The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and 1919.
Acting
Roddy McDowall's warm, authoritative narration
Production
Rare archival footage of Pickford and Fairbanks
Director
Hugh Munro Neely
Roddy McDowall
Narrator (voice)
Marc Wanamaker
Self
Richard Barthelmess
The Yellow Man (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Self / Various roles (archive footage)
Jack Dempsey
Self (archive footage)
George Eastman
Self (archive footage)
Thomas A. Edison
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self
Douglas Fairbanks
Self (archive footage)
Lillian Gish
Lucy - The Girl (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roddy McDowall was a lifelong film historian who personally knew Mary Pickford in her later years.
United Artists was revolutionary because it let artists keep creative control and profits—directly inspiring modern indie distributors like A24.
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