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When Art Gilmore wasn't being the announcer on the radio, writing books on television and radio, or narrating the silly "Joe McDoakes" comedy shorts for Warner Brothers, he narrated short subjects like this one, about how important railroads are in terms of transportation, buying goods, and paying taxes. It's a very peppy short.
While the railroads don't carry as many passengers as they used to, they are still central to our economy, carrying about 28% of freight by ton-mile. It must have been higher in 1948, so that's a lot of business.
Gilmore's last IMDb credit was in 2001. He died in 2010 at the age of 98.
While the railroads don't carry as many passengers as they used to, they are still central to our economy, carrying about 28% of freight by ton-mile. It must have been higher in 1948, so that's a lot of business.
Gilmore's last IMDb credit was in 2001. He died in 2010 at the age of 98.
Gabrielle Rejane stars in this short subject under the direction of Marguerite Vrignault. Originally it was presented with sound; a series of these movies were made for the Paris Exposition in 1900. Unfortunately, the sound recordings are missing.
Here's where we get into an aspect of film history that is pretty obscure, and runs directly contrary to what most people who care about the matter believe. Sound movies were not invented int he 1920s, with THE JAZZ SINGER the first. Neither were the various experiments of the 1920s the first regularly produced sound pictures. From 1906 through 1914, Gaumont, Lumiere, Hepworth and even Edison produced sound pictures. There were movies in Berlin, Paris, Boston, New York, and almost certainly elsewhere in which you could see the images and hear the singing -- usually they were musical shorts -- at the same time. Neither were these the first series of sound movies. This movie is one of at least nine recorded by the Phono-CInema Theatre. I have seen three of them; none of them had their sound tracks in any form.
These weren't even the earliest sound films. Look up "Dickson Experimental Sound Film" if you don't believe me. Go on. I'll wait.
Here's where we get into an aspect of film history that is pretty obscure, and runs directly contrary to what most people who care about the matter believe. Sound movies were not invented int he 1920s, with THE JAZZ SINGER the first. Neither were the various experiments of the 1920s the first regularly produced sound pictures. From 1906 through 1914, Gaumont, Lumiere, Hepworth and even Edison produced sound pictures. There were movies in Berlin, Paris, Boston, New York, and almost certainly elsewhere in which you could see the images and hear the singing -- usually they were musical shorts -- at the same time. Neither were these the first series of sound movies. This movie is one of at least nine recorded by the Phono-CInema Theatre. I have seen three of them; none of them had their sound tracks in any form.
These weren't even the earliest sound films. Look up "Dickson Experimental Sound Film" if you don't believe me. Go on. I'll wait.
Were you aware that the merry-go-round started out as a serious thing, a set-up to train knights in horsemanship, how to hold their lances properly, and so forth? That's the origin of that brass ring you're supposed to grab in some of the older and more ornate carousals.
At least that's what one piece I read recently claimed. It seems ..... well, not impossible, so it goes into the attic of my memory until perhaps someday I see something that supports this idea.
Which brings us around to this movie. By this time, Edison's cameramen were pointing the camera at anything, and like as not, it wound up in the catalogue. At least there's some motion here.
At least that's what one piece I read recently claimed. It seems ..... well, not impossible, so it goes into the attic of my memory until perhaps someday I see something that supports this idea.
Which brings us around to this movie. By this time, Edison's cameramen were pointing the camera at anything, and like as not, it wound up in the catalogue. At least there's some motion here.