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The March of Time (1930)

Unfinished pre-Code era film consisting of three sections with past performers from the stage and the vaudeville circuit, then-present-day performers and up-and-coming performers. Musical excerpts were later used in Broadway to Hollywood (1933), Nertsery Rhymes (1933), and Roast-Beef and Movies (1934). "The Lock Step" was later used in That's Entertainment! III (1994)

Release: 1930-09-01
Runtime: 88 min
Cast
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Self
Marie Dressler
Marie Dressler
Self - Old Timer Sequence
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante
Self
Trixie Friganza
Trixie Friganza
Self - Old Timer Sequence
Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Beth Dodge
Beth Dodge
Self - Lock Step Number
Betty Dodge
Betty Dodge
Self - Lock Step Number