Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999)
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.
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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)
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