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The Screen Director

Documentary

A documentary short film depicting the work of the motion picture director. An anonymous director is shown preparing the various aspects of a film for production, meeting with the writer and producer, approving wardrobe and set design, rehearsing scenes with the actors and camera crew, shooting the scenes, watching dailies, working with the editor and composer, and attending the first preview. Then a number of real directors are shown in archive footage (as well as a predominance of staged 'archive' footage) working with actors and crew.

Date: 03/12/1951
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Richard L. Bare, Frank Capra, Phyllis Coates, John Huston, Vivien Leigh, Michael Curtiz, Edward Biby, Roy Del Ruth, Paul Douglas, Bess Flowers, John Ford, Art Gilmore, Creighton Hale, Ray Heindorf, Elia Kazan, Burt Lancaster, Ida Lupino, Gordon MacRae, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Leo McCarey, Harold Miller, Jack Mower, John Pickard, Ruth Roman, Brick Sullivan, John Wayne, Tennessee Williams, Jack Wise, William Wyler, Jane Wyman

Richard L. Bare as Stagehand on Telephone (uncredited) in The Screen Director Richard L. Bare

Frank Capra as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director Frank Capra

Phyllis Coates as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director Phyllis Coates

John Huston as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director John Huston

Vivien Leigh as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director Vivien Leigh

Michael Curtiz as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director Michael Curtiz

Edward Biby as Actor (uncredited) in The Screen Director Edward Biby

Roy Del Ruth as Self (uncredited) in The Screen Director Roy Del Ruth

Paul Douglas as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director Paul Douglas

Bess Flowers as Woman in Audience (uncredited) in The Screen Director Bess Flowers

John Ford as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director John Ford

Art Gilmore

Creighton Hale as Theatre Manager (uncredited) in The Screen Director Creighton Hale

Ray Heindorf

Elia Kazan as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director Elia Kazan

Burt Lancaster as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director Burt Lancaster

Ida Lupino as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director Ida Lupino

Gordon MacRae as Self (uncredited) in The Screen Director Gordon MacRae

Joseph L. Mankiewicz as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Leo McCarey as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director Leo McCarey

Harold Miller as Actor (uncredited) in The Screen Director Harold Miller

Jack Mower as Man in Audience (uncredited) in The Screen Director Jack Mower

John Pickard as Jack - Assistant Director (uncredited) in The Screen Director John Pickard

Ruth Roman as Self (uncredited) in The Screen Director Ruth Roman

Brick Sullivan

John Wayne as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director John Wayne

Tennessee Williams as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director Tennessee Williams

Jack Wise

William Wyler as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) in The Screen Director William Wyler

Jane Wyman as Self (uncredited) in The Screen Director Jane Wyman

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