The Screen Director

The Screen Director

Movie genre: Documentary
Movie Budget: Not Disclosed
6/10 (1)

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.

Movie tag line: "Tagline Not Available"

Production companies:

  1. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
  1. Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

Richard L. Bare

Richard L. Bare

Character: Stagehand on Telephone (uncredited)

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Character: Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Phyllis Coates

Phyllis Coates

Character: Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

John Huston

John Huston

Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Curtiz

Michael Curtiz

Character: Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Edward Biby

Edward Biby

Character: Actor (uncredited)

Roy Del Ruth

Roy Del Ruth

Character: Self (uncredited)

Paul Douglas

Paul Douglas

Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Character: Woman in Audience (uncredited)

John Ford

John Ford

Character: Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore

Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Character: Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Ray Heindorf

Ray Heindorf

Character: Self (uncredited)

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gordon MacRae

Gordon MacRae

Character: Self (uncredited)

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Leo McCarey

Leo McCarey

Character: Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Character: Actor (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Character: Man in Audience (uncredited)

John Pickard

John Pickard

Character: Jack - Assistant Director (uncredited)

Ruth Roman

Ruth Roman

Character: Self (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Brick Sullivan

Character: Stagehand (uncredited)

John Wayne

John Wayne

Character: Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams

Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

Character: Preview Audience Spectator (uncredited)

William Wyler

William Wyler

Character: Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Character: Self (uncredited)




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