Movie: The Film That Was Lost

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John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

William Jennings Bryan
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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    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.

  • Release Date

    1942-10-31

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