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The Film That Was Lost

The Film That Was Lost

★ 7.5/10•1942•10m•NR•Documentary•History

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.

Doane R. Hoag · Screenplay

Sammy Lee · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime10m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 31, 1942

Actors

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

William Jennings Bryan

Self (archive footage)

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Thomas A. Edison

Thomas A. Edison

Self (archive footage)

King George V of the United Kingdom

King George V of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

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