Let's go to the movies
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The first in a series of twelve, one-reel films designed to present behind-the scenes activities of the motion picture industry. This film chronicles the technical and aesthetic growth of moving pictures, using excerpts from "The Great Train Robbery", "The Birth of a Nation", "Easy Street", "The Jazz Singer", "In the Hills of Old Kentucky", "Show of Shows", and "Night Song". A salute to the 30,000 people working in Hollywood includes a montage which illustrates some of the 272 different crafts involved in filmmaking. An overview of the physical production of celluloid (cotton and silver) is included. The narrator promises additional short films about each step in movie production.
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LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. in cooperation with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, c1948. Presented by members of the motion picture industry. 9 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Summary: First in a series of films about motion pictures. Shows how they began, how they are made today, and the people who make and show them. © RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 31Dec48; MP4068.
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