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Why Robert Mitchum Was Unlike Any Other Star

The Hollywood Collection

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Robert Mitchum documentary, Hollywood biography, classic movie star, film legend, rare interviews, career retrospective, noir icon, western star, and unforgettable screen presence.

Explore the life and legacy of Robert Mitchum in this Hollywood Collection retrospective, featuring interviews with friends and co-workers, memorable film scenes, and reflections from the actor himself. Known for his tough-guy image, deep voice, quiet intensity, and magnetic screen presence, Mitchum became one of the most distinctive stars in classic Hollywood history.

This Robert Mitchum biography highlights his rise as a film icon, his acting style, his on-screen toughness, and the hidden sensitivity that made him so compelling. From noir dramas to westerns and unforgettable leading roles, discover why Robert Mitchum remains one of the greatest movie stars of all time.

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For nearly a century, Hollywood has captivated and influenced generation after generation of moviegoers. Its magic has left an indelible imprint on every culture with a movie projector. Originally broadcast on PBS, HBO/Cinemax, TNT, A&E, Lifetime, and Bravo, this is one of the most comprehensive collections of biographies and cinema retrospectives ever compiled, a spectacular treasury of 32 revealing biographies of Hollywood’s most beloved stars. These biographies, some narrated by the stars themselves, include interviews with friends, family members and colleagues, as well as clips from their most memorable films, and in some cases, rare home movies.

“Over 350 actors, writers, directors, producers, make-up people, publicists, agents, and family members all gave of themselves to help make these shows possible. This was the way it was in Hollywood in its classic era and these were the stars that captured us.” – Gene Feldman, producer/director of The Hollywood Collection.

Chapters:
00:00 Robert Mitchum’s Screen Presence
06:00 Childhood and Hardships
09:00 From Drifter to Actor
13:00 Early Hollywood Breakthrough
18:00 Life at RKO
22:00 Arrest and Public Image
24:30 No Movie Star Persona
30:00 Working With Great Directors
33:30 Heaven Knows and Sundowners
40:00 Ryan’s Daughter and Love Scenes
44:30 Drinking, Toughness, and Vulnerability
49:30 The Real Robert Mitchum

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20 Comments

@beaudare4717 3 years ago

I had the great pleasure of working with Robert Mitchum as an actor, near the end of his career and he was a joy to behold. Calm, thoughtful and a complete natural. A real genuine human being. They don't make leading men like him anymore..

@Neuroman26 4 years ago

Someone once said how intelligent he was, but when you have nothing to back it up with, no one takes that side of you seriously. Most underrated actor ever, a face which held so many secrets.

@s.v.2796 3 years ago

His Night of the Hunter is still, to my mind, one of them most frightening and best done terror movies to this day. What modern directors try to do with props, Mitchum did with sheer presence.

@voicegirl555 6 years ago

He died 23 years ago today and left a hole in films that can never never be filled. There was no one like him on the screen and never will be. What an actor he was! What a man he was! Never won a Oscar! Good! So many GREAT actors have never won Oscars. He is class company. Thank you Mitch for all the joy you gave and continue to give in the films you left behind.

@pamelarossell7027 3 years ago

He and Deborah Kerr had that chemistry on film. They were life long friends. RIP

@wesmcgee1648 4 years ago (edited)

My dad had a drink with Mitchum in the early 50s. Dad was sitting in a bar in Bossier City, Louisiana when Mitch walked in. A couple of drunks recognized him and started some s#$t. Mitchum knocked out both of them and bought dad a drink. I think Cape Fear was his best performance.

@Hutzjohn 4 years ago

I love the movies Mitchum made...what an exceptional actor he was....No one will ever equal him in "Cape Fear"!

@shuffleslunuffle 6 years ago

Worked with Bob in the early 90's (3yrs on African Skies)). What a gas! Coming back from a set, Bob was in the passenger seat , he reached over and turned off the radio. Then we sang 'House of the Rising Sun' together. "Hey Bob ya want to go to the Hotel Bar and have one?" Thanks, anyway. A martuni and a doobie, in my room and I'm good".

@mochawitch 5 years ago

What a guy. He never forgot where he came from; so modest. A great actor too.

@seanacameron8940 5 years ago

Mitch was "real". One could get so engrossed in his character. Such a wonderful man who cared for others. A rarity.

@nancun2837 5 years ago

When I saw Robert Mitchum in Isla Mujeres Mexico the early 1980s, on a rock, far from everywhere then, I was starstruck. Of course said you’re RM! He put his hand over his face like Give Me A Break. His wife came up and was so kind to me. Lovely woman

@519djw6 6 years ago

One of my favorite quotes from an actor: When Mitchum was asked whether he'd ever made a movie with Brando: "Brando's never made a movie with anyone."

@marjoriegarner5369 2 months ago

Im 84. If I had met him when I was young and beautiful, I would have been totally helpless. And I would never, ever have forgotten him.

@plasticweapon 1 year ago

"The beauty of that man. He's so still. He's moving and yet he's not moving." - lee marvin on robert mitchum

@HooDatDonDar 4 years ago

The perfect noir star. He believes in something - and can deal with a world that doesn’t.

When he is a villain ( Cape Fear, Night of the Hunter) he is the scariest, cause all that tough quality is in the service of evil.

For me, hands down, the coolest guy to work in Hollywood, ever.

@poetcomic1 6 years ago (edited)

When Mitchum got arrested for smoking pot - it was almost certainly 'the end of his career'. But the next day in newspapers all across the country they reported what Mitchum said when the cop asked him his profession. "Former movie actor." The whole country laughed at that and if anything it enhanced his 'bad boy' reputation. .

@Douglas-up2vh 2 years ago

Classic Hollywood Legend. RIP Robert Mitchum. You made your mark in Classic Hollywood that will live forever.

@lisamontefiore3047 4 years ago

I loved Robert Mitchum's style of acting. He was "cool" long before that word came into vogue.

@tombasye1016 4 years ago

Mitchum Was One Of The Most Unique Hollywood Actor, That He Will Never Be Forgotten. RIP

@tdp73 5 years ago

I was working at the newly remodeled Desert Inn Hotel and Casino in 1978. Robert Mitchum was there to dedicate a plaque to Howard Hughes who had recently passed away. I think they were friends, but not sure! Hughes owned the Desert Inn along with 4 other hotel casinos in Vegas . As I was going to lunch, I walked thru the coffee shop, Robert Mitchum was sitting alone near the entrance. He was wearing sunglasses and just sitting by himself. I totally regret that I didn't stop at his table as I walked by, if only to tell him how much I admired his acting. But employees were instructed not to speak to celebrities so I kept walking. I told a waitress as I passed into the employees back Hall that Robert Mitchum was sitting alone at the table by the entrance wearing sunglasses. She didn't believe me at first, but realized that it really was him!