The Movies March On 1939

The Movies March On

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Documentary

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.

Top Billed Cast

Renée Adorée

Self (archive footage)

Gilbert M. Anderson

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

Theda Bara

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

Jackson Beck

Narrator

Lionel Barrymore

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

Cecil B. DeMille

Self (archive footage)

Release Date 1939-07-03
Runtime 22m
Director Alan Brown
Producer Louis De Rochemont
Writer