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The Movies March On

Documentary

3.5

Release Date

July 3, 1939

Duration

22 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

A "March of Time" presentation of the evolution of movies compiled primarily from film clips of silent movies through the early sound pictures to the present (1939) date. Industry executives such as Jack and Harry Warner, Walt Disney, Cecil B. DeMille, et al are seen taking bows in the live (non-archive) footage.

Casts

Renée Adorée

Self (archive footage)

Renée Adorée

Gilbert M. Anderson

Self - from 'The Great Train Robbery' (archive footage)

Gilbert M. Anderson

Theda Bara

Self - From 'A Fool There Was' (archive footage)

Theda Bara

Jackson Beck

Narrator

Jackson Beck

Lionel Barrymore

Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)

Lionel Barrymore

Cecil B. DeMille

Self (archive footage)

Cecil B. DeMille

George Schaefer

Self (archive footage)

George Schaefer

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