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The Worst Episodes of The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

Every episode of The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood!

Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC Four

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 N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/31/1987. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Howard's End".

  • Dark Victory
    7.9/1024 votes
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    #1 - Dark Victory

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/31/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Howard's End
    7.9/1027 votes
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    #2 - Howard's End

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/7/1987

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Birth of a Titan
    8.0/1033 votes
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    #3 - Birth of a Titan

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/3/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Woman's Lot
    8.1/1023 votes
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    #4 - A Woman's Lot

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/17/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It's All True
    8.2/1022 votes
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    #5 - It's All True

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/24/1987

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Let's Face the Music and Dance
    8.5/1026 votes
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    #6 - Let's Face the Music and Dance

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/10/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A