The Screen Director
1951-03-12 | 9 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Richard L. BareStagehand on Telephone (uncredited)
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Frank CapraSelf (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
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Phyllis CoatesSelf (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
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John HustonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Vivien LeighSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Michael CurtizSelf (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
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Edward BibyActor (uncredited)
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Roy Del RuthSelf (uncredited)
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Paul DouglasSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Bess FlowersWoman in Audience (uncredited)
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John FordSelf (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
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Creighton HaleTheatre Manager (uncredited)
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Elia KazanSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Burt LancasterSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Ida LupinoSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Gordon MacRaeSelf (uncredited)
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Joseph L. MankiewiczSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Leo McCareySelf (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
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