Early Directors on Directing [1095257] Released: 2009-01-01 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 31 mins Popularity: 0.4449 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 Overview: There were more women directors before 1920 than at any other time in history. The first director to put a narrative story on celluloid was, Alice Guy Blaché in 1896. Few people know that Lillian Gish became a director in her own right in 1920. Ida Lupino directed over a hundred episodes of "Have Gun, Will Travel," "Thriller," "Gunsmoke," and many independent features. Cast [6] Lillian GishSelf Katharine HepburnSelf Mala PowersSelf Ida LupinoSelf Jodie FosterSelf Lois WeberSelf Trailers