Movies Are Adventure

Name: Movies Are Adventure
Genre: Short
Released: 1948-09-08
Duration: 11 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Edmund Cobb, Douglas Fairbanks, Wayne A. Farlow

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5.9/10

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When television was in its infancy, this short promo for the movie theater industry by AMPAS uses clips from several films of the preceding decades to remind viewers of the thrills and adven... Read allWhen television was in its infancy, this short promo for the movie theater industry by AMPAS uses clips from several films of the preceding decades to remind viewers of the thrills and adventures to be found at the movies.When television was in its infancy, this short promo for the movie theater industry by AMPAS uses clips from several films of the preceding decades to remind viewers of the thrills and adventures to be found at the movies.

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Edmund Cobb

George
(uncredited)

Douglas Fairbanks

D'Artagnan
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Wayne A. Farlow

Little Boy
(uncredited)

Frank Ferguson

Man in Crowd
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Verna Kornman

Mother
(uncredited)

Harold Lloyd

Actor in 'Safety Last'
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Richard Long

Actor in 'Criss Cross'
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

John McIntire

Judge Ogden
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Gerald Mohr

Narrator
(voice)
(uncredited)

Meg Randall

Actress in 'Criss Cross'
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Rudolph Valentino

Actor in 'The Sheik'
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Guy Way

Football Player
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

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Poor Promo

Movies Are Adventure (1948)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

Poorly made short from AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) tells people that they might be housewives, cooks, cleaners, construction workers and various other types but at times they might want to fantasize that they're something else. We then learn that they might wish to be the President, an action hero or some other type of role and that's why they should go to the movies where they can become these things. Okay, I understand the entire purpose of this short was to "sell" movies to people but having watched this thing it would make me want to stay away from them. The film is extremely poorly made without a hint of talent being involved. We get countless scenes from movies like SAFETY LAST!, BEN-HUR, KING KONG, SAN FRANCISCO, THE HURRICANE and STAGECOACH but even these classics seem rather boring when viewed in this short.