The Film That Was Lost

Name: The Film That Was Lost
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1942-10-31
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 8
Cast: John Nesbitt, William Jennings Bryan, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas A. Edison, King George V of the United Kingdom

1942

★★★★☆ 8.0/10

⏱️ 10 min

📅 Released

🌐 EN

DocumentaryHistory

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)

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

Writer

Doane R. Hoag, Doane R. Hoag

Producer

John Nesbitt

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Keywords

film preservationcinema history