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www.combustiblecelluloid.com - : A good movie producer keeps a watchful eye, chooses the talent wisely, and then goes away and lets them get the job done. But this hasn't stopped many producers from becoming maniacal tyrants who interfere and twist every last frame to their singular visions. Sometimes these producers hire weak directors that can be molded and bossed around, but sometimes they clash with powerful directors. The most famous of these producers is perhaps David O. Selznick, or more recently, Jerry Bruckheimer. Howard Hughes may not fit so snugly into the category, as he was known for many other things and only dabbled in movies sporadically. But Jet Pilot (1957) marks a clash of titans, between Hughes, the great director Josef von Sternberg, and the great screenwriter Jules Furthman. more...
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