Early Directors on Directing
2009
0h 31m
Documentary
Overview
There were more women directors before 1920 than at any other time in history. The first director to put a narrative story on celluloid was, Alice Guy Blaché in 1896. Few people know that Lillian Gish became a director in her own right in 1920. Ida Lupino directed over a hundred episodes of "Have Gun, Will Travel," "Thriller," "Gunsmoke," and many independent features.
Director
Ally Acker
Top Cast
Lillian Gish
Self
Katharine Hepburn
Self
Mala Powers
Self
Ida Lupino
Self
Jodie Foster
Self
Lois Weber
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