Jason
Peter JasonDuty Sergeant in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Roy Jenson
Roy JensonMulvihill in Chinatown (archive footage)
Jack Klugman
Jack KlugmanSandman in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Alan Ladd
Alan LaddPhilip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)
Stan Laurel
Stan LaurelStan (archive footage)
Al Leong
Al LeongUli in Die Hard (archive footage)
Jerry Lewis
Jerry LewisJerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)
Gary Lockwood
Gary LockwoodGeorge Matthews in Model Shop (archive footage)
Perry Lopez
Perry LopezEscobar in Chinatown (archive footage)
Lyle Lovett
Lyle LovettDetective DeLongpre in The Player (archive footage)
Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurrayWalter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage)
Guy Madison
Guy MadisonCliff Harper in Till the End of Time (archive footage)
Joe Mantell
Joe MantellWalsh in Chinatown (archive footage)
Matt McCoy
Matt McCoyBrett Chase in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Ralph Meeker
Ralph MeekerMike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (archive footage)
Sal Mineo
Sal MineoJohn 'Plato' Crawford in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Harry Morgan
Harry MorganOfficer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)
Robert Morley
Robert MorleySir Ambrose Abercrombie in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
Robert Morse
Robert MorseDennis Barlow in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
Tom Neal
Tom NealAl Roberts in Detour (archive footage)
Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd NolanDr. Vance in Earthquake (archive footage)
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'BrienFrank Bigelow in D.O.A (archive footage)
Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'ConnorLt. Christy French in Marlowe (archive footage)
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Belinda PalmerKatherine in Chinatown (archive footage)
Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen ProchnowMichael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)
Tony Roberts
Tony RobertsRob in Annie Hall (archive footage)
Cliff Robertson
Cliff RobertsonPresident in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Mitchell Ryan
Mitchell RyanThe Priest in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Ann Savage
Ann SavageVera in Detour (archive footage)
Zachary Scott
Zachary ScottMonte Beragon in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Paolo Seganti
Paolo SegantiJohnny Stompanato in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
James Stacy
James StacyJoe Brodnek in Flareup (archive footage)
Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine StoweKaren Carr in Unlawful Entry (archive footage)
David Strathairn
David StrathairnPierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Gloria Swanson
Gloria SwansonNorma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)
William Talman
William TalmanDave Purvis in Armoured Car Robbery (archive footage)
Larenz Tate
Larenz TateFrankie Lymon in Why Do Fools Fall In Love (archive footage)
George Tobias
George TobiasAl Doyle in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
Lana Turner
Lana TurnerCora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive footage)
Diane Venora
Diane VenoraJustine in Heat (archive footage)
John Vernon
John VernonMal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)
Craig Wasson
Craig WassonJake Scully in Body Double (archive footage)
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Keenen Ivory WayansDet. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage)
Jack Webb
Jack WebbSergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet (archive footage)
Raquel Welch
Raquel WelchMichele in Flareup (archive footage)
James Whitmore
James WhitmoreLou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)
Cornel Wilde
Cornel WildeGriff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)
Mykelti Williamson
Mykelti WilliamsonDet. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)
Jonathan Winters
Jonathan WintersWilbur Glenworthy in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
Natalie Wood
Natalie WoodJudy in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Jenny Wright
Jenny WrightDiz in Out of Bounds (archive footage)
Burt Young
Burt YoungCurly in Chinatown (archive footage)
Darrell Zwerling
Darrell ZwerlingHollis Mulwray in Chinatown (archive footage)
Kurt Russell
Kurt RussellSnake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)