Screen Test (film)

Screen Test
Directed by	Charles Chauvel S. Sylvan Simon
Produced by	Charles Chauvel
Starring	Charles Chauvel Kay Hughes S. Sylvan Simon Jack Pierce Cesar Romero Betty Pike
Narrated by	K.W. Pawley
Cinematography	Tasman Higgins Stanley Cortez
Production company	Charles Chauvel Universal
Release dates	1938[1]
Country	Australia
Language	English

Screen Test is a 1937 short Australian documentary directed by Charles Chauvel about how screen tests are conducted.

Brisbane girl Betty Pike features in the movie and was signed to Charles Chauvel.^[2] When the film was released, Chauvel held a screen test competition to promote it.^[3][4][5]

References

1. "Advertising.". Sunday Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 30 October 1938. p. 34. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
2. "MAY GO TO AMERICA.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 5 October 1938. p. 1 Section: Second Section. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
3. "LOCAL TALENT FOR HOLLYWOOD.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 19 October 1938. p. 4 Section: Second Section. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
4. "Brisbane Diary.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 3 November 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
5. "After The Screen Test Comes.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 3 November 1938. p. 6 Section: Second Section. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

External links

• Screen Test at National Film and Sound Archive
• Screen Test at BFI