The Innocent Years (21 Nov. 1957)

Project XX examines the relatively calm and peaceful years between 1900 and 1914 looking at Teddy Roosevelt, Vaudeville, the development of movies, and the deployment of U.S. troops in Mexico.

Director:

Donald B. Hyatt

Writers:

Richard Hanser, Henry Salomon

Stars:

Andrew Carnegie, Charles Chaplin, Thomas Edison

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Andrew Carnegie	...	Himself - Businessman (archive footage)
Charles Chaplin	...	Himself - Actor (archive footage)
Thomas Edison	...	Himself - Inventor (archive footage)
Lillian Gish	...	Herself - Actress (archive footage)
Claire McDowell	...	Herself - Actress (archive footage)
J.P. Morgan	...	Himself - Businessman (archive footage)
John J. Pershing	...	Himself - General (archive footage)
Mary Pickford	...	Herself - Actress (archive footage)
John D. Rockefeller	...	Himself - Businessman (archive footage)
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt	...	Herself - First Lady (archive footage)
Theodore Roosevelt	...	Himself - President (archive footage)
Alexander Scourby	...	Himself - Narrator
William Howard Taft	...	Himself - President (archive footage)
Mark Twain	...	Himself - Writer (archive footage)
Woodrow Wilson	...	Himself - President (archive footage)

Storyline

Project XX examines the relatively calm and peaceful years between 1900 and 1914 looking at Teddy Roosevelt, Vaudeville, the development of movies, and the deployment of U.S. troops in Mexico.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 1957 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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