Where to watch The Movies March On (1939) in the UK
The Movies March On (1939) is available to watch free in the UK on BFI Player. Last verified on 17 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
A "March of Time" presentation of the evolution of movies compiled primarily from film clips of silent movies through the early sound pictures to the present (1939) date. Industry executives such as Jack and Harry Warner, Walt Disney, Cecil B. DeMille, et al are seen taking bows in the live (non-archive) footage.
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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in The Movies March On.
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Renée AdoréeSelf (archive footage) -
Gilbert M. AndersonSelf - from 'The Great Train Robbery' (archive footage) -
Theda BaraSelf - From 'A Fool There Was' (archive footage) -
Jackson BeckNarrator -
Lionel BarrymoreSelf (segment The New York Hat) (archive footage) -
Cecil B. DeMilleSelf (archive footage) -
George SchaeferSelf (archive footage)
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The Movies March On (1939) is available free (with adverts or a TV licence) on BFI Player in the United Kingdom.
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