Presents a general picture of the background, development and technical advances of the motion picture industry throughout the years. Shows stars and scenes from milestones of film history including Mary Pickford in “The Hills of Old Kentucky”, Charlie Chaplin in “Easy Street”, “The Great Train Robbery” the beginnings of the newsreel, the genesis of sound as exemplified by Al Jolson in “The Jazz Singer” and classical music from “Night Song”.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322028
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)