Film · 1942

The Film That Was Lost

Name: The Film That Was Lost
Director: Sammy Lee
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1942-10-31

10 min · Directed by Sammy Lee · NR

Documentary History

7.52
ratings

In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation efforts in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Cast

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

W

William Jennings Bryan

Self (archive footage)

Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Thomas A. Edison

Self (archive footage)

King George V of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director: Sammy Lee
Producer: John Nesbitt
Writer: Doane R. Hoag
Editor: Harry Komer
Cinematography: Walter Lundin

Details

Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Certification: NR
Release: October 31, 1942

Themes

film preservationcinema history

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