The Movies March On

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Renée Adorée Self (archive footage)

Gilbert M. Anderson Self - from 'The Great Train Robbery' (archive footage)

Theda Bara Self - From 'A Fool There Was' (archive footage)

Jackson Beck Narrator

Lionel Barrymore Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)