Pioneer filmmaker J. Stuart Blackton was intrigued by the idea of a film about the history of the movies as early as 1915. He finally released a 52-minute feature called The Film Parade that was shown in New York and favorably reviewed by "Variety" in 1933. He continued tinkering with the film for the rest of the decade, and later filmmakers and distributors used Blackton's footage for stock or to produce their own variously titled and truncated versions. -UCLA Film & Television Archive
Credits
The Film Parade Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Charlie Chaplin
He was 43, 88 years old when he died
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as Himself (film clip from 'The Champion' (1915)) (archive footage) (as Charlie Chaplin) |
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Marlene Dietrich
She was 31, 90 years old when she died
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as Herself (film clip from 'Der Blaue Engel") (archive footage) |
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Francis X. Bushman
He was 49, 83 years old when he died
|
as Himself, film clip (archive footage) (uncredited) |
|
Clara Bow
She was 27, 60 years old when she died
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as Herself, film clip (archive footage) (uncredited) |
|
Gloria Swanson
She was 33, 84 years old when she died
|
as Herself, film clip (archive footage) (uncredited) |
|
Norma Shearer
She was 30, 80 years old when she died
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as Herself, film clip (archive footage) (uncredited) |
|
Theda Bara
She was 47, 69 years old when she died
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as Herself, film clip (archive footage) (uncredited) |
|
Harry Carey
He was 54, 69 years old when he died
|
as Himself, film clip (archive footage) (uncredited) |
|
Gilbert M. Anderson
He was 52, 90 years old when he died
|
as Himself, film clip (archive footage) (uncredited) |
|
Tom Mix
He was 52, 60 years old when he died
|
as Himself (film clip from 'The Stagecoach' Guard (1915)) (archive footage) |
|
John Bunny
He was 69, 51 years old when he died
|
as Himself, film clip (archive footage) (uncredited) |
|
Mathilde Comont
She was 46, 51 years old when she died
|
as Herself (uncredited) |
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Marguerite Clayton
She was 41, 77 years old when she died
|
as Herself, film clip (archive footage) (uncredited) |
The Film Parade Crew
| Name |
Department |
|
Howard Gaye as Writer. He was 54 (76) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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J. Stuart Blackton as Director. He was 57 (66) years old when He died
|
Directing |
