John Grierson: Father Of The British Documentary
Genre | Documentary |
Duration | 107 minutes |
Year | 1929 |
Actors | Lionel-Wendt; Donald-Calthrop |
Director | Basil-Wright; Arthur-Elton; Robert-J-Flaherty; John-Grierson |
Writers | Robert-Knox |
Description | 2321. JOHN GRIERSON: FATHER OF THE BRITISH DOCUMENTARY (1929-1934-England). 1. THE SONG OF CEYLON (1934-England). Directed by BASIL WRIGHT. Produced by JOHN GRIERSON. This meditative film about the customs and […] |
Henry Ford’s America
Genre | Documentary |
Duration | 57 minutes |
Year | 1977 |
Director | Donald Brittain |
Description | The Ford dynasty and the effects of the automobile on the history of North America. |
Henry Ford’s Mirror Of America
Genre | Documentary |
Duration | 36 minutes |
Year | 1950 |
Producers | National-Archives |
Description | 2257. HENRY FORD’S MIRROR OF AMERICA (I950s-USA). Produced by the NATIONAL ARCHIVES with the cooperation of the FORD MOTOR COMPANY. In 1914, Henry Ford organized a motion picture branch of […] |
Film Parade: J. Stuart Blackton’s March Of The Movies, The
Genre | Documentary |
Duration | 65 minutes |
Year | 1934 |
Actors | J-Stuart-Blackton; Lon-Chaney; Charlie-Chaplin; Maurice-Costello; Mae-West; Marie-Dressler; Bebe-Daniels |
Description | 2263. THE FILM PARADE: J. STUART BLACKTON’S MARCH OF THE MOVIES. (1934-USA). Narrated by J. STUART BLACKTON. Blackton was a legendary and innoรvative motion picture director, producer and writer. In […] |
With Byrd At The South Pole
Genre | Documentary |
Duration | 83 minutes |
Year | 1930 |
Actors | Richard-E-Byrd-Jr; Claire-Elexander; Bernt-Balchen |
Writers | Julian-Johnson |
Description | 2280. WITH BYRD AT THE SOUTH POLE (1930-USA). Partially narrated by FLOYD GIBBONS. United States Navy Rear Admiral RICHARD E. BYRD is one of the 20th century’s most admired and […] |
Simba; Simba, The King Of The Beasts
Genre | Documentary |
Duration | 86 minutes |
Year | 1928 |
Writers | Martin-E-Johnson; Terry-Ramsaye |
Description | 2289. SIMBA (Simba, The King Of Beasts) (1928-USA). With OSA AND MARTIN E. JOHNSON. For a quarter-century, fabled explorers Osa and Martin Johnson travelled to some of the world’s most […] |
Baboona
Genre | Documentary |
Duration | 73 minutes |
Year | 1935 |
Actors | Martin-E-Johnson; Osa-Johnson; Lew-Lehr |
Director | Martin-E-Johnson; Truman-H-Talley |
Writers | Martin-E-Johnson; Osa-Johnson |
Description | 2222. BABOONA (1935-USA). Produced by MARTIN and OSA JOHNSON. The Johnsons were fabled explorers and documentary filmmakers. Over the years this husband and wife team travelled throughout the remotest regions […] |
Lighter-Than-Air History: Rigid Airships
Genre | Documentary |
Duration | 41 minutes |
Year | 1947 |
Description | 2247. LIGHTER-THAN-AIR HISTORY: RIGID AIRSHIPS (1947-USA). A WAR DEPARTMENT FILM. The history of rigid airships is a story of excitement and adventure. This interesting film is crammed with everything you […] |
Let There Be Light
Genre | Documentary |
Duration | 58 minutes |
Year | 1946 |
Actors | Walter-Huston |
Director | John-Huston |
Writers | John-Huston |
Description | 2104. LET THERE BE LIGHT (1946-USA), Directed, co-scripted and narrated by JOHN HUSTON. World War II was a good war, fought by good and patriotic Americans. Unlike fictional Vietnam veterans, […] |
Nazi Concentration Camps
Genre | Documentary |
Duration | 59 minutes |
Year | 1945 |
Actors | Dwight-D-Eisenhower; Lt-Jack-Taylor |
Director | George-Stevens |
Description | 2022. NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS (1945-USA). Directed by GEORGE STEVENS. This sobering visual record of Nazi concentration camp atrocities is most definilely not for the squeamish. Back in 1945, it served […] |