Oral history interview with Chester Morris, 1958

Biographical Note

Actor

Scope and Contents

Early life and acting career; silents and early talkies; years with Metro Goldwyn Mayer; "Boston Blackie" series, "Alibi," "The Case of Sergeant Grischa," "Three Godfathers," "Unchained"; managers, studios, publicity, life in Hollywood. Audio is comprised of narrator's excerpts from the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company's radio program series "Memoirs of the Movies" and an additional audio excerpt

Subjects

• Actors--Interviews.
• Franklin, Joan, interviewer.
• Franklin, Robert, interviewer.
• Interviews.
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
• Morris, Chester--Interviews.
• Motion picture acting.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Silent films.