Entertainment) and Avant-Garde: Experimental Cinema of the 1920s and '30s, by Kino International. The British Film Institute commissioned David Sawer to compose a score in 1996; it was first performed by the Matrix Ensemble, conducted by Robert Ziegler. The score, Hollywood Extra, was written for eight musicians and published by Universal Edition. Remake The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra was remade as Hollywood Boulevard, a 1936 film co-written and directed by Florey. Like A Hollywood Extra, its central character is an actor seeking a job in Hollywood who experiences the cruelty of the film industry and the whims of producers and studio executives. Hollywood Boulevard has visual similarities to the original film, such as unusual angles which reflect Hollywood's disordered nature. It includes several subplots which extend its running time and appeal to mass audiences—but, Brian Taves said, "tend to diminish the importance of the central characterization, depriving Hollywood Boulevard of the singleness of purpose that made A Hollywood Extra so unforgettable". References Footnotes Bibliography External links The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra by Brian Taves on the National Film Registry website The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra on SilentEra.com 1928 films 1928 short films 1920s avant-garde and experimental films American silent short films American avant-garde and experimental films American black-and-white films Films about actors Films directed by Robert Florey Films directed by Slavko Vorkapić United States National Film Registry films 1920s American films Films with screenplays by Robert Florey Films about Hollywood, Los Angeles Films produced by Robert Florey