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The History of Previews

These are trailers throughout the decades. They are also called previews. The enoying videos in front of the feature you are waiting to come on in the theater. They are collected here on this site.

This are an art form in and of themselves, sometimes giving up too much of the movie itself, some will say. They measure in length between 30 seconds or so to over 6 minutes. And some can become really risque. From various countries. I tried to have the subtitles of the foreign movies when available. Some previews are restored and will say so in the preview.

These are all theatrical previews but recently, and they will advertise, will be on streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon or Apple+ soon after. Some previews, nowadays, will say coming to theaters only. This is the way it is for now.

This site, and its' sister site, was designed and maintained by Darryl M. Gann.

Here is an example from each decade below and a little oldie on the right:

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An example from the 1930s (Jezebel 1938) . . .
An example from the 1940s (Meet Me in St. Louis 1944) . . .
An example from the 1950s (Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956) . . .
An example from the 1960s (Romeo and Juliet 1968) . . .
An example from the 1970s (The Hindenburg 1975) . . .
An example from the 1980s (Sophie's Choice 1982) . . .
An example from the 1990s (Toy Story 1995) . . .
An example from the 2000s (The Passion of the Christ 2004) . . .
An example from the 2010s (The Avengers 2012) . . .
An example from the 2020s (Oppenheimer 2023) . . .
     
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