- Country: USA
- Genres: History, Short
- Release: 1955-04-29
- Director: Robert Youngson
- Writers: Robert Youngson
- Language: English
- Stars: Dwight Weist , John Barrymore
(I)
(1882–1942) , Joan Blondell , James Cagney , Louis Calhern
(1895–1956) , Bette Davis
(1908–1989) , Clark Gable
(I)
(1901–1960) , Boris Karloff , Marian Marsh , Edward G. Robinson
- Runtime: 20 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: When the Talkies Were Young , When the Talkies Were Young (United States of America) , Cuando eran jóvenes (Spain)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0227802
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