The Movies March On (1939)
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.
- Released
- 1939-07-03
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 22 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alan Brown
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Renée Adorée as Self (archive footage)
- Gilbert M. Anderson as Self - from 'The Great Train Robbery' (archive footage)
- Theda Bara as Self - From 'A Fool There Was' (archive footage)
- Jackson Beck as Narrator
- Lionel Barrymore as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
- Cecil B. DeMille as Self (archive footage)
- George Schaefer as Self (archive footage)
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