Film·2002·NR·1h 26m

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

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The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shorts, through the 1950s when short subjects virtually disappeared from theaters.

Directed by John Griffin

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Cast

12 credited

Chevy Chase
Chevy ChaseNarrator (voice)
Kenneth Anger
Kenneth AngerSelf (uncredited)
Richard L. Bare
Richard L. BareSelf (uncredited)
Nat Benchley
Nat BenchleySelf (uncredited)
Sid Caesar
Sid CaesarSelf (uncredited)
Phyllis Coates
Phyllis CoatesSelf (uncredited)
Tim Conway
Tim ConwaySelf (uncredited)
Walter Cronkite
Walter CronkiteSelf (uncredited)
Dorothy DeBorba
Dorothy DeBorbaSelf (uncredited)
William Dunster
William DunsterSelf (uncredited)
Dr. Raymond Fielding
Dr. Raymond FieldingSelf (uncredited)
Joe Franklin
Joe FranklinSelf (uncredited)

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