Film critics Molly Haskell and Andrew Sarris offer their opinions on various films. Some time is spent covering how films have stereotyped women. In these films, women can not survive without a man in her life. Sarris explains he knew stupid people previously made stupid films. It saddens him to know that intelligent people of today are making stupid films. An excerpt of an interview with Buster Keaton is included.

Film director King Vidor discusses his films, their themes, and where film was heading at the time of his interview with Studs Terkel. Columbia College’s Bob Edmonds joins them and further discusses Vidor’s work.