Paige's first work as a casting director was the classic 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's. Among the actors he helped cast for this film was TOS guest star Stanley Adams. Paige later did casting work for such films as The Devil's Brigade (1968, starring Andrew Prine), The Honkers (1972, written and directed by Steve Ihnat), the Woody Allen pictures Take the Money and Run (1969) and Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* But Were Afraid to Ask (1972, featuring Jay Robinson and Ian Abercrombie), the 1976 independent drama Grand Jury (starring Bruce Davison), and the horror thriller Day of the Animals (1977, starring Michael Ansara).