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The Worst Episodes of The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

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The Worst Episodes of The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures from the 1920s to the 1960s.
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood Season 1 Episode 5 - Dark Victory
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #1 - Dark Victory

    S1:E5

    The 1950s were a time of mounting paranoia, reflected by the studio's ventures into film noir. Robert Mitchum makes his first screen appearance, Val Lewton creates Zombies and Cat People, and the House Un-American Activities Committee stalks its prey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood Season 1 Episode 6 - Howard's End
    7.9/10(27 votes)

    #2 - Howard's End

    S1:E6

    Series concludes as Howard Hughes' purchase of RKO has a devastating effect on the studio.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood Season 1 Episode 1 - Birth of a Titan
    8.0/10(33 votes)

    #3 - Birth of a Titan

    S1:E1

    Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures through the eyes of the people who worked there from its creation at the start of the talkies in the late 1920s.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood Season 1 Episode 3 - A Woman's Lot
    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #4 - A Woman's Lot

    S1:E3

    The story of RKO Pictures, told through the eyes of the people who worked there, traces the films made at RKO for and by women, concentrating on the careers of Ginger Rogers and Katharine Hepburn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood Season 1 Episode 4 - It's All True
    8.2/10(22 votes)

    #5 - It's All True

    S1:E4

    Orson Welles spent a hectic few years at RKO, making Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons and the abandoned It's All True.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood Season 1 Episode 2 - Let's Face the Music and Dance
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    #6 - Let's Face the Music and Dance

    S1:E2

    He examines the musicals made in the mid 1930s with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Includes interviews with both stars, the producer Pando Berman and choreographer Hermes Pan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Dark Victory" is the worst rated episode of "The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood". It scored 7.9/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/31/1987. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Howard's End".