Early Directors on Directing (2009)

Early Directors on Directing

2009

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Ally Acker

Cast

Ida Lupino as Self

Jodie Foster as Self

Katharine Hepburn as Self

Lillian Gish as Self

Lois Weber as Self

Mala Powers as Self

Crew

Ally Acker (Editor)