The Film That Was Lost

10m
DocumentaryHistory
8

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

Sammy Lee
Director
Doane R. Hoag
Screenplay, Story
Harry Komer
Editor
Walter Lundin
Director of Photography
John Nesbitt
Producer

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