The Women Who Run Hollywood
The first talkie was directed by Alice Guy, the first color film was produced by Lois Weber, who directed more than 300 films over 10 years. Frances Marion wrote screenplays for the Hollywood Star Mary Pickford and won two Oscars, Dorothy Arzner was the most powerful film director in Hollywood. And what do all of them have in common? They are all women and they have all been forgotten. Incredibly, it also took until 2010 for the first woman, Kathryn Bigelow, to win the Oscar for Best Director. Even if underrepresented women have always played a big part in Hollywood and it is this part of the film history left untold that this documentary sets out to uncover.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Paula WagnerSelf | Self |
 Lynda ObstSelf | Self |
 Robin SwicordSelf | Self |
| AAlly AckerSelf | Self |
| CCari BeauchampSelf | Self |
 Margaret BoothSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Lillian GishSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Alice Guy-BlachéSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Lois WeberSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| FFrances MarionSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Mary PickfordSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Anita LoosSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Ida LupinoSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Edith HeadSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Dorothy ArznerSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 June MathisSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Mabel NormandSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Mae WestSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| VVirginia Van UppSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Sherry LansingSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |