Movies

This clip of George Herriman’s cartoon, “Krazy Kat: Bugologist” was made in 1916.

You’ll enjoy this rare animated short made in 1916, “Krazy Kat & Ignatz Mouse at the Circus”.

s the war in Europe grinds towards an end, George V, King of England, visits the Tank school at Wool, Dorset, in this rare film from Britain’s Imperial War Museum.

After receiving critical acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival and an unprecedented theatrical release in Israel, American director Gaylen Ross “Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis” now poses the question to U.S. audiences: Was Rezso Kasztner a heroic rescuer of Jews or a villain colluding with the Nazis? Through accounts of the inflammatory political trial, startling revelations after 50 years by Kasztners assassin, Zeev Eckstein, and a chilling meeting between the killer and Kasztners daughter, Zsuzsi, audiences finally can decide the legacy of this forgotten man.

World War Two color film footage of Japanese Kamikaze attacks.

These attacks, beginning in 1944, followed several very significant-critical military and strategic defeats for Japan, its decreasing capacity to wage war along with loss of experienced pilots, and the Allies’ increased ability, due largely to the industrial capacity of the United States and Japan’s reluctance to surrender. In these attacks Japanese pilots would deliberately attempt to crash their aircraft into naval vessels and other ships.

This World War Two film clip consists of both Japanese and American archival footage.

Some footage from the 20s featuring a uniformed Kaiser Wilhelm II extolling the virtues of the the German people (although he was actually talking about German soldiers).

German wartime newsreel footage (Die Deutsche Wochenschau Jul 1940) depictedoverjoyed Berliners as victorious Wehrmacht units returned from France.

An account of the poet Joyce Kilmer: his New York days in journalism his,his outrage over the “Lusitania” sinking and his final months in the 69th Division, serving in France.

An extract from a recent Swan Theatre Co. Bedford’s performance of R.C.Sherriff’s World War 1 play Journey’s End. Definitely an influence on Blackadder Goes Forth.

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An undated film clip of Josephine Baker doing her “crazy dance”.

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In 1940, actor Jimmy Stewart was drafted into the Army Air Corps but was rejected due to a weight problem. The USAAC had strict height and weight requirements for new recruits and Stewart was five pounds under the standard. To get up to 148 pounds he sought out the help of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s muscle man, Don Loomis, who was legendary for his ability to add or subtract pounds in his studio gymnasium. Stewart subsequently attempted to enlist in the United States Army Air Corps but still came in under the weight requirement although he persuaded the AAF enlistment officer to run new tests, this time passing the weigh-in,with the result that Stewart successfully enlisted in the Army in March 1941. He became the first major American movie star to wear a military uniform in World War II. During the course of the war, he flew over twenty missions in a B-24 Liberator, he was a two-time recipient of the Air Medal and was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French Army. In the fullness of time, he attained the rank of General in the reserves. It’s a wonderful life.

Jim Thorpe was an American athlete. Considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, played American football collegiality and professionally, and also played professional baseball and basketball.

Hosted by Ralph Edwards in 1957, this clip from the T.V. show “This is Your Life” featured guests Bessie Lasky, William Lasky, Richard Arlen, Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers, Jesse Lasky Jr. Cecil B. DeMille and Adolph Zukor.

Assorted clips from the Howard Hughes film “Hell’s Angels”(1930), featuring the American actress Jean Harlow. The music that has been added is “Nightmare” by Artie Shaw.