The Golden Twenties (1950)

7.0/10 68 min Documentary

Overview

Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.

Cast

Robert Q. Lewis

Narrator

John Barrymore

Self (archive footage)

Irving Berlin

Self (archive footage)

Billie Burke

Self (archive footage)

Vilma Banky

Self (archive footage)

Al Capone

Self (archive footage)

Enrico Caruso

Self (archive footage)

Irene Castle

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

(archive footage)

Joseph Conrad

Self (archive footage)

Calvin Coolidge

Self (archive footage)

Dolores Costello

Self (archive footage)

Clarence Darrow

Self (archive footage)

Jack Dempsey

Self (archive footage)

Thomas A. Edison

Self (archive footage)

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