Nobody works alone and by himself to make a picture! It's a matter of constant cooperation between producer, director, technician, actors and the writer.
11 seconds sound clip from the The Thin Man (1936) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:36:47 in the radio play.
Quote context
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- And here he is, the man who's name you'll see on the screen before the picture starts.
- One of Hollywood's greatest picture writers: James Seymour!
- Would you like to correct that impression?
- Some of the best story ideas come out of the conferences.
- How many writers would you say there are on an average picture?
- Plenty!
- Believe it or not, I've seen pictures where there were more writers than actors.
- You've written for both the stage and screen. Tell the folks how they're different.
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