United States / Mar 12, 1951
The Screen Director (1951)
Directed by Richard L. Bare
9minruntime
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Burt Lancaster | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Ida Lupino | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Gordon MacRae | Self (uncredited) |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Leo McCarey | Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Actor (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | Man in Audience (uncredited) |
| John Pickard | Jack - Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| Ruth Roman | Self (uncredited) |
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| Brick Sullivan | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| John Wayne | Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) |
| Tennessee Williams | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Jack Wise | Preview Audience Spectator (uncredited) |
| William Wyler | Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) |
| Jane Wyman | Self (uncredited) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Screen Director |
| Original language | EN |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 12 marzo 1951 |
| Production | Gordon Hollingshead |
| Writer | Richard L. Bare |
| Assistant directors | Richard L. Bare |
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