The read
It runs a compact 11m.
Synopsis
This Warner Bros. vignette features short snippets about well known people. It includes presidential candidate Warren Harding and his front porch campaign in his home town of Marion, Ohio where Al Jolson sang to the crowd; his successor, Calvin Coolidge; William Jennings Bryan at the 1920 Democratic convention where FDR was selected as the Vice Presidential candidate; the visit of the Prince of Wales; the so-called monkey trial that pitted Clarence Darrow against Bryan; Richard Bird as he trained for his flight over the North Pole; and finally George Bernard Shaw on a visit to America.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert YoungsonWriter
- Robert YoungsonDirector
Cast
- Dwight WeistHimself - Narrator (voice)
- Ward WilsonHimself - Narrator (voice)
Themes
famous people