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.
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Renée Adorée as Self (archive footage)
Gilbert M. Anderson as Self - from 'The Great Train Robbery' (archive footage)
Theda Bara as Self - From 'A Fool There Was' (archive footage)
Jackson Beck as Narrator
Lionel Barrymore as Self (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage)
Cecil B. DeMille as Self (archive footage)
George Schaefer as Self (archive footage)
The March of Time (1938-1939 season) #12: The Movies March On Trailer
The March of Time (Volume 5, No. 12): : The Movies March On Trailer
United States 03 July 1939
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04 May 1939
Giácomo is an Italian man in his forties who is single, dedicated to earning money in his business. He strikes up a relationship with a Spanish singer, whose brother encourages her to conquer him to take her money.
16 September 1939
A white man seduces a local girl in an isolated Mayan village, which makes gods unhappy.
29 April 1939
Alfalfa introduces his prissy, snooty cousin Wilbur to the gang. He instantly gets on everyone's bad side.
24 March 1939
A dedicated police officer is torn between family and duty when his son turns to a life of crime.
15 June 1939
In September 1938, an American diplomat negotiated in London the peace of Munich, rather than rush to Paris where his wife, a famous film actress, is about to fall into the arms of a young first.
13 June 1939
Tex arrives on the Parker ranch on Christman eve and is given the job of being Santa Claus. Also dressed as Santa Claus, Blackie robs Parker and kills a man.
05 January 1939
After being criticized by the Citizens' League for his inability to cope with a crime wave, Police Captain Haines orders his men in the Homicide Bureau to clean up all their cases, but without violating the constitutional rights of any suspect.
01 February 1939
Naomi Tazawa (Hiroko Kawasaki), who works at Isetan Department Store, was told by an executive at a film company (Ken Uehara), that he was going to make a film about her.
21 September 1939
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Blondie and Dagwood are in charge of operations at a mountain motel. The elderly owners of the establishment are in danger of losing their life savings.
15 January 1939
In an attempt to drive out settlers of the Los Trancos valley, through which the railroad proposes to run a line, railroad representative Clyde Barton conspires with Dirk to cause a range war between the two largest ranchers, Tom Gray and Harvey Allen.
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