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Arthur and Lillie

Arthur and Lillie

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.

Release DateJanuary 1, 1975
StatusReleased
Original TitleArthur and Lillie
Runtime 29min
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Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesDepartment of Communication, Stanford UniversityPyramid Films