The Camera Speaks

Aug 11, 1934

0h 11m

★ 4.0

Overview

In this short film, an elderly cameraman and his camera reminisce about their days shooting silent films and news stories.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

The Vitaphone Corporation

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Camera Speaks Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Leo Donnelly

Self (archive footage)

William Bryan Jennings

Self (archive footage)

Dorothy Dalton

Self (archive footage)

Louise Glaum

Self (archive footage)

Charles Ray

Self (archive footage)

Gloria Swanson

Self (archive footage)

Bobby Vernon

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