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9 O'clock Folks (1931)
Various performers showcase their unusual musical
numbers in a theater |
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A
Penny a Peep (1934)
Shenanigans in a penny arcade (watch out for that umbrella!) |
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Africa
Speaks--English (1933)
A plane carrying Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy lands in the jungle,
creating comedy opportunities with the natives |
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And She Learned About Dames (1934)
Female students enter their photos in a contest, hoping to be chosen
"Miss Complexion of 1934" (with Lyle Talbot) |
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Anna Case (1926)
She sings La Fiesta |
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Artistic Temper (1932)
A woman pursues a singing career against her husband's objections (with
Ruth Etting) |
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The Audition (1933)
Phil Emerton's band plays tunes, and Larry & Larry do acrobatic tap
dancing (they'll remind you of break dancers) |
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Believe it or Not 1038 (1931)
Robert Ripley crisscrosses America to find interesting curiosities |
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Believe it or Not 1148 (1930)
Robert Ripley crisscrosses America to find interesting curiosities |
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Believe it or Not 1282 (1930)
Robert Ripley crisscrosses America to find interesting curiosities |
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Believe it or Not 1294 (1931)
Robert Ripley crisscrosses America to find interesting curiosities |
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Ben Pollack and His Orchestra (1934)
Ben and the Orchestra are joined by a guest
vocalist in performing popular songs |
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Between the Acts at the Opera (1926)
The Howard Brothers perform their signature stage routine |
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Beyond the Line of Duty (1942)
Reenactment of the events in the Army Air Force career of Captain Hewitt
T. Wheless (with Ronald Reagan) |
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Big City Fantasy (1934)
Phil Spitalny's orchestra plays music of the various areas within New
York city |
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The Blue and the Gray (1935)
A narrator tells the story of the Civil war, while the audience visits
various cities, buildings, battlefields, and monuments |
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Bobby Jones' Golf Tips #4 (1931)
Slammin' Bobby shows comic Leon Errol how to use the mashie
niblick |
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Borrah Minnevitch and His Harmonica School (1942)
Borrah Minnevitch and His Rascals play popular
songs on their harmonicas |
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Bubbles (1930)
Children sing and tap dance in a cavern-like land of make believe—a
Vitaphone Varieties short (with Mae Questel) |
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Carnival Day (1936)
A look at the various folks who come together on Carnival Day (in color) |
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Changing of the Guard (1936)
A little girl dreams she's at the Changing of the Guard ceremony at
Buckingham Palace |
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The Declaration of Independence
(1938)
The spotlight is on Caesar Rodney, who cast the deciding vote to adopt
the Declaration (with John Litel) |
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Double Exposure (1935)
Bumbling photographer
Bob Hope creates havoc |
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Efrem Zimbalist (1926)
Violinist Efrem Zimbalist performs variations on Beethoven's Kreutzer
Sonata |
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The Emergency Case (1930)
A man pretends to be a doctor to avoid a speeding ticket, and
complications ensue soon after |
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The Flag of Humanity (1940)
The story of Clara Barton and the American Red Cross |
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For Your Convenience (1939)
Four different stories, with convenience as a theme (in color) |
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Forty Boys and a Song (1941)
The Robert Mitchell Boys Choir sings at their own special school and on
a Boy Scout outing |
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Freddie Rich and His Orchestra (1938)
Band leader Freddie Rich conducts three musical numbers with his
orchestra, with solos by Nan Wynn |
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Giovanni Martinelli (1926)
The tenor sings Vesti Giubba from I Pagliacci |
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Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra (1942)
The popular dance band plays four songs |
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Good Morning, Eve! (1934)
Adam (Leon Errol) and Eve (June MacCloy) leave the Garden of Eden and
stroll through history |
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The Grand Dame (1931)
A group of high-brow hucksters try to swindle $25,000 out of a
rough-hewn social climber (with
Patsy Kelly) |
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Gypsy Sweetheart (1934)
At a garden party, a band of gypsies is accused of stealing the guests'
belongings |
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Happy Hottentots, The (1930)
Two desperate singers take a job as the singers in vaudeville theater,
but soon regret their decision (with
Billy Gilbert) |
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Hard
Guy, The (1930)
An unemployed man leaves home with a pistol, leaving his wife in fear of
what he might do (with
Spencer Tracy) |
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Harry Warren,
America's Foremost Composer (1933)
Songwriter Harry Warren performs several of his own compositions |
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Hi De Ho (1937)
Cab Calloway's mom is worried about him because he listens to the
radio and pretends to lead a miniature orchestra |
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Hollywood Newsreel (1934)
Columbia University 1934 Rose bowl-winning football
team visits the Warner Bros. Studios and is greeted by several stars |
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Hot News Margie (1931)
Margie, a tabloid reporter, has to find out if a college football star
is secretly married (with Marjorie Beebe) |
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Hot Sands (1931)
A couple, lost in Death Valley, meet three men who are also trying to
get back to civilization |
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How to Break 90 (1933)
Golfer Bobby Jones shows the proper technique at impact |
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I'm Much Obliged (1936)
Newspaper columnist Mr. Inquisitive calls people at random, asks them
questions, and prints their answers |
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The Ingenues (1928)
An all-girl band plays popular songs of the day—don't miss the swinging
last number! |
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Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (1938)
The group performs several of their most popular numbers in a nightclub
setting |
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Kings of the Turf (1941)
Mortimer, a Standard bred horse, is trained for
harness racing |
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Lambchops (1929)
Burns and Allen in an early stand-up routine, with a
charming dance number thrown in for good measure |
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Larry Clinton and His Orchestra (1938)
The orchestra and two guest vocalists perform several songs |
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Let's Sing a Song of the West (1947)
Four songs of the West are displayed, and the audience can sing along as
the lyrics are shown on the screen |
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Little Journeys to Great Masters (1931)
Great art and architecture of Europe |
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The Littlest Diplomat (1937)
Young Sybil visits her grandfather, a British
Colonel stationed in India, and helps negotiate a truce between him and
the local natives |
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Maid for a Day (1936)
A fading Broadway entertainer works as a domestic to obtain background
for a part in a new musical |
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March On, Marines (1940)
Two sergeants compete for one appointment to Annapolis and the Admiral's
daughter (with Dennis Morgan and John Litel) |
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Marion Talley (1926)
The prima donna sings Caro Nome from Rigoletto |
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Masks and Memories (1934)
Julie and Bob take a break from their Mardi Gras revels to visit Bob's
home (with Lillian Roth) |
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Matinee Idle (1930)
A Broadway star who's a playboy visits his playwright friend who's
working out a scene for his new play |
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Mischa Elman (1926)
The famed violinist plays Humoresque (Dvorak) and Gavotte (Gossec), with
pianist Joseph Bonime |
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Movie
Album Featurettes (1935)
Silent film excerpts, with humorous commentary unrelated to the actual
plots |
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Movie Memories (1935)
Excerpts from some famous Paramount silent films, with appearances by
several stars |
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The Naggers' Day of Rest (1929)
Hubby and Wifey verbally duke it out in the bathroom (with Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Norworth) |
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The Nickelette (1933)
Relive the nickelodeon days with some very early vignettes, including
one with young
Rudolph Valentino as a heavy |
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The Old Grey Mayor (1935)
Bob wants to marry Mayor McGill's daughter, but
the mayor's first choice is Alderman Mulligan (with
Bob Hope) |
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One for the Book (1939)
On a desktop with many books, familiar characters in literature come out
of their books after dark (with
Betty Hutton) |
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Opening Night (1930)
A theater performance is sold out, but people still use their wiles to
get tickets |
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Pie, Pie, Blackbird (1932)
Musical performances by Eubie Blake,
Nina Mae McKinney, and
The Nicholas Brothers |
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Pony Express Days (1940)
Young Bill Cody, too heavy to be a pony express rider, takes over a
route when one of the regular riders is shot (with George Reeves) |
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Private Lessons (1933)
Hal Le Roy is hired as a tap dance teacher to give private lessons for
girls at a dancing school |
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Pure Feud (1934)
The McCarthys and Jenkins are feuding (with Edgar Bergen and Charlie
McCarthy) |
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Rambling
'Round Radio Row (1932)
Reporter Jerry Wald writes about radio at the station, rather than in
the newspaper office |
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Romance Road (1938)
A RCMP sergeant mediates a land dispute between a railroad construction
crew and French Canadian trappers (with
Anne Nagel) |
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Roseland (1930)
A pretty dance hall girl is looking for the right guy (with
Ruth Etting)
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Roy
Smeck (1926)
He plays various stringed instruments and adroitly crosses and
uncrosses his legs while seated—what a guy! |
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Rufus Jones for President (1933)
Young Rufus Jones is elected President in this short musical
comedy (with Sammy Davis, Jr. and Ethel Waters) |
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Seasoned Greetings (1933)
The owner of an unsuccessful
greeting-card store attempts to sell 'talking' greeting cards in the
form of records
(with Sammy Davis, Jr.) |
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Service With a Smile
(1934)
Leon brags about his "super-deluxe" gas station,
which he claims is run by chorus girls (with Leon Errol) |
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Show
Kids (1934)
The Famous Meglin Kiddies put on a variety show (in color) |
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Six
Hits and a Miss (1942)
A musical with six men and a woman singing and dancing (with
Ruby Keeler) |
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Smash
Your Baggage (1933)
A group of redcaps in a train station perform musical numbers to raise
money for a sick member of their group |
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So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
(1946)
Joe is full of fears and phobias - especially when it comes to his boss,
and he dreams of being the big boss himself |
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So
You Think You're Allergic(1945)
A comedy about allergies (with George O'Hanlon) |
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So You Think You're Not Guilty
(1949)
Joe pleads "not guilty" to a traffic violation, but is convicted anyway,
and the $2 fine quickly pyramids to 10 years in jail |
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So You Want a Television Set
(1953)
A couple buys a TV, and the neighbors drop by and stay to watch the new
set—and raid the refrigerator |
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So You Want an Apartment
(1948)
Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting |
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So You Want to
be a Detective
(1948)
Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private
detective on a murder case |
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So You Want to be a Salesman
(1947)
Joe McDoakes is new at selling vacuum cleaners, and just can't make a
sale |
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So You Want to be
in Pictures
(1947)
Aspiring actor
Joe McDoakes takes acting lessons by mail order recordings and lands a
small part in a movie |
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So You Want to be
on the Radio
(1947)
Joe McDoakes and wifey love radio show contests,
but something seems to interfere every time they participate |
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So You Want to Build a House
(1948)
Joe McDoakes decides to build his own home.
As the project progresses, he sees his dream house turn into a
nightmare. |
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So You Want to Learn to Dance
(1953)
Joe McDoakes' boss invites him to a swanky dance, but he can't dance |
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So You Want to Give Up Smoking
(1942)
Joe McDoakes tries to kick the habit |
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So
You're Going on a Vacation
(1947)
Joe learns about his 2-week vacation at the last minute, and uses a
store's "free" vacation planning service. |
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So You're Going to
be a Father
(1947)
Joe McDoakes goes through all the problems,
surprises, and anxieties of becoming a new father |
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Soft Drinks and Sweet Music (1934)
A soda jerk/songwriter dreams (literally) of performing his songs on
Broadway (with Georgie Price) |
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Soldiers in White
(1942)
A young intern, drafted and placed in the Army Medical Corps as a buck
private, isn't happy about it |
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Studio Highlights
(1934)
Warner Brothers publicity chief takes visitors on a tour, showing
highlights of Ruby Keeler's on-screen and off-screen life. |
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The Sunday Round-Up
(1936)
A singing western short, with Dick Foran and
Jane Wyman |
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Surprise! (1935)
The Duncan Sisters and their college dorm mates sing a song to their
alma mater while packing up to leave college |
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Swing Cat's Jamboree
(1938)
Louis Prima and his jazz quartette play songs and
accompany featured singers and dancers |
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The Tanks Are Coming (1941)
This documentary describes the development and use
of battle tanks in the American national defense program |
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Tannhauser Overture
(1926)
Performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra |
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Ted Husing's
Sports Slants 1218 (1931)
Coverage of wrestling, ice hockey, gymnastics, and basketball |
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Ted Husing's
Sports Slants 1240 (1931)
Coverage of ping pong, diving and swimming, handball, and lacrosse |
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Ted Husing's
Sports Slants 1347 (1932)
Coverage of boxing and pool trick shots |
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Those Good Old Days (1941)
An elderly gentleman tells his granddaughter about the good old days of
Vaudeville |
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Thrills of Yesterday (1931)
All sorts of silent movie vignettes, with humorous dialog overlaid |
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The United States Army Air Force Band (1942)
The band and chorus perform several songs |
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Vaudeville (1934)
Several vaudeville acts perform |
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Vaudeville Show (1935)
Black performers put on a show (with Adelaide Hall and The Nicholas
Brothers) |
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Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee Celebration (1930)
Studio stars attend a jubilee hosted by Little Miss Vitaphone |
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Will Hays (1926)
The head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of
America introduces the new Vitaphone sound system |
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Woody Herman and His Orchestra (1938)
Great arrangements, singing, and a fabulous dance number, "Jailhouse
Blues" |
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The Yacht Party (1932)
Roger Wolfe Kahn leads his orchestra in several popular tunes of the day |
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