Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Directed by John Griffin
2002    86m    Not Rated
Documentary, TV Movie
7.1
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This documentary on the history of short subjects was first shown on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable network. It surveys the genre from the beginning of the movies in the 1890's, when all movies were shorts, through the 1950's, when short subjects virtually disappeared from theaters. Several series of shorts are highlighted, including the The Three Stooges, Joe McDoakes, Robert Benchley, the Pete Smith Specialties, John Nesbitt's Passing Parade, and the Dogville comedies. Animated short films are given short shrift.
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Cast of Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
  • Chevy ChaseNarrator (voice)
  • Kenneth AngerSelf (uncredited)
  • Richard L. BareSelf (uncredited)
  • Nat BenchleySelf (uncredited)
  • Sid CaesarSelf (uncredited)
  • Phyllis CoatesSelf (uncredited)
  • Tim ConwaySelf (uncredited)
  • Walter CronkiteSelf (uncredited)
  • Dorothy DeBorbaSelf (uncredited)
  • William DunsterSelf (uncredited)
  • Dr. Raymond FieldingSelf (uncredited)
  • Joe FranklinSelf (uncredited)
  • Sylvia FroosSelf (uncredited)
  • Richard GoldstoneSelf (uncredited)
  • Lorna GraySelf (uncredited)
  • Sanford GreenSelf (uncredited)
  • Bruce HelfordSelf (uncredited)
  • Robert HenaberySelf (uncredited)
  • Gregory HinesSelf (uncredited)
  • Ron HutchinsonSelf (uncredited)
  • Illinois JacquetSelf (uncredited)
  • Robert LeesSelf (uncredited)
  • Frank LilloSelf (uncredited)
  • Howie MandelSelf (uncredited)
  • Rose MarieSelf (uncredited)
  • Branford MarsalisSelf (uncredited)
  • Dorothy MorrisSelf (uncredited)
  • Bob NewhartSelf (uncredited)
  • Joseph M. NewmanSelf (uncredited)
  • Fayard NicholasSelf (uncredited)
  • Hal RoachSelf (uncredited)
  • George SidneySelf (uncredited)
  • Jay R. SmithSelf (uncredited)
  • Vola ValeSelf (uncredited)
  • Jackie Lynn TaylorSelf (uncredited)
  • Sam WhiteSelf (uncredited)
  • Thelma WhiteSelf (uncredited)
  • Toby WingSelf (uncredited)
  • Joe DeRitaSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Deanna DurbinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Larry FineSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Judy GarlandSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Oliver HardySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Moe HowardSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Stan LaurelSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Harold LloydSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Howard MorrisSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Harold NicholasSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Mack SennettSelf (archive audio) (uncredited)
  • Pete SmithSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

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