The Film That Was Lost
The Film That Was Lost

The Film That Was Lost

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1942
0h 10m
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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.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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5 members
Acting

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

John Nesbitt
Acting

William Jennings Bryan

Self (archive footage)

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Acting

Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Theodore Roosevelt
Production

Thomas A. Edison

Self (archive footage)

Thomas A. Edison
Acting

King George V of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

King George V of the United Kingdom

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