Synopsis
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation efforts in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Movie Information
- Director
- Sammy Lee
- Writers
- Doane R. Hoag
- Release Year
- 1942
- Runtime
- 10 minutes
- Genre
- Documentary, History
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (2 votes)
Top Cast
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
William Jennings Bryan
Self (archive footage)
Theodore Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Thomas A. Edison
Self (archive footage)
King George V of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
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