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The Movies March On

Directed by Alan Brown
1939    22m
6
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.
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Cast of The Movies March On
  • Renée AdoréeSelf (archive footage)
  • Gilbert M. AndersonSelf - from 'The Great Train Robbery' (archive footage)
  • Theda BaraSelf - From 'A Fool There Was' (archive footage)
  • Jackson BeckNarrator
  • Lionel BarrymoreSelf (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
  • Cecil B. DeMilleSelf (archive footage)
  • George SchaeferSelf (archive footage)

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