Central Casting

Narrated by Ed Asner, Central Casting is an hour-long documentary about the hopes, dreams, greed and scandal that led up to the deal prompting the Hollywood Labor Movement of the 1920's. Facing national criticism, the industry created Central Casting, an agency designed to regulate its casual, exploitative treatment of "Tinseltown" extras. But was it effective? Catch up with current Hollywood hopefuls and see what they face 70 years later. Is it any different today?