They’re the studio men, the directors who took assignments, working on Comedies, Westerns, Musicals and Horrors. They directed top stars, the youngsters coming up and the stars on the way down. They helmed movies the front office loved and second-rate features studios didn’t care about. For every Hitchcock, Capra or Wyler, dozens of fine filmmakers were making movies that were making money, and making an impact, without the spotlight finding them. The films had status with ticket buye


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