The Screen Director
“Imaginative creators! Skilled craftsmen!”
1951•9m•7.0•Released
Documentary
A behind-the-scenes look at all the responsibilities (and headaches) a director assumes when making a motion picture.
Director
Richard L. Bare
Writer
Richard L. Bare
Languages
English
Studio
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
Cast
Richard L. Bare
Stagehand on Telephone (uncredited)
Frank Capra
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Phyllis Coates
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
John Huston
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vivien Leigh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Curtiz
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Actor (uncredited)
Roy Del Ruth
Self (uncredited)
Paul Douglas
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Woman in Audience (uncredited)
John Ford
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Ray Heindorf
Self (uncredited)
Elia Kazan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Production
Company
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
Gordon Hollingshead
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