Some of the best known lurid “facts” about Jayne Mansfield, the American film star of the 50s and 60s, are based on rumour.
The actress had been travelling from Biloxi, Mississippi, to New Orleans to appear on television when her car hit a trailer head-on.
The release of Mansfield 66/67 in Britain marks the 50th anniversary of the star’s death at 34.
Unconventional elements of their finished documentary include interpretive dance sequences and a series of animated recreations of some key Mansfield myths.