Many retro movie fans associate director Nicholas Ray with producer Samuel Bronston's epics "King of Kings" and "55 Days at Peking". But those films were not really representative of the films he made. In this vintage tribute from Turner Classic Movie, Dennis Hopper pays homage to Ray, who gave him his first break in feature films by casting him opposite James Dean in "Rebel Without a Cause". As Hopper poignantly observes, Ray excelled at making small, intimate films that dealt with troubled interpersonal relationships. Ray never quite got his due during his lifetime, but actors and filmmakers today consider him to be one of the greats.