Arthur and Lillie

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1975

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Pyramid Films,Stanford University,Department of Communication,Department of Communication, Stanford University, Pyramid Films

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0072659