New York

1960's 

How to Live in a City – 1964

February 11, 2017April 9, 2017 Roland Faust 1960's, 1964, Documentary, film, folk, George C. Stoney, How to Live in a City, Movies, New York, New York City, NYC

Have you ever wondered what makes some cities better than others? In public access television pioneer George C. Stoney’s ‘How

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1960's 

Around the World in New York – 1960’s

February 11, 2017April 9, 2017 Roland Faust 1960, 1960's, Bocci Ball, Chinatown, film, Manhattan, Movies, New York, New York City, NYC, St. Patricks Day, travel

This short travel promotional film Around the World in New York was produced in the early 1960’s. In Around the

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1970's 

Alexis Lichines wines – 1970’s

February 11, 2017April 9, 2017 Roland Faust 1919, 1951, 1959, 1970's, Ad, Advert, Africa, Alexis Lichine, Army, Economics, Europe, France, Manhattan, Movies, New York, Prohibition, TV Commercial, war, Wine, World War II

Alexis Lichine (1913-1989) was a wine writer and entrepreneur. He played a key role in promoting varietal labelling of wine,

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1950's 

Newsreel: Teddy Roosevelt – 1953

February 10, 2017April 9, 2017 Roland Faust 1919, 1953, Africa, Bears, film, French, Liberty Loans, Movies, New York, New York City, Newsreel, NYC, politics, President, Presidents, Rainbow Division, Rough Riders, Sagamoe Hill, Sarah Bernhardt, Spanish-American War, Teddy Bear, Theodore Roosevelt, war, World War I

“Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground.” – Theodore Roosevelt This biography of Theodore

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1940's 

Tica Ti – Tica Ta – 1942

February 10, 2017April 9, 2017 Roland Faust 1940, 1940's, 1942, Bud Mercer, Conga Line, Dance, Dance Routine, Exotica, film, Ginger Harmon, Hollywood, Jim Mercer, Mercer Brothers, Movies, Music, New York, New York City, Short Films, Song and Dance, Soundie, Swing, Tica Ti - Tica Ta, USO, Vaudeville, WWII

Tica Ti Tica Ta, produced in 1942, stars “dynamite swing singer” Ginger Harmon and vaudeville dancing team the Mercer Brothers.

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1940's 

Our Bill of Rights – 1940

February 10, 2017April 9, 2017 Roland Faust 1940, 1940's, Benjamin Franklin, Bill of Rights, Educational Films, George Washington, History, Human Rights, James Madison, John Adams, Movies, New York, New York City, President, Rights, Short Films, Short Subjects, Thanksgiving, Thomas Jefferson, US Bill of Rights, US Constitution, US Federal Government, US Government, USA

“A sturdy tree of liberty with shade for all.” – Benjamin Franklin Although artistic license is taken in dramatizing the

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