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  • The Film That Was Lost (1942)
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    Short | 10 min | Short, History
The Film That Was Lost (1942)
Approved
Short | 10 min | Short, History

A look at the problems of film preservation efforts in the 1930s and 1940s. Focuses on MOMA's efforts which commenced on August 8, 1935. It illustrates the problems with celluloid stock. It emphasizes early newsreel clips of world leaders....See moreA look at the problems of film preservation efforts in the 1930s and 1940s. Focuses on MOMA's efforts which commenced on August 8, 1935. It illustrates the problems with celluloid stock. It emphasizes early newsreel clips of world leaders. We are shown early footage of King George V, The Kaiser, Queen Victoria, Theodore Roosevelt and others. Written by Thomas McWilliams See less
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Director
Writer
Doane R. Hoag (story) (as Doane Hoag) (screenplay) (as Doane Hoag)
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Cinematographer
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Updated Oct 31, 1942

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Oct 31, 1942 (United States)

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16 cast members
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William Jennings Bryan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Theodore Roosevelt
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Thomas A. Edison
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Woodrow Wilson
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Queen Victoria
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King George V
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Kaiser Wilhelm II
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Tsar Nicholas II
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Grigory Rasputin
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Vladimir Lenin
Self (archive footage) (as V.I. Lenin) Self (archive footage) (as V.I. Lenin)   See fewer
Lev Trotskiy
Self (archive footage) (as Leon Trotsky) Self (archive footage) (as Leon Trotsky)   See fewer
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin) Self (archive footage) (as Iosif Stalin)   See fewer
Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov
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Tsarina Alexandra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Film Library Curator (uncredited) Film Library Curator (uncredited)   See fewer
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