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The Screen Director

The Screen Director

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

9 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

12 March 1951

Country

Cast

Richard L. Bare

Richard L. Bare

Stagehand on Telephone (uncredited)

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Phyllis Coates

Phyllis Coates

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

John Huston

John Huston

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Curtiz

Michael Curtiz

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Edward Biby

Edward Biby

Actor (uncredited)

Roy Del Ruth

Roy Del Ruth

Self (uncredited)

Paul Douglas

Paul Douglas

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Woman in Audience (uncredited)

John Ford

John Ford

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Ray Heindorf

Ray Heindorf

Self (uncredited)

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gordon MacRae

Gordon MacRae

Self (uncredited)

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Leo McCarey

Leo McCarey

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Actor (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Man in Audience (uncredited)

John Pickard

John Pickard

Jack - Assistant Director (uncredited)

Ruth Roman

Ruth Roman

Self (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Brick Sullivan

Stagehand (uncredited)

John Wayne

John Wayne

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

Preview Audience Spectator (uncredited)

William Wyler

William Wyler

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Self (uncredited)

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