The title is THIS IS FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN, And so it is, in this clips-and-narration documentary about the silent star. The narration is provided by Chris Bushman, the star's grandson, who started out in the Motion Picture Trust era, and continued working through his death in 1966 in his 80s. Bushman made and spent millions, and never expressed any regrets.
At an hour in length, there's no real sense of any arc to Bushman's life; like many a professional actor, he kept on performing, on stage, on radio, and in small bits in movies. Perhaps that's the point of this documentary: a real actor keeps on acting, because that's what he does.
At an hour in length, there's no real sense of any arc to Bushman's life; like many a professional actor, he kept on performing, on stage, on radio, and in small bits in movies. Perhaps that's the point of this documentary: a real actor keeps on acting, because that's what he does.