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  • March of the Movies (1933)
  • 55 min | History
March of the Movies (1933)
55 min | History

A two-reel short from Alliance (produced in England and not the USA as some sources indicate)covering the history of "moving pictures" from 1848 to the (then) present, and even going into detail about how stationary frames of pictures are ...See moreA two-reel short from Alliance (produced in England and not the USA as some sources indicate)covering the history of "moving pictures" from 1848 to the (then) present, and even going into detail about how stationary frames of pictures are made to move, and how Sound is put onto the track. Footage from many silent films is used, including Mary Pickford (identified as Gladys Nicholson) in 1910's "Simple Charity", and Camille's death scene from "La Dame aux cemelias" in which Sarah Bernhardt dies standing on her feet (possibly to ensure the other performers didn't upstage her) and takes her own sweet time doing it. Marlene Dietrich sings "Falling in Love Again" from the English version of "The Blue Angel", which is good as the German-language title of that song is tough to write on a keyboard that has no accent marks. This short's title was changed to "March of the Movies" in the USA, which makes more sense than what most of the US film titles were changed to in England. Written by Les Adams See less
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Updated Dec 21, 1933

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Dec 21, 1933 (United States)

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68 cast members
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Kent Stevenson
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Marian Constance Blackton
Woman in Garden in Camera Obscura Scene / Participant - Battle of Manila Bay recreation / Actress in 'His Sister's Beau' Woman in Garden in Camera Obscura Scene / Participant - Battle of Manila Bay recreation / Actress in 'His Sister's Beau'   See fewer
Violet Virginia Blackton
Woman in Garden in Camera Obscura Scene Woman in Garden in Camera Obscura Scene   See fewer
Marjorie Bonner
Woman at Daguerre's Studio Woman at Daguerre's Studio   See fewer
J. Stuart Blackton Jr.
Man at Daguerre's Studio / Actor in 'His Sister's Beau' Man at Daguerre's Studio / Actor in 'His Sister's Beau'   See fewer
J. Stuart Blackton
Participant - Battle of Manila Bay recreation Participant - Battle of Manila Bay recreation   See fewer
Albert E. Smith
Participant - Battle of Manila Bay recreation Participant - Battle of Manila Bay recreation   See fewer
Charles Chaplin
Self (film clip from 'The Champion' (1915)) (archive footage) (as Charlie Chaplin) Self (film clip from 'The Champion' (1915)) (archive footage) (as Charlie Chaplin)   See fewer
Marlene Dietrich
Self (film clip from 'Der Blaue Engel") (archive footage) Self (film clip from 'Der Blaue Engel") (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Mix
Self (film clip from 'The Stagecoach' Guard (1915)) (archive footage) Self (film clip from 'The Stagecoach' Guard (1915)) (archive footage)   See fewer
Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
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Theda Bara
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Clara Bow
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John Bunny
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Francis X. Bushman
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Harry Carey
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Marguerite Clayton
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Mathilde Comont
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Gary Cooper
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Dolores Costello
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Viola Dana
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Bebe Daniels
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Priscilla Dean
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Billy Dooley
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William P.S. Earle
Fred Ott - 'The Sneeze' recreation (uncredited) Fred Ott - 'The Sneeze' recreation (uncredited)   See fewer
Thomas A. Edison
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Louise Fazenda
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Flora Finch
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Corinne Griffith
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Alan Hale
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Oliver Hardy
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Tony the Horse
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Phyllis Kennedy
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Tom Kennedy
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Barbara La Marr
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Harold Lloyd
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Wallace MacDonald
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Mae Marsh
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Victor McLaglen
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John Miltern
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William V. Mong
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Bull Montana
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Harry T. Morey
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Mae Murray
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Mabel Normand
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Ramon Novarro
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Jean Paige
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Mary Pickford
Miss Wilkins (archive footage) (uncredited) Miss Wilkins (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Marie Prevost
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Esther Ralston
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Charles Ray
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Irene Rich
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Larry Semon
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Norma Shearer
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Milton Sills
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Anita Stewart
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Edith Storey
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Mack Swain
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Gloria Swanson
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Blanche Sweet
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William Howard Taft
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Mary Thurman
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Ben Turpin
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Rudolph Valentino
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Bobby Vernon
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Henry B. Walthall
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Earle Williams
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Woodrow Wilson
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