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Gaslight Follies (1945)
110 min | Documentary

Gaslight Follies (1945)

110 min | Documentary

Four-part documentary (each part of which was also available as a short subject) relating to films and other customs of the 1910s and 1920s, consisting of: 1) "Stars of Yesterday", a parade of closeup shots of about 45 silent-era film ...See moreFour-part documentary (each part of which was also available as a short subject) relating to films and other customs of the 1910s and 1920s, consisting of: 1) "Stars of Yesterday", a parade of closeup shots of about 45 silent-era film stars ranging from Marie Dressler to Dolores Costello, Tom Mix and Tony (the horse) to Douglas Fairbanks; 2) "Time Marches Back", a compilation of about a dozen newsreel items ranging from the 1899 Jeffries-Fitzsimmons prize fight thru Babe Ruth's early days with the New York Yankees, and also personalities such as Teddy Roosevelt at home and the inauguration of Prince Edward; 3) a filmed Victoria stage melodrama, "The Drunkard", originally produced by Louis Weiss in the 1930s; and 4) a de-subtitled reprise, possibly edited, of the 1915 motion picture "East Lynne", with satirical narration and sound effects... Written by Rich Wannen See less

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Charles Chaplin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)
Dolores Costello Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Sea Beast (1926)
Milton Cross Narrator, 'East Lynne' Narrator, 'East Lynne' See fewer	All Star Revue (1950)
Marion Davies Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Patsy (1928)
Marie Dressler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dinner at Eight (1933)
John Gilbert Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Love (1927)
Lillian Gish Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Ben Grauer Narrator, 'Stars of Yesterday' Narrator, 'Stars of Yesterday' See fewer	The Town That Forgot God (1922)
Corinne Griffith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Divine Lady (1928)
William S. Hart Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Money Corral (1919)
Johnny Hines Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Little Johnny Jones (1923)
John B. Kennedy Self / Narrator, 'Time Marches Back' (voice) Self / Narrator, 'Time Marches Back' (voice) See fewer	The Big Step (1961)
Laura La Plante Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	God's Gift to Women (1931)
Dorothy Mackaill Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Subway Sadie (1926)
Mae Murray Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Merry Widow (1925)
Mabel Normand Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mickey (1918)
Ethel Owen Narrator, 'Time Marches Back' & 'East Lynne' Narrator, 'Time Marches Back' & 'East Lynne' See fewer	Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
Wallace Reid Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Carmen (I) (1915)
Mack Sennett Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Small Town Idol (1921)
Ford Sterling Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928)
Henry B. Walthall Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)