Release Date

13 Jul, 1950

Runtime

00:09: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct for the film historically and geographically, and must be appropriate for the mood of the individual scene. We see famed costume designer Edith Head at work on a production. The Costume Designer was part of The Industry Film Project, a twelve-part series produced by the film studios and the Academy. Each series episode was produced to inform the public on a specific facet of the motion picture industry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Original Title

The Costume Designer

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Actors

Eve Arden

Joan Caulfield

Linda Darnell

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Ava Gardner

Betty Garrett

Betty Grable

Katharine Hepburn

Gene Kelly

Frank Sinatra

Jan Sterling

Gene Tierney

Robert Warwick

Henry Wilcoxon

Esther Williams

Loretta Young

Bess Flowers

Edith Head

Crew