March of the Movies
Released: 1933Runtime: 55 min
Pioneer filmmaker J. Stuart Blackton was intrigued by the idea of a film about the history of the movies as early as 1915. He finally released a 52-minute feature called The Film Parade that was shown in New York and favorably reviewed by "Variety" in 1933. He continued tinkering with the film for the rest of the decade, and later filmmakers and distributors used Blackton's footage for stock or to produce their own variously titled and truncated versions. -UCLA Film & Television Archive
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- Kent Stevensonas Narrator
- Marian Constance Blacktonas Actress in 'His Sister's Beau'
- Violet Virginia Blacktonas Woman in Garden in Camera Obscura Scene
- Marjorie Bonneras Woman at Daguerre's Studio
- J Stuart Blackton Jras Actor in 'His Sister's Beau'
- J Stuart Blacktonas Participant - Battle of Manila Bay recreation
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Kent Stevenson
as Narrator
Marian Constance Blackton
as Actress in 'His Sister's Beau'
Violet Virginia Blackton
as Woman in Garden in Camera Obscura Scene
Marjorie Bonner
as Woman at Daguerre's Studio
J Stuart Blackton Jr
as Actor in 'His Sister's Beau'
J Stuart Blackton
as Participant - Battle of Manila Bay recreation
Albert E Smith
as Participant - Battle of Manila Bay recreation
Charles Chaplin
as Self (film clip from 'The Champion' (1915))
Marlene Dietrich
as Self (film clip from 'Der Blaue Engel")
Tom Mix
as Self (film clip from 'The Stagecoach' Guard (1915))
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