Eric Lax
Acting
Known For
An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and directing habits, and his relationship with performers.
Woody Allen: A Documentary
The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real African locations, barely overcoming all kinds of hardships and disasters.
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
A look at the motion picture production code and its effects on Hollywood.
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood
Documentary covering the Warner Bros. James Cagney /Pat O'Brien classic "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938), hosted by film historian Rudy Behlmer.
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
The making of the film with Drew Casper.
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
An examination of "White Heat" (1949) by film historians and critics.
White Heat: Top of the World
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Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero
Documentary looking at the film classic, They Drive By Night
Divided Highway: The Story of 'They Drive by Night'
In the '40s Howard Hawks boasts that he can make a movie out of the worst thing Hemingway ever has written. When Hemingway asks, which novel he means, Hawks says To Have and Have Not. Jules Furthman writes a script, which follows the book closely. The location of the story is Cuba, but the US Government is against depicting corruption and violence on Cuba, and threatens to withdraw the film's export license. William Faulkner rewrites the script, and relocates the story to Martinique. Hawks's wife, Nancy Slim Gross, happens to see a young model at the cover of the magazine Harper's Bazaar, and shows it to her husband. Hawks is a star-maker, who likes to discover and nurture new talents. After a screen test, he chooses the 19-year-old model as the lead actress opposite Humphrey Bogart. She changes her name from Betty Perske to Lauren Bacall. At the first takes she is so nervous that she shakes.
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
Short documentary about prohibition and gangsters and how it affected the movies of the day.
Prohibition Opens the Floodgates
Bogart was interested in this project because it offered a chance to work with his new bride. The studio wasn't convinced, but the result speaks for itself.
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
This documentary is featured on Warner Brothers' DVD for The Roaring Twenties (1939), released in 2005.
The Roaring Twenties: The World Moves On
Short documentary about the making of "The Petrified Forest."
The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert
A featurette exploring the gangster films made at Warner Bros., actor Humphrey Bogart's career and the making of HIGH SIERRA (1941).
Curtains for Roy Earle
Featurette on the making of Action in the North Atlantic (1943) starring Humphrey Bogart.
Credit Where Credit is Due
The Making of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Donald Spoto and Drew Casper.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Playing Cat and Mouse
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