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Yesterday and Today

A Million Dollars Worth of Wonderful Memories, Entertainment and Stars!

1953 57 min ★ 7.0 (1) Released
Documentary

A compilation of early-day silent films that serves as a glimpse back to the formative days of the movie industry as a salute to Hollywood's Golden Year, so proclaimed by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce as 1953.

Original title
Yesterday and Today
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
Revenue
Keywords 1
old hollywood
Cast 24
George Jessel

George Jessel

Narrator (voice)

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

(archive footage)

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

(archive footage)

John Barrymore

John Barrymore

(archive footage)

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

(archive footage)

Clara Bow

Clara Bow

(archive footage)

John Bunny

John Bunny

(archive footage)

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor

(archive footage)

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

(archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

(archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

(archive footage)

John Gilbert

John Gilbert

(archive footage)

William S. Hart

William S. Hart

(archive footage)

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

(archive footage)

Harry Langdon

Harry Langdon

(archive footage)

Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

(archive footage)

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

(archive footage)

Tom Mix

Tom Mix

(archive footage)

Tom Moore

Tom Moore

(archive footage)

Pola Negri

Pola Negri

(archive footage)

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

(archive footage)

Mack Swain

Mack Swain

(archive footage)

Thelma Todd

Thelma Todd

(archive footage)

Rudolph Valentino

Rudolph Valentino

(archive footage)

Crew 1
George Jessel

George Jessel

Writer

Gallery 2
US Release Dates 1

Dec 2, 1953

Theatrical

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