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The Screen Director

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.

Top 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)

Overview

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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