Star Power: The Creation of United Artists (Video 1998)

The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and 1919.

Director:

Hugh Munro Neely

Writers:

John J. Flynn, Hugh Munro Neely

Stars:

Roddy McDowall, Marc Wanamaker, Douglas Fairbanks

Cast

Credited cast:
Roddy McDowall	...	Narrator (voice)
Marc Wanamaker	...	Himself
Douglas Fairbanks	...	Himself (archive footage)
Christopher Sanders	...	Undetermined
Joy Noe	...	Mary Pickford
Allan Viner	...	Undetermined
L. Michael Wells	...	Undtermined
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Barthelmess	...	The Yellow Man (archive footage)
Charles Chaplin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Billy Compton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jack Dempsey	...	Himself (archive footage)
George Eastman	...	Himself (archive footage)
Thomas Edison	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lillian Gish	...	(edited from 'Broken Blossoms') (archive footage)
D.W. Griffith	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

Roddy McDowall narrates this retrospective of the careers of film pioneers D. W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin, culminating in the formation of United Artists. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Marc Wanamaker add insight to the film clips and archival footage.

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Plot Keywords:

year 1919 | reference to rudolph valentino | tracking shot | artistic freedom | reference to william s. hart | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

El nacimiento de la United

Filming Locations:

Mack Sennett Stages - 1215 Bates Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Classic Vision Entertainment, Timeline Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min

Color:

Color Black and White (archive footage)

Did You Know?

Trivia

William S. Hart was originally announced as a partner in United Artists, but he was signed by Paramount after the announcement and was not a participant in the partnership.

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Connections

References Cabiria (1914)

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