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Let's Go to the Movies (1949)
Short | 9 min | Documentary, Short, History

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Let's Go to the Movies (1949)

Short | 9 min | Documentary, Short, History

What goes in to the phrase, "Let's go to the movies"? An off-screen narrator takes us back to the earliest days of film: clips remind us of early stars and blockbusters. He explains how sound came to motion pictures: we see Jolson singing ...See moreWhat goes in to the phrase, "Let's go to the movies"? An off-screen narrator takes us back to the earliest days of film: clips remind us of early stars and blockbusters. He explains how sound came to motion pictures: we see Jolson singing "Mammy" and John Barrymore playing Richard III. Next is a salute to the 30,000 people working in Hollywood at 272 different crafts. A montage shows us some of those jobs. It ends with a look at the physical production of celluloid (cotton and silver) and the many aspects of movie making. The narrator promises more short films about each step in production. Written by See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Warner Anderson Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Caine Mutiny (1954)
John Barrymore Self - edited from 'Show of Shows' (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - edited from 'Show of Shows' (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Twentieth Century (1934)
Ingrid Bergman Alicia Huberman (archive footage) (uncredited) Alicia Huberman (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Casablanca (1942)
Charles Chaplin Self - the Derelict - edited from 'Easy Street' (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - the Derelict - edited from 'Easy Street' (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)
Cary Grant Self / Devlin (archive footage) (uncredited) Self / Devlin (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	North by Northwest (1959)
Al Jolson Self - edited from 'The Jazz Singer' (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - edited from 'The Jazz Singer' (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Jazz Singer (1927)
Georges Méliès Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Conquest of the Pole (1912)
Paul Panzer Cinematographer (uncredited) Cinematographer (uncredited) See fewer	The Black Book (1929)
The Philharmonic Orchestra Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Bay (II) (2012)
Mary Pickford Homecoming Party (archive footage) (uncredited) Homecoming Party (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Coquette (1929)
Theodore Roosevelt Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Simple Gifts (1977)
Jack Wise Director (uncredited) Director (uncredited) See fewer	Smashing the Money Ring (1939)