The Movies March On
5.2
2 votes
July 3, 1939
22m
Overview
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.
Directed by
Where to watch
In United States
Not available to stream, rent, or buy in United States right now.
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)
Cecil B. DeMille
Self (archive footage)George Schaefer
Self (archive footage)More like this
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020
Being James Bond
2021
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red
2022
Extremis
2016
One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper
2015
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
Black Sheep
2018
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
2006
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2013
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019
Marvel's Behind the Mask
2021
The Curse of the Dragon
1993
I Am Heath Ledger
2017
Directed by John Ford
1971
Come See Me in the Good Light
2025
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
2010
The Class of ‘92
2013