The RKO Story - Howard's Way
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The story of how RKO declined when it was bought by Howard Hughes, including many, many stories of him treating actresses as property, and a plot by Stewart Granger to murder Hughes because of his predatory behaviour with women. 7th August 1987.
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@lsimon343 5 years ago
Anyone who truly knows Howard would have the respect to NOT call the Hercules the “ Spruce Goose” Howard HATED that name snd it was dismissive to his incredible plane which would inspire the B 52 and jumbo jets. Howard was a true innovator. Too bad OCD robbed him of his later years BUT LOOK AT WHAT HE ACCOMPLISHED ANYWAY!
@julianyc422 4 years ago
Russell was called cranky because she called out sexual harassment and wouldn't sleep with anyone but her husband.
@marksamuelsen2750 2 years ago
Many Years Ago I Had The Opportunity To Go Inside The “Spruce Goose “. Sorry Howard. My Ex Wife & I Were In LA for a Business Meeting. Inside the Goose was Very Interesting but We Couldn’t Go into the Wings. I remember Thinking That I Was Sitting In The Same Seat As Hughes when he Flew the Ship . I was thrilled.
@gentlemanjake8005 4 years ago (edited)
@lsimon I think you may be missing one of the key points of this program, which is that a lot of people DID NOT respect Howard Hughes. However innovative he was in aviation, he was incompetent as a studio boss. He also relentlessly harassed actresses and abused his power to sabotage their careers if he was rejected.
@williamsnyder5616 2 years ago
In the glory days of Hollywood, the Majors and the mini-majors we're determined as to whether they owned theaters chains to exhibit their films. "The Big Five'' studios, which owned the theaters, were MGM, Warners, Paramount, Fox and RKO while the ''Little Three,'' which did not own theaters, were Columbia, Universal and United Artists. With the exceptions of MGM and Columbia, the other studios all had some moments where dodged bankruptcy. However, RKO was the most egregious. It was consistently the most mis-managed of all the studios, changing it's image and it's style. And, it wasn't just Hughes, although he put the final nail in the coffin. "The RKO Story''does a good job of explaining how chaotic mis-management can destroy a company.
@lawrencegoldworm 4 months ago
Really great documentary about the people and times that was RKO. Thank you!
@doreenkrodel6392 3 years ago
Soundtrack lags the picture by more than a full minute about a third of the way in until the end. Too bad.
@classiclife7204 2 years ago
Ah, the "Hollywood Golden Age", lol, when, if you were a woman, you were liable to be treated like a streetwalker, accomplishments be damned, husband and kids be damned. Hughes was merely the worst of a bad bunch, his pathetic horniness merely more prominent.
@sulevisydanmaa9981 2 years ago
ACC TO AVA S AUTOBIO, Howard smelled so bad she never wanted to have it off with him, since he never showered nor bathed. What a genius. Jean Peters didn t mind ...
The RKO Story - Howard's Way
VHS Video vault
60,227 views
The story of how RKO declined when it was bought by Howard Hughes, including many, many stories of him treating actresses as property, and a plot by Stewart Granger to murder Hughes because of his predatory behaviour with women. 7th August 1987.