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Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

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Documentary

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Director:

Edith Becker

Details

Country: USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Robert Culp

Narrator

Julie Andrews

Herself (also archive footage)

Angela Cartwright

Herself (also archive footage)

Yvonne Craig

Herself (also archive footage)

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Himself

Eddie Foy III

Himself

Marni Nixon

Herself (also archive footage)

Adam West

Himself (also archive footage)

Nick Adams

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Melanie Alexander

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ann-Margret

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Drew Barrymore

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Candice Bergen

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edgar Bergen

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pat Boone

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marlon Brando

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Burton

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Zoe Caldwell

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Coburn

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sean Connery

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kim Darby

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Saul David

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Peter R.J. Deyell

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

William Dozier

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Patty Duke

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Barbara Eden

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jason Evers

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mia Farrow

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Albert Finney

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mitzi Gaynor

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Julie Harris

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dustin Hoffman

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jack Larson

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bill Lee

Himself (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rich Little

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Danny Lockin

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Mason

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dolores Michaels

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Keith Michell

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marilyn Monroe

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Barbara Parkins

Anne Welles

Josh Peine

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tony Scotti

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Victoria Shaw

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tisha Sterling

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sharon Tate

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Daniel Truhitte

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Debbie Turner

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lyle Waggoner

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Burt Ward

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Raquel Welch

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Andy Williams

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert Wise

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Trivia

Screen tests shown include: Mia Farrow in The Sound of Music (1965) and for Peyton Place (1964); Ann-Margret for State Fair (1962); Patty Duke and Sharon Tate for Valley of the Dolls (1967); Raquel Welch with James Coburn for Our Man Flint (1966); Sean Connery for The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) (a role which went to Curd Jürgens); Marlon Brando in test scenes for Viva Zapata! (1952) (20th Century Fox head Darryl F. Zanuck wanted to make sure if Brando was right for the part, so director Elia Kazan tested him just in case); A 1966 personality test for 'Dustin Hoffman' which eventually landed him the lead role in The Graduate; tests for _Batman_ including 'Adam West' and Burt Ward (Lyle Waggoner and Peter R.J. Deyell also appear in another series of tests); tests for the roles of the Von Trapp children and Captain Von Trapp for 'The Sound of Music': Angela Cartwright (albeit in different wigs), Tisha Sterling, Kim Darby, and Christopher Plummer; A test to be used for foreign dubbing of 'The Sound of Music' featuring Marni Nixon in a rare on-camera appearance; Mitzi Gaynor for South Pacific (1958); Candice Bergen for The Sand Pebbles (1966); Barbra Streisand costume tests for Hello, Dolly! (1969); tests for 'Hello Dolly!' including Danny Lockin, Sandy Duncan, Ann-Margret, and Jo Anne Worley.