When the Talkies Were Young
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When the Talkies Were Young

Year:
Duration:
USA:20 min
Genres:
Short | History
IMDB rate:
7.7
Director:
Robert Youngson
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1955-04-29
Cast
Actor
Character
Dwight Weist
Narrator
John Barrymore
Maestro Svengali
Joan Blondell
Myrtle
James Cagney
Harry Deleon (uncredited) (archive footage)
Louis Calhern
Joe Finn (uncredited) (archive footage)
Bette Davis
Fay Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clark Gable
Nick (uncredited) (archive footage)
Boris Karloff
T. Vernon Isopod (uncredited) (archive footage)
Marian Marsh
Trilby O'Farrell
Edward G. Robinson
Joseph Randall
Barbara Stanwyck
Lora Hart
Spencer Tracy
Tommy Conrad (uncredited) (archive footage)
Quotes
Narrator: The heart of Svengali, only mortal after all, gives out. And as he dies, the voice of Trilby is still forever in this poignant moment from the days when the Talkies were young.
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