The Film Parade - 1933

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

55min
1933
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.5/10

Cast

Charlie Chaplin profile pictureCharlie Chaplin(archive footage) (uncredited)
Marlene Dietrich profile pictureMarlene Dietrich(archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Mix profile pictureTom Mix(archive footage) (uncredited)
Gilbert M. Anderson profile pictureGilbert M. Anderson(archive footage) (uncredited)
Theda Bara profile pictureTheda Bara(archive footage) (uncredited)
Clara Bow profile pictureClara Bow(archive footage) (uncredited)
John Bunny profile pictureJohn Bunny(archive footage) (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman profile pictureFrancis X. Bushman(archive footage) (uncredited)
Harry Carey profile pictureHarry Carey(archive footage) (uncredited)
Marguerite Clayton profile pictureMarguerite Clayton(archive footage) (uncredited)
Mathilde Comont profile pictureMathilde Comont(archive footage) (uncredited)
Norma Shearer profile pictureNorma Shearer(archive footage) (uncredited)
Gloria Swanson profile pictureGloria Swanson(archive footage) (uncredited)

About The Film Parade

The Film Parade Overview

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

Runtime: 55min

Extra details

Original Title: The Film Parade
Original Language: English
Directed By: J. Stuart Blackton
Production Companies
Alliance Films