I Never Forget a Face

I Never Forget a Face
Directed by	Robert Youngson
Written by	Robert Youngson
Produced by	Robert Youngson
Starring	Dwight Weist Ward Wilson Hiram Johnson
Narrated by	Dwight Weist
Edited by	Albert Helmes
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	April 28, 1956 (1956-04-28)
Running time	11 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

I Never Forget a Face is a 1956 documentary short film produced by famed silent comedy enthusiast and filmmaker Robert Youngson.

About the Film

Robert Youngson wrote, directed, and produced over fifty comedy short and feature-length film documentaries covering comedies from the silent era through the 1940s. Five of his short films, beginning with Blaze Busters in 1950, were nominated for Academy Awards (two won) with "I Never Forget a Face" being his last to receive a nomination.

The film consists of a series of classic silent clips with narration by well-known (at the time) radio announcer, Dwight Weist, and veteran film narrator Ward Wilson.

The film was nominated for the 1956 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (one-reel sub-category) but did not win. With the revamping of the category the following year, including the elimination of the one-reel and two-reel sub-categories, there was a clear emphasis on contemporary topics rather than retrospectives. Youngson's This Mechanical Age in 1954 was the last retrospective compilation to win and "I Never Forget a Face" in 1956 was the last to receive a nomination. Despite this, Youngson continued producing comedy retrospectives for the rest of his life.

See also

• List of American films of 1956

External links

• I Never Forget a Face at IMDb
• I Never Forget a Face at the TCM Movie Database