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The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980)
The story of the 1950s platinum-blonde sex symbol whose search for stardom and meteoric (if brief) career ended in an automobile accident when she was 36.
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The story of the 1950s platinum-blonde sex symbol whose search for stardom and meteoric (if brief) career ended in an automobile accident when she was 36.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Drama, TV Movie
Written By:
In Theaters:10/29/1980
Box Office:
Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Alan Landsburg Productions
Cast
Dick Lowry
Director
Loni Anderson
Jayne Mansfield
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mickey Hargitay
Ray Buktenica
Bob Garrett
Kathleen Lloyd
Carol Sue Peters
G.D. Spradlin
Gerald Conway
Dave Shelley
Barry Charles
Laura Jacoby
Jayne Marie (at 6)
Whitney Rydbeck
Photographer
John Medici
Bud Leland
Lewis Arquette
Publicity Man
James Jeter
Middle-Aged Man
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