Early Directors on Directing

Plot Summary

There were more women directors before 1920 than at any other time in history. The first director to put a narrative story on celluloid was, Alice Guy Blaché in 1896. Few people know that Lillian Gish became a director in her own right in 1920. Ida Lupino directed over a hundred episodes of "Have Gun, Will Travel," "Thriller," "Gunsmoke," and many independent features.

Top Cast

Lillian Gish Self

Katharine Hepburn Self

Mala Powers Self

Ida Lupino Self

Jodie Foster Self