Warner Brothers looks back to the early days of talking pictures. Dwight Weist narrates film clips from five movies: "Sinner's Holiday," introducing James Cagney with a glimpse of Joan Blondell, "20,000 Years in Sing Sing," with a young Spencer Tracy and a younger Bette Davis, "Five Star Final," with Edward G. Robinson and a cameo from Boris Karloff, "Night Nurse," starring Barbara Stanwyck with a small role for Clark Gable, and "Svengali," with John Barrymore and Marian Marsh. Each movie is summarized and each star celebrated for work early in the history of sound cinema.
 | Dwight Weist | Narrator | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | John Barrymore | Maestro Svengali (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
 | Joan Blondell | Myrtle (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
 | James Cagney | Harry Deleon (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
 | Louis Calhern | Joe Finn (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
 | Bette Davis | Fay Wilson (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
 | Clark Gable | Nick (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
 | Boris Karloff | T. Vernon Isopod (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
 | Marian Marsh | Trilby O'Farrell (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
 | Edward G. Robinson | Joseph Randall (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
 | Barbara Stanwyck | Lora Hart (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
 | Spencer Tracy | Tommy Conrad (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
16mm Agfa 2S black and white/sound print. In very nice condition.
20 minute short subject - Comes on 1x1200 foot reel.
Images look much better in person than the video and pictures via my cellphone.
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