Let’s Go to the Movies (1949): Cast
Let’s Go to the Movies is a 1949 documentary directed by Tholen Gladden, starring Warner Anderson as Narrator. It runs 9 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 9 min
- Director
- Tholen Gladden
- Genre
- Documentary
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Let’s Go to the Movies About?
The premise of Let’s Go to the Movies without spoilers.
An off‑screen narrator guides us through cinema’s origins, showing early stars and blockbusters, and illustrating how sound entered film with clips of Al Jolson’s “Mammy” and John Barrymore as Richard III. He honors the 30,000 Hollywood workers across 272 crafts, displays a montage of those jobs, and explains the chemistry of celluloid (cotton and silver). The short promises further episodes on each production step. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Let’s Go to the Movies Themes & Keywords
· 33 tags- year 1949
- photography
- sound
- silver
- cotton
- film clip
- star
- reference to d.w. griffith
- reference to charlie chaplin
- reference to mary pickford
- early sound
- woman's hat
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- stockings
- legs
- cinema
- projectionist
- projection booth
- movie theater
- offscreen narration
- screen
- kiss
- invention
- art direction
- filmmaking
- hollywood california
- silent film
- behind the scenes
- film production
- punctuation in title
- apostrophe in title
- battle hymn of the republic
- film history
- voice over narration
Let’s Go to the Movies Cast & Characters
Warner Anderson plays Narrator in Let’s Go to the Movies. Directed by Tholen Gladden.
- Director Tholen Gladden
- Warner Anderson as Narrator
More from Tholen Gladden
One more film directed by Tholen Gladden: The Costume Designer.
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Let’s Go to the Movies FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Let’s Go to the Movies, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Let’s Go to the Movies?
Let’s Go to the Movies runs 9 minutes.
When was Let’s Go to the Movies released?
Let’s Go to the Movies was released on May 13, 1949.
Who directed Let’s Go to the Movies?
Let’s Go to the Movies was directed by Tholen Gladden.
More films by Tholen Gladden Who is in the cast of Let’s Go to the Movies?
Let’s Go to the Movies stars Warner Anderson as Narrator.
Does Let’s Go to the Movies have a post-credit scene?
No. Let’s Go to the Movies has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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