Screen Test (film) explained

Screen Test
Director:	Charles Chauvel S. Sylvan Simon
Producer:	Charles Chauvel
Narrator:	K.W. Pawley
Starring:	Charles Chauvel Kay Hughes S. Sylvan Simon Jack Pierce Cesar Romero Betty Pike
Cinematography:	Tasman Higgins Stanley Cortez
Studio:	Charles Chauvel Universal
Released:	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 film and was signed to Charles Chauvel.^[2] When the film was released, Chauvel held a screen test competition to promote it.^{[3] [4] [5]}

External links

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

Notes and References

1. News: Advertising. . . Brisbane . 30 October 1938 . 23 July 2013 . 34 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: MAY GO TO AMERICA. . . Brisbane . 5 October 1938 . 23 July 2013 . 1 Section: Second Section . National Library of Australia.
3. News: LOCAL TALENT FOR HOLLYWOOD. . . Brisbane . 19 October 1938 . 23 July 2013 . 4 Section: Second Section . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Brisbane Diary. . . Brisbane . 3 November 1938 . 23 July 2013 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: After The Screen Test Comes. . . Brisbane . 3 November 1938 . 23 July 2013 . 6 Section: Second Section . National Library of Australia.