When the Talkies Were Young
1955, English. Directed by Robert Youngson.
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.
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- 0h 20m
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- English
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- Released
- 29 April 1955
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Robert Youngson
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When the Talkies Were Young isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 April 1955. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed When the Talkies Were Young?
When the Talkies Were Young (1955) was directed by Robert Youngson and stars Dwight Weist.