Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

1999 · 90 min · ★ 9.0 · Documentary

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.

Directed by Edith Becker

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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)

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