... number of Hollywood’s bellwether films in terms of content and point of view, though not all of them were influential or successful atthe time of their release. For instance, his version of MickeySpillane’s ... small cadre of actors begin working onboth sides of the camera. IDA LUPINO, DICK POWELL, andROBERT MONTGOMERYwere some of the more interestingearly actor-directors of this era, often directing ... absolutely dread-ful adaptations, such as Man of La Mancha (1972), arguablyone of the worst adaptations in the history of the cinema.Most of the plays of Neil Simon, from Come Blow Your Hornonward,...