Buster West and Tom Patricola are understudies in a melodrama but the star has them fired. They try for a job at a film studio and the producer says he is looking for a romantic-type who can fight.
Is it worth your time? If you like old, noisy short films where people fall over for no reason, sure. If you hate theatrical acting that feels like it’s being projected to the back row of a stadium, skip it. There is this specific energy in The Screen Test that just feels like a frantic fever dream. Buster West and To...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old, noisy short films where people fall over for no reason, sure. If you hate theatrical acting that feels like it’s being projected to the back row of a stadium, skip it. There is this specific energy in The Screen Test that just feels like a frantic fever dream. Buster West and Tom Patricola are clearly Vaudeville guys, and they treat the camera like it’s a heckler they need to win over by jumping around. The whole prizefight setup is honestly the highligh..."
Dudley Clements
Marcy Klauber, Arthur L. Jarrett
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