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This short tries to show that in some ways, the actors we see in the movies are just like us. They have mortgages to pay and families to raise. They also have interests and businesses not re... Read allThis short tries to show that in some ways, the actors we see in the movies are just like us. They have mortgages to pay and families to raise. They also have interests and businesses not related to acting. Performers' faces are shown on the screen as the narrator tells of their ... Read allThis short tries to show that in some ways, the actors we see in the movies are just like us. They have mortgages to pay and families to raise. They also have interests and businesses not related to acting. Performers' faces are shown on the screen as the narrator tells of their non-show-business activities. Most of them are shown in quick excerpts from unidentified f... Read all
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  • Director
    • Hal Elias(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Arthur V. Jones(story)
    • Grant Leenhouts(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • John Nesbitt(voice)
    • Leon Ames(uncredited)
    • Edward Arnold(uncredited)
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  • Director
    • Hal Elias(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Arthur V. Jones(story)
    • Grant Leenhouts(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • John Nesbitt(voice)
    • Leon Ames(uncredited)
    • Edward Arnold(uncredited)
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    John Nesbitt
    John Nesbitt
    • Self - Narratoras Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Leon Ames
    Leon Ames
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Arnold
    Edward Arnold
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Gene Autry
    Gene Autry
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Joan Bennett
    Joan Bennett
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Linda Darnell
    Linda Darnell
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Andy Devine
    Andy Devine
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Dan Duryea
    Dan Duryea
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Glenn Ford
    Glenn Ford
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Ava Gardner
    Ava Gardner
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Greer Garson
    Greer Garson
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Gene Kelly
    Gene Kelly
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Hal Elias(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Arthur V. Jones(story) (uncredited)
      • Grant Leenhouts(adaptation) (additional dialogue) (uncredited)
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      The only known M.G.M. movie that Linda Darnell was in. Metro Goldwyn Mayer had to get written permission from Twentieth Century-Fox to use Linda Darnell's image. Though Louis B. Mayer and M.G.M. tried to borrow Linda Darnell and Carole Landis, who were both under contract to Fox at the time, to be in an M.G.M. short to be filmed on the Metro lot Darryl F. Zanuck refused to loan the two actresses to M.G.M. for the short.
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      Edited from Hollywood Hobbies (1939)

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    Screen Actors (1950)

    *** (out of 4)

    Film buffs will certainly get a kick out of this short, which tries to show how actors are just like real people. The film talks about the early days of actors when they had to travel by stagecoach and then we get to see how some famous faces like to enjoy their free time. We see Clark Gable on a farm, Lionel Barrymore writing music and we also get to see Donna Reed, Gene Autry, Joan Crawford, Donald Crisp, Bing Crosby, Ava Gardner, Greer Garson, Joel McCrae, Gene Kelly and many others. If you're a fan of film and like seeing major stars together then you'll get a kick out of this short even though the majority of the material is from other movies. We also get a brief look at how the SAG meets as well as some room donated by famous actors for those just starting out.
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    • Apr 12, 2009

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    • Release date
      • May 13, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
      • Industry Film Project
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      9 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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