15 Oct 1997
Hollywood Dreamers
Aspiring actors and actresses talk about making it in Hollywood and how they perceive this world. Casting directors and filmmakers also share their perspectives.
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
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.
Top Billed Cast
Robert Culp Narrator
Julie Andrews Self
Angela Cartwright Self
Yvonne Craig 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)
Kim Darby Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Patty Duke Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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