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The Screen Director

The Screen Director

★ 7.0/10•1951•9m•Documentary

Imaginative creators! Skilled craftsmen!

A behind-the-scenes look at all the responsibilities (and headaches) a director assumes when making a motion picture.

Richard L. Bare · Director

Richard L. Bare · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime9m
LanguageEN
Release DateMar 13, 1951

Actors

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

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

Self (uncredited)

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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