Hollywood Trick of the Light (Season 1, Episode 11)
TV Episode | 58 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Hollywood

Trick of the Light (Season 1, Episode 11)

TV Episode | 58 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The development of cinematography from its primitive beginnings through emergence as a serious art form in the late 1920s. Film clips and interviews with veterans of the period like Karl Brown and George Folsey are highlighted.

Directors

Kevin Brownlow | David Gill

Writers

Kevin Brownlow (written by) | David Gill (written by)

Producers

Kevin Brownlow | David Gill

Composer

Carl Davis

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Updated Mar 18, 1980

Release date

Mar 18, 1980 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 4 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
James Mason Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Lolita (1962)
Karl Brown Self Self See fewer	Flames (1932)
Viola Dana Self Self See fewer	Two Sisters (1929)
Allan Dwan Self Self See fewer	Bound in Morocco (1918)
George J. Folsey Self (as George Folsey) Self (as George Folsey) See fewer	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Lee Garmes Self Self See fewer	Shanghai Express (1932)
A. Arnold Gillespie Self Self See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
Lillian Gish Self Self See fewer	The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Byron Haskin Self Self See fewer	The War of the Worlds (1953)
Henry Hathaway Self Self See fewer	True Grit (1969)
Leatrice Joy Self Self See fewer	The Ace of Hearts (1921)
Bessie Love Self Self See fewer	The Broadway Melody (1929)
Colleen Moore Self Self See fewer	Lilac Time (1928)
Gloria Swanson Self Self See fewer	Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Grant Whytock Self Self See fewer	The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
William Wyler Self Self See fewer	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)