DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Here is Germany was a 1945 propaganda documentary film directed by Frank Capra. Like its companion film, Know Your Enemy: Japan, the film is a full-length exploration of why one of the two major Axis countries started World War II and what had to be done to keep them from "doing it again". The film opens with scenes of everyday life in Germany, described by narrator Walter Huston. It shows people such as housewives, mailmen, farmers and policemen at work, and notes that these people were not so different than us, and seem like people Americans can understand. Anthony Veiller then interrupts with "Or can we?", as the film then switches to a montage of Nazi concentration camps and piles of dead bodies. The narrator notes that this is not the only time that Germany has unleashed war on the world, stating that while its generation fought the "Nazis", its fathers fought the "Huns" (pejorative term for Germany during World War I), and its grand father remembers the "Prussians". The narrator claims that its was all part of the same German lust for conquest. Going even further back 150 years, the film informs us that while America, Britain, and France were forming their democratic traditions, Germany was a group of 300 medieval feudal states, not one of them with a constitution or parliament. The film traces the rise of Prussia from Frederick the Great through Bismarck, telling the audience that the Prussian state was dominated first by ... Теги:worldwartwopropagandagermanyww2documentaryfrankcapracountryhistorycultureethnicityfilmthirdreichleadershereshortmilitarywwiiadolfmuseumpoliticscommunismwarfareshort filmarmycivildeannationallutherbattleprojectheritagearthurwaitingamericacomesyourarmsrightstill
DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Angel on My Shoulder is a 1946 American fantasy film about a deal between the Devil and a dead man. It was an independent production, produced by Charles R. Rogers and David W. Siegel, directed by Archie Mayo, written by Harry Segall (who also wrote the screenplay for Here Comes Mr. Jordan and the play Heaven Can Wait) and Roland Kibbee, and released by United Artists. The film was Mayo's last before his retirement. It starred Paul Muni, Claude Rains and Anne Baxter. The original title was Me and Satan changed by the producer when he realised that people would not see a film about the Devil. Gangster Eddie Kagle (Paul Muni) is killed by his partner and trusted friend since childhood, Smiley Williams (Hardie Albright). Kagle ends up in Hell, where "Nick" (Claude Rains) offers him an opportunity for revenge in exchange for help with a problem. He looks exactly like Judge Frederick Parker, an upright man who is entirely too honest and liable to cause more trouble in future, since he is running for governor of his state. Kagle readily agrees. Nick arranges to have Kagle take over Parker's body. Then, funny things start happening. Kagle pursues his goal with evil intent (though often at cross purposes with the Devil), but everything he does to smear the judge's reputation somehow ends up making Parker look better. Along the way, Kagle becomes acquainted with Barbara Foster (Anne Baxter), the judge's fiancée. He falls in love with her ... Теги:comedyfantasyromancejudgegangsterhellrevengelovefallingoutwindowpsychiatristdealwiththedevildoublecrosspossessionkissbeautifulwomanpaulmuniannebaxterclauderainsonslowstevensgeorgeclevelanderskinesanfordmarionmartinhardiealbrightjamesflavin
DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Under the Big Top is a 1938 American film directed by Karl Brown. Cast Marjorie Main as Sara Post Anne Nagel as Penny Jack La Rue as Ricardo Le Grande Grant Richards as Pablo Le Grande Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Juba Betty Compson as Marie Herbert Rawlinson as Herman George Cleveland as Joe Rolfe Sedan as Pierre Charlene Wyatt as Penny - as a child Harry Harvey as McCarthy Marjorie Main (February 24, 1890 -- April 10, 1975) was an American character actress, mainly at MGM, perhaps best known for her role as Ma Kettle in a series of ten Ma and Pa Kettle movies. Anne Nagel (September 29, 1915 -- July 6, 1966) was an American actress. She played in adventures, mysteries, and comedies for twenty-five years. She also appeared in television series in the 1950s. Born as Anne Dolan in Boston, Massachusetts, Nagel's film career began in 1932 with a bit part as a ballet girl in Hypnotized. In 1936, she appeared in Here Comes Carter with Ross Alexander. A reviewer remarked of her performance, "she was just one of those girls who has learned to croon for the microphone, and let the rest of the world go hang." Her early roles were in such films as Footloose Heiress, Three Legionnaires, Torchy Blane, the Adventurous Blonde (all from 1937). She was in Mystery House (1938), Unexpected Father (1939), and Legion of Lost Flyers (1939). In 1940, she appeared with WC Fields and Mae West in My Little Chickadee. Other feature movies from 1940 in which she ... Теги:circusnieceauntlovetriangledramaromancemoviefilmmarjoriemainannenageljacklaruegrantrichardsfredsnowflaketoonesbettycompsonherbertrawlinsongeorgeclevelandrolfesedancharlenewyattharryharveystreetprincessdesperateshortundermilitaryhorror moviehorrorworld wartrailerhistoryrussiapoliticscommunismwarfarehauntingparanormalfamilyfrogcrazyactioncomedyindependentcinemathrillerballetsilentwallstudentweedianadocumentarynoir
DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Lost in the Stratosphere is a 1934 American film directed by Melville W. Brown. Cast William Cagney Lt. Tom 'Soapy' Cooper Edward J. Nugent as Lt. Richard 'Woody' Wood June Collyer as Evelyn Worthington Edmund Breese as Col. Brooks John Mack as Sgt. Baker Russ Clark as Sgt. Enfield Matt McHugh as Matt O'Toole June Gittelson as Gretchen Lona Andre as Sophie Hattie McDaniel as Ida Johnson Directed by Melville W. Brown Produced by William T. Lackey Written by Albert DeMond (writer) Tristram Tupper (story) Cinematography Ira H. Morgan Editing by Carl Pierson Release date(s) November 15, 1934 Running time 64 minutes Country United States Language English Edmund Breese (18 June 1871, Brooklyn, New York — 6 April 1936, New York, New York) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies he appeared with James O'Neill in The Count of Monte Cristo (1893), The Lion and the Mouse (1906) with Richard Bennett, The Third Degree (1909) with Helen Ware, The Master Mind (1913) with Elliott Dexter, the popular World War I era play Why Marry? (1917) with Estelle Winwood & Nat C. Goodwin and So This Is London (1922) with Donald Gallaher. He appeared in 129 films between 1914 and 1935. He is best remembered as the advice giving German teacher at the beginning of the war movie All Quiet on the Western Front. Matt McHugh (January 22, 1894 -- February 22, 1971) was an American ... Теги:pilotbeautifulwomencomedydramafilmmoviewilliamcagneyedwardj.nugentjunecollyeredmundbreeselonaandrefrankmcglynnsrpaulinegaronmattmchughrussclarkjohnmackgittelsonhattiemcdanielshortrealitydesperaterichardkennedymilitaryhorror movietelevision showworld warhistorydiscussionpoliticscommunismwarfarecommentaryactiontrailerdameindependentcinemathrillerlivevarietyted
DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Harmony Lane is a 1935 American film directed by Joseph Santley, being based upon the life of Stephen Foster. Cast Douglass Montgomery as Stephen Foster Evelyn Venable as Susan Pentland Adrienne Ames as Jane McDowell Joseph Cawthorn as Professor Henry Kleber William Frawley as Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy David Torrence as Mr. Pentland Gilbert Emery as Mr. Foster Lloyd Hughes as Andrew Robinson Al Herman as Tambo Cora Sue Collins as Marian Foster James Bush as Morrison Foster Edith Craig as Henrietta Foster Florence Roberts as Mrs. Foster Ferdinand Munier as Mr. Pond Clarence Muse as Old Joe Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 -- January 13, 1864), known as the "father of American music", was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century. His songs — such as "Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "Hard Times Come Again No More", "My Old Kentucky Home", "Old Black Joe", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", and "Beautiful Dreamer" — remain popular over 150 years after their composition. In 1846, Foster moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and became a bookkeeper with his brother's steamship company. While in Cincinnati, Foster penned his first successful songs, among them "Oh! Susanna" which would prove to be the anthem of the California Gold Rush in 1848--1849. In 1849, he published Foster's Ethiopian Melodies, which included the successful song "Nelly Was a Lady", made famous by the Christy ... Теги:biographymusicalromancewaralcoholismcomposerdancerprotestregretsaloonpovertyb movieusaamericanasingingcottonracialstereotypeshackpoorracismplantationdeepsoutholdagemuleblackfacedancingbeautifulwomanbuggyhomeantebellumkentuckydepressionhorsedivorcesongschoirbonesmistrelslavechurchdocumentaryhistoryoriginalculturecivilmuseumhorror moviehorrortrailerrussiawarfare
DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Bowery Blitzkrieg is a 1941 film and the sixth installment of the East Side Kids series. It was released in the United Kingdom under the title Stand and Deliver. Bowery Blitzkrieg was filmed between June 1941 and July 1941. Cast The East Side Kids: Muggs McGinnis- Leo Gorcey Danny Breslin- Bobby Jordan Limpy- Huntz Hall Skinny- Donald Haines Scruno- Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison Peewee- David Gorcey Additional cast: Clancy- Keye Luke (as Key Luke) Tom Brady- Warren Hull Mary Breslin- Charlotte Henry Monk Martin- Bobby Stone Mrs. Brady- Martha Wentworth Officer Sherrill- Jack Mulhall Eddie Foster- Slats Morrison Dorgan- Dennis Moore Dutch- Tony Carson Fight Coach- Pat Costello The Precinct Lieutenant- Dick Ryan George, Truck Driver- Jack Carr (uncredited) Johnny Ryan, Boxer- Bill Cartledge (uncredited) Referee- John Indrisano (uncredited) Nick- George Urecal (uncredited) Reform School Matron- Minerva Urecal (uncredited) Leo Bernard Gorcey (June 3, 1917 -- June 2, 1969) was an American stage and movie actor who became famous for portraying on film the leader of the group of young hooligans known variously as the Dead End Kids, The East Side Kids and The Bowery Boys. Always the most pugnacious member of the gangs he participated in, young Leo was the filmic prototype of the young punk. He was the shortest and the oldest of the original gang. Robert "Bobby" Jordan (April 1, 1923 -- September 10, 1965) was an American actor, born in ... Теги:boxingeastsidekidsgangstergoldenglovesirishamericandoctorbrothersisterrelationshipbloodtransfusionjailchinesebowerymanhattannewyorkcitypolicefightframeuppromoterfalseaccusationracketeerpoolgamehallprobationreformschoolgymbriberyrobberygunfirehospitalpokerregenerationmalefemaleengagementchasegunshotwound
DVD: www.amazon.com More James Dean films: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com Family Theater was an dramatic anthology radio show which aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System in the United States from February 13, 1947 to September 11, 1957. The show was produced by Family Theater Productions, a film and radio studio extension of the Family Rosary Crusade founded by the Holy Cross Priest, Father Patrick Peyton, CSC, as a way to promote family prayer. The motto of the these Holy Cross Family Ministries is, "The family that prays together, stays together." The program had no commercial sponsor, yet Father Peyton, CSC arranged for many of Hollywood's stars in film and radio at the time to appear. In its ten-year run, well-known actors and actresses, including James Stewart, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Raymond Burr, Jane Wyatt, Charlton Heston, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Gene Kelly, William Shatner and Chuck Connors, appeared as announcers, narrators or stars. A total of 540 episodes were produced. The program featured not only religious stories but half-hour adaptations of literary works such as A Tale of Two Cities, Moby-Dick and Don Quixote. In 1951, while the radio version was still on the air, Family Theater moved to television, and the spelling of the title was altered (Family Theatre). On TV, it was extended to one hour. Father Peyton also hosted the TV version, which ran for seven years. One of their episodes was Hill Number One, famous for featuring an early appearance by James ... Теги:hillnumberonejamesdean1951imdbmoviefamilytheatrefilmdvdvideojerryfairbanksvhscrucifixionchaplainsergeantromansoldierjerusalemeasterreligionarthurpiersonsynopsisquotesmoviescarfrancohairgiantposterpicturesaccidentworld warhistoryrussiawarfarehauntingparanormaltrailerghostripfrankarmyclipmp4previewmilitaryfreeghostslankaforcescarynavy
