Documentary · United States of America · 1975 · 29m

Arthur and Lillie

Arthur and Lillie poster
Director
Jon Else
Cast
Arthur Mayer as Lillie Mayer as
Crew
Jon Else — Producer Steven Kovacs — Producer Kristine Samuelson — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Jon Else Director Jon Else Producer Steven Kovacs Producer Kristine Samuelson Producer
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