Showing posts with label 40's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 40's. Show all posts

Friday, August 9, 2013

Lauren Bacall- Photo (1946)

Lauren Bacall Photo (1946)

Beautiful photo of legendary actress Lauren Bacall. She first emerged as a leading lady in the Humphrey Bogart film To Have And Have Not in 1944. In 2009, she was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive an Academy Honorary Award "in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures."

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Private Buckaroo (1942)

This video clip features a short dance sequence featuring Collegiate Shag and Tap Dancing to the music of Harry James.




Friday, March 23, 2012

Notorious: Alfred Hitchcock Film Trailer (1946)

Notorious is a 1946 American thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains as three people whose lives become intimately entangled during an espionage operation. It was shot in late 1945 and early 1946, and was released by RKO in August 1946.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Groovie Movie (1944)

A funny jitterbug instructional video. Filmed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and directed by Will Jason. The dancing looks complicated but pretty hip at the same time.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

The Ross Sisters- Solid Potato Salad (1944)

The Ross Sisters were a trio of female sibling singing dancers consisting of Aggie Ross, Elmira Ross, and Maggie Ross. Their real names were Veda Victoria, Dixie Jewel and Betsy Ann Ross. The Ross Sisters performed as a 3-part harmony trio. They also danced, did acrobatics and were masters of the art of contortionism.


Saturday, July 24, 2010

Gentleman's Agreement-Trailer (1947)

Vintage trailer for this outstanding picture. The following is a brief description of the film:
Philip Green is a highly respected writer who is recruited by a national magazine to write a series of articles on anti-Semitism in America. He's not too keen on the series, mostly because he's not sure how to tackle the subject. Then it dawns on him: if he was to pretend to all and sundry that he was Jewish, he could then experience the degree of racism and prejudice that exists and write his story from that perspective. It takes little time for him to experience bigotry. He soon learns the liberal-minded firm he works for doesn't hire Jews and that his own secretary changed her name and kept the fact that she is Jewish a secret from everyone. Green soon finds that he won't be invited to certain parties, that he cannot stay in so-called 'restricted' hotels and that his own son is called names in the street. His anger at the way he is treated also affects his relationship with Kathy Lacy, his publisher's niece and the person who suggested the series in the first place.
Thanks to MoviesHistory.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Farewell to Storyville- Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong (1947)

Classic clip of the film New Orleans, directed by Arthur Lubin in 1947.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Rosie the Riveters of World War II

A tribute to Rosie the Riveters and all those who helped out on the homefront during World War II.

1940 British Home Front - Color Footage

Rarely seen amateur 16mm color footage filmed in England.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Lost Home Family Movies

Unique home movie clips dating from the 1940's. Thanks to TV Days.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Photographic Studies in Hypnosis (1940's)

A short film from the 1940's exploring hypnotic control.