The Movie Album
This short features clips from silent films (mostly unidentified) of the 1910's, accompanied by humorous commentary. Highlighted are early appearances of stars still recognized today (e.g., Lionel Barrymore, Norma Shearer), as well as stars whose careers did not extend to the sound era (e.g., John Bunny, Edith Storey). There is even a short glimpse of Lev Trotskiy working as an extra, before he became a leader of the Russian Revolution. [Whether or not it actually is Trotsky is in question; see Trivia.]
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 10m
- Released
- 1932
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1932
Storyline
This short features clips from silent films (mostly unidentified) of the 1910's, accompanied by humorous commentary. Highlighted are early appearances of stars still recognized today (e.g., Lionel Barrymore, Norma Shearer), as well as stars whose careers did not extend to the sound era (e.g., John Bunny, Edith Storey). There is even a short glimpse of Lev Trotskiy working as an extra, before he became a leader of the Russian Revolution. [Whether or not it actually is Trotsky is in question; see Trivia.]
Top credits
Lionel Barrymore — Self
John Bunny — Self
Harry Carey — Self
Charles Chaplin — Self
Did you know
• The movie features two clips from the otherwise lost film My Official Wife (1914), with an extra identified as Lev Trotskiy. Silent film historian Kevin Brownlow has established that Trotsky was not in the U.S. at the time that film was shot, and that any resemblance was presumably coincidental.
• Vitaphone production reel #1326.
User reviews
A Backward Glance
Fair Spoof
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
