Despotism – 1946
“The State – I am the State.” – Louis XIV In this timeless educational film from 1946, the pernicious mechanics
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Coffee House Rendezvous – 1960’s
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Read moreDrug Addiction – 1951
The film Drug Addiction, produced in 1951, is yet another salvo in the relentless campaign to conflate hard drugs with
Read more3rd Ave. El – 1950’s
What is a 3rd Ave. El? It’s the elevated train that used to run up and down Manhattan until the
Read moreEdgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart – 1941
Edgar Allan Poe’s classic The Tell-Tale Heart, written in 1843, was produced in 1941 and directed by Jules Dassin, a
Read moreYour Job in Germany
Directed by It’s A Wonderful Life’s Frank Capra and written by Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, produced by the United States
Read moreNew Orleans – 1920’s
Newsreel documentary from the 1920’s with photography and animations illustrating old New Orleans, the Crescent City, at work and at
Read moreMills Brothers: I Ain’t Got Nobody – 1930’s
An authentic, rare classic version of the standard “I Ain’t Got Nobody,” sung by the Mills Brothers, shot in the
Read moreStanley Kubrick’s Day of the Fight – 1951
Day of the Fight shows Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier during the height of his career, on the day of
Read moreAmos Milburn: Bad Bad Whiskey – 1955
Originally from Texas, Amos Milburn moved to Los Angeles and soon became a fixture in the Central Avenue music scenes
Read moreThe Hut Sut Song – 1940’s
Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah add a little brawla, brawla too it, Hut-Sut Rawlson on the rillerah add a little
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