The Screen Director

Plot Summary

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 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)