The Film That Was Lost (1942)

10/31/1942 (US) • 10m

Documentary, History

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

William Jennings Bryan

Self (archive footage)

Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Thomas A. Edison

Self (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

film preservation

cinema history

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