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 ...
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Here are some well-known faces from Sundance over the years, as they brought their early movies to the festival.
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Title: The Movies March On (1939)
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| Renée Adorée | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson | ... | Self - from 'The Great Train Robbery' (archive footage) | |
| Theda Bara | ... | Self - From 'A Fool There Was' (archive footage) | |
| Lionel Barrymore | ... | Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage) | |
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Jackson Beck | ... | Narrator |
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Joseph I. Breen | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Joseph Breen) |
| Charles Chaplin | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Charlie Chaplin) | |
| Cecil B. DeMille | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Walt Disney | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Marie Dressler | ... | Self (segment Tillie's Punctured Romance) (archive footage) | |
| Douglas Fairbanks | ... | Self - From 'Robin Hood' (archive footage) | |
| Greta Garbo | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Mary Garden | ... | Self - From 'Thais' (archive footage) | |
| John Gilbert | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Lillian Gish | ... | Elsie - Stoneman's Daughter (archive footage) | |
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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. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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7 July 1939 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The March of Time (Volume 5, No. 12): : The Movies March On See more »Company Credits
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