Mrs. Patrick Campbell

A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.

Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

Mary is an impetuous romantic who marries British aristocrat Lord Philip Rexford on a whim. Their marriage is successful, though, and they grow closer over the years. Then, a trip to the Italian Riviera unexpectedly reunites Mary with her former beau, Tommie. After some vicious gossip makes Rexford distrust her, he begins work on a divorce. Mary must now choose between the man she has married and the man she once loved.

A young lady leaves her brutal husband and meets another man aboard a ship.

After moving from England to Canada, Tony becomes the owner of a dance hall and meets dancer, Maxine. Soon after falling in love, Tony learns he has become heir to his family’s fortune and duty compels him to return home to England. Back in England Tony meets Diana and is forced to choose between love and family duty.

A woman's dubious past proves to be a stumbling block when she becomes engaged to marry.

A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.