🎬 Documentary, History

When the Talkies Were Young

⭐ 7.0/10 1955 20m Dir. Robert Youngson

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Warner Brothers looks back to the early days of talking pictures. Dwight Weist narrates film clips from five movies: "Sinner's Holiday," introducing James Cagney with a glimpse of Joan Blondell, "20,000 Years in Sing Sing," with a young Spencer Tracy and a younger Bette Davis, "Five Star Final," with Edward G. Robinson and a cameo from Boris Karloff, "Night Nurse," starring Barbara Stanwyck with a small role for Clark Gable, and "Svengali," with John Barrymore and Marian Marsh. Each movie is summarized and each star celebrated for work early in the history of sound cinema.

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Year
1955
Runtime
20m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.0/10
Votes
2
Genre
Documentary, History
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎭 History 🎬 Robert Youngson 👤 Dwight Weist

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When the Talkies Were Young has a runtime of 20m ( and 20 minutes).
When the Talkies Were Young was directed by Robert Youngson and released in 1955.
When the Talkies Were Young is a Documentary, History film (1955).
The cast of When the Talkies Were Young includes Dwight Weist.
When the Talkies Were Young has a TMDB rating of 7.0/10 based on 2 votes.

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