Arthur and Lillie
1975
29 min
Overview
A film about Arthur and Lillie Mayer, 89 and 86 years old and still young. Arthur can remember being taken to the first movie show in America, in 1895; Lillie was among the first American suffragettes. Arthur Mayer reminisces about his famous publicity stunts for Paramount, his Broadway horror film theatre, and beginning the importation of great European films with Rossellini's Open City. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
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Cast
Arthur Mayer
Lillie Mayer
Crew
Jon Else
Director
Jon Else
Producer
Steven Kovacs
Producer
Kristine Samuelson
Producer
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