Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Even big stars need to stand in front of the director and audition for their roles, and some of the best screen tests are from the early years of legends. See some of Hollywood's top names and greatest talents in their very first appearances on celluloid. From Dustin Hoffman's 1966 stock and personality tests to Raquel Welch and James Coburn cavorting for Our Man Flint, from The Three Stooges to Rock Hudson, see stars trying to get on film.

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America's Sweethearts

America's Sweethearts

2001

Big Fat Liar

Big Fat Liar

2002

Swingers

Swingers

1996

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962

Mega Ape

Mega Ape

2023

Girls Will Be Girls

Girls Will Be Girls

2003

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1983

Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990

Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders

Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders

2006

Applause

Applause

2009

Children of Paradise

Children of Paradise

1945

Playmates

Playmates

1941

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

Frances

Frances

1982

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950

Merrily We Roll Along

Merrily We Roll Along

2013

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

2003

James Dean

James Dean

2001

The Country Girl

The Country Girl

1954

Ed Wood

Ed Wood

1994