Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Duration: 90 min
Release date: 1999-01-01
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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.

Documentary

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

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Robert Culp
Robert Culp
as Narrator
Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews
as Self
Angela Cartwright
Angela Cartwright
as Self
Yvonne Craig
Yvonne Craig
as Self
Eddie Foy III
Eddie Foy III
as Self
Charles B. Fitzsimons
Charles B. Fitzsimons
as Self
Marni Nixon
Marni Nixon
as Self
Adam West
Adam West
as Self
Nick Adams
Nick Adams
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Drew Barrymore
John Drew Barrymore
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Candice Bergen
Candice Bergen
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edgar Bergen
Edgar Bergen
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pat Boone
Pat Boone
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Burt Ward
Burt Ward
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Burton
Richard Burton
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Zoe Caldwell
Zoe Caldwell
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Coburn
James Coburn
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sean Connery
Sean Connery
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kim Darby
Kim Darby
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Saul David
Saul David
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
William Dozier
William Dozier
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Patty Duke
Patty Duke
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andy Williams
Andy Williams
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Wise
Robert Wise
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lyle Waggoner
Lyle Waggoner
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Debbie Turner
Debbie Turner
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sharon Tate
Sharon Tate
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tisha Sterling
Tisha Sterling
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Victoria Shaw
Victoria Shaw
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Josh Peine
Josh Peine
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Edith Becker
Edith Becker
Director
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