A Look at Walter Cronkite

Great short featuring 'The Most Trusted Man in America'. Thanks to TV Days.

"On With Your Life" - Mission: Impossible PSA

1970's PSA from the American Cancer Society set up as a Mission Impossible episode. Features some of the M:I cast.

Retro Travel Tuesday- 1960's New York City

Great 8mm home movie of 1960's New York City. It appears to me to be the late 60's though I'm not sure.

Retro Travel Tuesday- Vintage Travel Trailer

Collection of vintage travel trailer graphics, ads, and photos.

Dark Shadows Minisode 1

Victoria Winters travels to Collinsport by train from New York to be the governess of David Collins. She has been hired under mysterious circumstances, by Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, against the will of her brother, Roger Collins (father to David). Victoria, an orphan, believes that the job might lead her to find something about her past.

Behind the Scenes of a Silent Movie- 1917

Great and entertaining short. Thanks to TV Days.

Doris Day is Peanut Brittle

Scene from The Doris Day Show, Season 3 Episode 8 "Lost and Found". Doris and Myrna search for the lost manuscript of an article and wind up auditioning for go-go dancing jobs.

The Oath and The Man- 1910

From IMBD:

Griffith short has Henry B. Walthall playing a perfume shop owner who one days gets a visit from a French Nobleman. The Nobleman smells a lovely young woman's scent and invites her to a party but this woman just happens to be the owner's wife. The wife goes with the Nobleman but the husband doesn't do anything until the French Revolution comes around and he sees his shot at revenge.

A commenter states:

The scenes at the very end are from the "official" footage of Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin celebrating the forming of United Artists in 1919, an independent distribution company that released their individual films while retaining their rights to them. The company outlived all of them, even though it's a "component" of SONY these days.

Thanks to TV Days.

Ballroom Dancing For Beginners (1926)

Funny short featuring the Do's and Don'ts of ballroom dancing.

Blue Cheer Commercial (1955)

Classic 1950's advertising spot for Blue Cheer.

Vintage Times Square Signs

An interesting look at various signs that have lit up Times Square over the years.

Swiss Spaghetti Harvest- 1957

This aired April 1st, 1957 on the BBC. According to the Museum of Hoaxes

The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest hoax generated an enormous response. Hundreds of people phoned the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this query the BBC diplomatically replied, “Place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.”

German Wood Carving (1926)

Interesting video from 1920's Germany showing a wood craftsman working his skills. Thanks to TV Days.

Cooking Terms and What They Mean

This 1949 video short instructs a new wife on common cooking terms so that she can better take care of her husband.

To Live in the 1920's

Great short film showcasing life in the Roaring 20's.

1939 New York World's Fair Video

Great video featuring the fun sights and sounds of the 1939 World's Fair in New York. For more information about the fair, check out this site. From the description:

In April of 1939 the New York World's Fair, "Building The World of Tomorrow," opened on what was once a marshy wasteland in Flushing Meadows, just east of the great metropolis. From its inception to its closing ceremonies, the Fair promoted one of the last great meta narratives of the Machine Age: the unqualified belief in science and technology as a means to economic prosperity and personal freedom. Wedged between the greatest economic disaster in America and the growing international tension that would result in World War II, The World of Tomorrow was a much-needed antidote to the depression and confusion of the times. It provided the one saving grace which all of America needed: it provided hope. Part ideological construct, part trade show, part League of Nations, part amusement park, and part Utopian community, the Fair promoted its message of hope and prosperity with icons, symbols, exhibitions, and demonstrations.

America I Love You- Claude Thornhill

Vintage short from the 1940's promoting the war effort. Thanks to TV Days.

Cartoon Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1970s)

Intro for Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, an animated series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from September 10, 1977 to June 21, 1980 on ABC.

1920's Youngstown, Ohio -Crandall Park

Interesting video I came across showing this area of Youngstown back in the 1920's.

The Emerald Isle Vintage Cartoon-1949

Happy St.Patrick's Day!

Vintage sing-a-long cartoon released in 1949.