In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s (2017)
Filmmakers (and canyon residents) Alexander and Anne Christine Von Wetter filmed this documentary for German Television in the early 1970s as a revealing close-up of an extraordinary period in America. The camera masters and 16mm negative were consequently lost to a devastating fire. Luckily, a lone VHS copy had been made, which spent the next 30 years on the studio shelf. The VHS was found heavily damaged, but a restoration team managed to salvage a fair grade of quality, which has since been remastered.
Director: Alexander von Wetter
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Russ Tamblyn as Self |
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Dean Stockwell as Self |
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Will Geer as Self |
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Herta Ware as Self |
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Billy Preston as Self |
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Fred Tackett as Self |
| Directing | Alexander von Wetter | Director |