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Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today

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

1953•57m•7.0/10
Documentary

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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.

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Production

Abner J. Greshler Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

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)

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