Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999•1h 30m•9.0•Released
Documentary
Even big stars need to stand in front of the director and audition for their roles, and some of the best screen tests are from the early years of legends. See some of Hollywood's top names and greatest talents in their very first appearances on celluloid. From Dustin Hoffman's 1966 stock and personality tests to Raquel Welch and James Coburn cavorting for Our Man Flint, from The Three Stooges to Rock Hudson, see stars trying to get on film.
Director
Edith Becker
Cast
Robert Culp
Narrator
Julie Andrews
Self
Angela Cartwright
Self
Yvonne Craig
Self
Eddie Foy III
Self
Charles B. Fitzsimons
Self
Marni Nixon
Self
Adam West
Self
Nick Adams
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ann-Margret
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Drew Barrymore
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Candice Bergen
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edgar Bergen
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pat Boone
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marlon Brando
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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