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Featuring:
Walter Huston, Dorothy West
Directed by:
Grace Elliott
Release Date:
December 31, 1931
Original Title:
Intimate Interviews: Walter Huston
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Talking Picture Epics
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 9
One of a series of short subjects created for movie theaters in the 1930s, each an interview with a popular actor of the time.
Dorothy West barges in on Walter Huston at his home, and against his wants, proceeds to conduct an interview with him about his private life, his career and his craft. The somewhat flippant answers he gives to her questions become a little more truthful as the interview progresses. But arguably the most interesting piece of information about Huston emerges after West has left, it associated indirectly with an earlier conversation he had with his agent on the telephone about not wanting to portray any more district attorneys.
Cinematography:
William Nobles
Director:
Grace Elliott
Producer:
Frank R. Wilson
Supervising Producer:
Jesse Weil
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