Producers David Picker and Walter Mirisch and producer-directors Robert Altman, Roger Corman, Sydney Pollack, and Sta...

George Cukor, Roger Corman, Robert Wise, Abraham Polonsky, and Richard Brooks discuss the role of the film director.

Screenwriters John Milius, Sterling Silliphant, and Bernard Slade talk about the role of the screenwriter in filmmaki...

Henry Fonda, Anthony Hopkins, Marsha Mason, Leslie Nielsen, Albert Salmi, Sidney Pollack, Roger Corman, and John Mili...

Lee Garmes, Stanley Cortez, Haskell Wexler, and Victor Kemper discuss some of the films they have photographed and lo...

Richard Sylbert, one of Hollywood's foremost production designers (Chinatown, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Carnal ...

Elwy Yost asks three American directors about favorite films they have worked on: George Cukor talks about A Star Is ...

The controversial twin issues of sex and violence are discussed by filmmakers Robert Altman, Roger Corman, David Pick...

Sidney Pollack, Robert Altman, John Milius, and Roger Corman voice their opinions on the marketing of films, the impo...

Actors Henry Fonda and Frank Baker and screenwriters Nunnally Johnson and Philip Dunne reminisce about one of Hollywo...

A portrait of the last great movie mogul Darryl F. Zanuck, who ruled 20th Century Fox for thirty years, through the w...

Ring Lardner Jr. talks about his years of blacklisting during the McCarthy era.

A creator of the documentary film, Pare Lorentz (The River, The Plough That Broke the Plains, and The Fight for Life)...

In an exploration of the myth and reality of Hollywood westerns, Elwy Yost interviews actor Joel McCrea and directors...

Host Elwy Yost visits several Hollywood landmarks: the sidewalk in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater, the Beverly Hi...

The legendary motion picture director responsible for such screen classics as Shane and A Place in the Sun is recalle...

A look at the role of the motion picture critic with guests John Simon of New York magazine and Andrew Sarris of the ...

George Pal (When Worlds Collide and War of the Worlds) and Colin Chilvers (Superman) discuss special effects.

Elwy Yost discusses techniques employed in the making of horror films, both classic and contemporary.

Elwy Yost talks with veteran Warner Studios animators Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng.

Elwy Yost talks with director John Huston (The Maltese Falcon, The African Queen, and The Man Who Would Be King) abou...

Actor-director John Howard, cameraman George Folsey, and Frank Capra Jr. reminisce about the life and works of the Am...

Husband and wife Andrew Sarris and Molly Haskell describe their careers as film critics, the difficulty of maintainin...

British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger talk about their careers and the films The Life and Death of...

Elwy Yost and industry craftspeople review the past thirty years in British cinema, including the present trend to pr...

David Niven, Margaret Lockwood, and Phyllis Calvert discuss the work of British directors David Lean and Sir Carol Reed.

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A conversation with actor Buster Crabbe and director William Witney about the making of the serial cliffhangers of th...

Elwy Yost interviews director Henry Hathaway (Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Kiss of Death, How the West Was Won, and True...

Interviewing some of today's most successful directors - Stanley Kramer, Robert Aldrich, and Richard Brooks.

Explores the art of making motion pictures with film designer Saul Bass, director Robert Aldrich, and photographer Wi...

Elwy Yost discusses cinematographic technique in action films with film designer and consultant Saul Bass, photograph...

Film critic Pauline Kael talks about her career and the reactions to her harsh reviews.

Actors David Niven, Henry Fonda, Janet Leigh, and Vincent Price; composer Henry Mancini; director George Sidney; and ...

Elwy Yost discusses the films of director Elia Kazan with actors Karl Malden, Richard Widmark, and Albert Salmi.

A look at how suspense is developed, through the films of directors Alfred Hitchcock and Henri-Georges Clouzot and di...

Actor John Justin and director Michael Powell discuss Sir Alexander Korda's 1940 film The Thief of Baghdad, and actor...

Guests discuss how Twentieth Century-Fox operated and flourished during its heyday. Featuring producer Milton Sperlin...

Elwy Yost questions the film director about his numerous works, which include Anatomy of a Murder, the once-controver...

The second of two programs about director George Stevens, one of Hollywood's most talented filmmakers. Elwy Yost talk...

Elwy Yost's guests - director George Sidney and actors James Stewart and Richard Widmark - talk about veteran film di...

The renowned director talks about his career and the artists he has launched.

Elwy Yost talks with three Hollywood producers - Richard Roth, Albert S. Ruddy, and Frank Yablans - on how they come ...

Film critics Arthur Knight and Charles Champlin discuss the ethics of criticism and their favorite movies.

A conversation with Sam Fuller, director of Pickup on South Street, about his experiences as a crime reporter and his...

Three writers - Joan Tewkesbury, Harriet Frank Jr., and Nancy Dowd - discuss their writing techniques and their work ...

Stewart Granger discusses the advantages and disadvantages of being a film star and his relationship with directors C...

King Vidor, who directed his first film in 1918, talks about The Big Parade, The Crowd, and War and Peace, and offers...

A visit to the set of Pennies From Heaven where Elwy Yost talks with the production designer, costume designer, set d...

Richard Widmark, James Stewart, Henry King, Harry Carey Jr., Henry Hathaway, and Hal B. Wallis reminisce about early ...

Elwy Yost talks with composers Miklos Rozsa, Henry Mancini, and David Raskin about the role of music in movies.

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Elwy Yost talks to Joseph Biroc about the distinct photographic styles of film studios and to Joseph Walker, the inve...

In this examination of the craft and magic of special effects in the movies, host Elwy Yost interviews Bruce Pittman,...

American director Henry King discusses his film career, which began in 1915 and includes Jesse James, The Gunfighter,...

Elwy Yost talks to Pare Lorentz, director of films from the 1930s.

Richard Widmark talks about the difficult craft of acting.

Elwy Yost talks to Frank Capra about his film career.

Gregory Peck, Harry Morgan, Jack Elam, and Albert S. Ruddy discuss the development of western films.

Elwy Yost interviews actor Jack Lemmon about his career, his early failures, his first big break, and his experiences...

Guests: Betty Robin, Monroe's assistant; Tom Ewell; Jack Lemmon; John Houseman; Brooks Clift; and Edward Dmytryk.

Elwy Yost interviews comedy screenwriters Irving Brecher, Nat Perrin, Robert Pirosh, and MGM story editor Sam Marx ab...

Elwy Yost interviews Hollywood director Rouben Mamoulian (Blood and Sand, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Queen Christine, S...

Interviews with people associated with the big Broadway musicals, including actors Gene Raymond, Ray Bolger, and Rudy...

Adapting stage musicals to the screen with composers Saul Chaplin, Nelson Riddle, and John Green; songwriter Leo Robi...

The job of the screenwriter. Guests: Sterling Silliphant (The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno), Norman Co...

A look at the dark side of the Hollywood picture with authors Bob Thomas and Tony Thomas; Steffi Sidney; actors Corne...

Interviews with Selznick's son Daniel Mayer Selznick, Lyle Wheeler of MGM Studios; Ron Haver, author of David O. Selz...

In the conclusion of a two-part look at the role of the producer in the filmmaking process, producers Tony Bill, Ralp...

Hollywood stars on the subject of being famous: Ray Bolger, Noah Beery, Jr., Leon Ames, Carl Reiner, Rudy Vallee, Mar...

Film historian William K. Everson on the mystery film and the portrayal of the detective on screen. Discussed are the...

Elwy Yost discusses the films of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy and interviews MacDonald's husband, actor Gene Ra...

Composer-conductor Jay Livingston, writer-film historian Tony Thomas, and actress Gloria Jean are among Elwy Yost's g...

Academy Award-winning actress Greer Garson recounts her experiences in the movies and shares glimpses of her life.

Elwy Yost discusses the life and work of director Preston Sturges with Sturges' widow; James Curtis, author of the St...

Elwy Yost looks at the work of director-writer Preston Sturges, including The Great McGinty, Sullivan's Travels, and ...

Elwy Yost interviews Richard Fleischer, who began his career as a film editor; and Ronald Neame, who began as a camer...

Discussion of the film director and writer. Guests include screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond, writer Maurice Zolotow, film ...

Elwy Yost talks with authors and film critics Richard Schickel (Time magazine) and David Robinson (Times of London).

The life and career of Cecil B. DeMille and Jesse Lasky.