Dwight Weist
Dwight Weist, Jr. (January 16, 1910 - July 16, 1991) was an actor and announcer in the era of old-time radio.
The Name of the Rose
as Adso as an Old Man / The Narrator (Voice)14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference...
Movie pageNine 1/2 Weeks
as FarnsworthAn erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an...
Movie pageRadio Days
as Pearl Harbor AnnouncerThe Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New...
Movie pageZelig
as Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a...
Movie pageThe Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footageA compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy,...
Movie pageWhen the Talkies Were Young
as Narrator (voice)Warner Brothers looks back to the early days of talking pictures. Dwight Weist narrates film...
Movie pageGadgets Galore
as Narrator (voice)This Warner Bros. short reviews in an often humorous way the impact of the automobile on the...
Movie pageThe Future Is Now
as Narrator (voice)This short goes inside government research laboratories to showcase some of the products that...
Movie pageI Never Forget a Face
as Himself - Narrator (voice)This Warner Bros. vignette features short snippets about well known people. It includes...
Movie pageStardust
as Self - NarratorSongwriter Benny Davis goes through an elaborate buildup before he is allowed to sing a...
Movie pageThe Camps of Death
as Narrator (multiple segments) (voice) (archive footage)Human torture. Factories of death. War atrocities. The crimes that haunt the pagse of history...
Movie pageThe Big Party
as NarratorA short film about Mardi Gras in New Orleans from the point of view of those who make Carnival...
Movie pageBlaze Busters
as NarratorA documentary about firemen and some of the spectacular blazes they fight.
Movie pageCavalcade of Girls
as NarratorA look at the women of 1900 to 1950. Ladies accomplishments through the years, shown with rare...
Movie pagePassport to Nowhere
as Narrated by1947 short film that was nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"
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