Russian Vet Recalls His Crimes In Nazi Germany
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Movies
Robin Hood”” -Starring Fairbanks Pictures
(1922)”
A short 2:00 clip from this once-lost silent film, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.
RING OF STEEL
(1942)
Spencer Tracy narrates a documentary history of the American soldier. Written by Garson Kanin and shown in theaters as a recruitment tool. Hollywood style doc was financed by the Office of Emergency Management.
Return to Oz: The Munchkins 70 Years Later
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the classic film, “The Wizard of Oz”, the five surviving munchkins sit down to sing some familiar songs and share their memories of life on the set, Judy Garland, and the legacy of this seminal motion picture. (Reporter: Ramin Setoodeh; Editor: K. Ryan Jones; Camera: Sarah Frank, Dylan Isbell)
Remembering A German P.O.W. Camp
An American Veteran recalls his captivity in Germany during the Seconf World War.
After being shot down in his B-17, co-pilot Rogers is taken as a P.O.W. and relates what he and his fellow American prisoners did in the camp to irritate the German guards. As he puts it, “we’d do anything to upset them.” Rogers gives us an inside look at what life was like in a German Stalag. He recalls with a small hint of nostalgia about the plays they used to perform for each other or the little band they formed when the Swiss Red Cross sent them musical instruments. His story is about how the American spirit remained un-broken, even in trying times.
Recently Discovered Color Footage of Hermann Goering’s Estate
Germany, late 1930ies. Recently surfaced 16 mm color amateur footage filmed in Karinhalle, Hermann Goering’s legendary mansion 80 Km from Berlin.All the Goering’s private films were considered allegedly destroyed when he ordered the SS to blow out the entire estate with high explosive (because of the upcoming Russians), on April 20, 1945, before his departure to Berlin for the Fuhrer’s last birthday party. He understood that he would never be returning to Karinhalle.
These fragments are probably the only remaining elements of color footage from Goering’s private films collection.
Rebellion in the French Army
A wonderful 1950s interview with a high-born French veteran as he recalled the desertions and rebellions within the French Army during the late war period.
RARE COLOR FILM : IWO JIMA
A color documentary concerning the 1945 battle of Iwo Jima and the flag raising on Mount Suribachi.
Queen Alexandra
A slide show depicting the life of that princess who held the title, Princess of Wales, longer than anyone else in Britain’s history. She was the present Queen’s Great-Grandmother: the Queen Consort of Edward VII: Queen Alexandra.
Prohibition: The Forgotten Crusade
National History Day: Triumph and Tragedy.
An informative clip about the rise and fall of Prohibition by Jared K. Productions.
Prohibition: America’s Dry Spell
An admirable school project documentary that helps to explain the Prohibition era – it is not without humor.
Princess Elizabeth’s 18th Birthday
Princess Elizabeth celebrates her 18th birthday with a pony ride with her younger sister Margaret.