Let's Go to the Movies

Let's Go to the Movies

1949
9m
7.0

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Overview

What goes in to the phrase, "Let's go to the movies"? An off-screen narrator takes us back to the earliest days of film: clips remind us of early stars and blockbusters. He explains how sound came to motion pictures: we see Jolson singing "Mammy" and John Barrymore playing Richard III. Next is a salute to the 30,000 people working in Hollywood at 272 different crafts. A montage shows us some of those jobs. It ends with a look at the physical production of celluloid (cotton and silver) and the many aspects of movie making. The narrator promises more short films about each step in production. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) RKO Radio Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date May 13, 1949
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0238378

Cast

Warner Anderson
Warner Anderson

Narrator

Key Crew

Tholen Gladden
Director
Grant Leenhouts
Producer