Documentary
HistoryOverview
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short highlights the film preservation efforts of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Several scenes from early newsreels are shown.
Cast
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Roger Moore
Man Examining Film Strip (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Lab Assistant (uncredited)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany
Self (archive footage)
William McKinley
Self (archive footage)
Theodore Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
William Howard Taft
Self (archive footage)
King Manoel II
Self (archive footage)
King George VI of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
