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44% Critic Match
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
4.4 / 10• 2018• 1h 2m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
This documentary recounts the difficult choice actress Mary Astor had to make after learning her personal, very intimate, diaries had been stolen. The film tells the story of Astor's 1936 child custody case.
Cast & Crew
Lee Grant
Narrator (voice)
Lead
Molly Haskell
Herself
Leonard Maltin
Himself
MR
Marylyn Roh
Herself, Mary Astor's daughter
DW
David Wyler
Himself, William Wyler's son
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alexa Foreman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
