Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999)

9.0/10 90 min Documentary

Overview

Even big stars need to stand in front of the director and audition for their roles, and some of the best screen tests are from the early years of legends. See some of Hollywood's top names and greatest talents in their very first appearances on celluloid. From Dustin Hoffman's 1966 stock and personality tests to Raquel Welch and James Coburn cavorting for Our Man Flint, from The Three Stooges to Rock Hudson, see stars trying to get on film.

Cast

Robert Culp

Narrator

Julie Andrews

Self

Angela Cartwright

Self

Yvonne Craig

Self

Eddie Foy III

Self

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Self

Marni Nixon

Self

Adam West

Self

Nick Adams

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ann-Margret

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Drew Barrymore

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Candice Bergen

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edgar Bergen

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pat Boone

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Burt Ward

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Burton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Zoe Caldwell

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Coburn

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sean Connery

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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