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What incident resulted in the loss of many of Marshall's films in the 1930s?
A vault fire
A flood
A studio strike
They were outlawed
Answer
In the 1930s, a devastating vault fire at Paramount Studios' storage facility destroyed a significant portion of filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille's film collection, resulting in the irretrievable loss of numerous productions, including early works and several silent films. This tragic incident left a profound void in DeMille's body of work and remains a notable loss in film history.
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