Carlsbad Caverns - National Park - New Mexico - Travel and Tourism (1949) Silent Film Archives 2015-02-17 | Photographer Harry Dugan of Burton Holmes Travelogue produced a film on the Caverns for World Travel Films, Inc.
Crater Lake National Park Silent Film Archives 2018-01-19 | Crater Lake (Klamath: giiwas[1]) is a caldera lake in south-central Oregon in the western United States. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity. The lake partly fills a nearly 2,148-foot (655 m)-deep caldera[2] that was formed around 7,700 (± 150) years ago[3] by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama. There are no rivers flowing into or out of the lake; the evaporation is compensated for by rain and snowfall at a rate such that the total amount of water is replaced every 250 years. With a depth of 1,949 feet (594 m),[4] the lake is the deepest in the United States. In the world, it ranks ninth for maximum depth, and third for mean (average) depth.[5]Crater Lake is also known for the "Old Man of the Lake", a full-sized tree which is now a stump that has been bobbing vertically in the lake for over a century.[6][7] The low temperature of the water has slowed the decomposition of the wood, hence its longevity.
Little Raquefort - Pastry Panic (1950) Silent Film Archives 2015-06-24 | Little Roquefort is in the kitchen making a cake and accidentally drops an egg on the cat. The cat is highly offended by this affront to his dignity and, in the mêlées that follows, thinks he has killed Little Roquefort. He then suffers great pangs on conscience when he sees that the cake for for his birthday. But the little Mouse is alive and well and the cat is overjoyed.
Rabbit Hunt Cartoon Silent Film Archives 2015-06-24 | If you have any information on this cartoon please comment below, thank you and enjoy!
Felix The Cat Cartoon - Kitty Kat In Shadows Silent Film Archives 2015-06-24 | Kitty Kat is Felix's girlfriend.In her first known appearance, Feline Follies, Kitty was better known as "Miss Kitty White", as a pun of her natural coloration. When she first met Felix (mislabled Master Tom at the time), it was love at first sight, even though before that day he was what many refer to as a "cat-sanova", and after all his life breaking hearts of other women (in fact, he still chases after any female feline with the supermodel image), Kitty turns the tables on him, as he couldn't help playing lively music for her dancing, dating her several nights in a row when he should be mouse hunting, and even admitting he'd live all nine of his lives for her (in fact, in The Last Life, he wasted eight of them trying to show off).Although she isn't really married to him with a litter of kittens, as her first episode appearance concludes, Kitty believes that she and Felix were ment to be together in said way via destiny (mostly because they known each other long before they officially met, as shown in the Baby Felix and Friends series... in the first episode of that, Dreaming of Baseball, her adult/future self reminded the Felix we all know that he's been mischievious since he was a baby)! In fact, she tends to clobber Felix with a rolling pin when he fails to live up to her ideal image of a responsible future-husband (shown at least twice, first on "Mr.Do-All or Jack-of-all-Trades", when she catches him cat-napping, calls him a "loafer" and nags at him that he should get busy and make some "jack" [financial increase] out in town. When Felix falls asleep to her nagging, she sends her rolling pin though a garden-hose and it hits him hard on the head, knocking some sence into him. Kitty was about to hit him again at the end of the episode, this time personally, but when Felix shows her his earnings, she drops the rolling pin in surprise and they share a hug. The second time was in "False Vases", when Felix plays the piano at her house, a bit too roughly, and ends up breaking her prized ming-vase as a result. Felix has a thought-vision of Kitty hitting him in the head with the rolling pin, and in panic, goes as far as China to get a replacement before she has time to notice, but when Kitty came home, Felix breaks the replacement vase before her eyes and, before she had a chance to get the rolling pin, he fainted), but more-often then that, she prefers to give him the cold shoulder, knowing his child-like personality.In the upcoming series to the 21st century, Kitty Kat is rumored to make a comeback, but up until then, aside old comic clippings, Kitty was substituted by other female cats Felix couldn't resist (like Ursula "Candy" Cattail, the red-head secretary) though some say she's playing around with him with an alterego, as the resemblence between her and this New Jersey city-girl, Sheba Bebopporeba, is undeniable. (Also, do to her younger-self guessing Baby Felix's "secret", there might be debate over whether or not she knows how to work the magic bag as well as Felix himself, and if she does, could that be why she hasn't been seen in a while?)
Hop-a-long Cassidy - Bar 20 Rides Again (1935) Silent Film Archives 2015-06-22 | Cattle rustler Nevada dreams of living like an emperor in the West. Hoppy and the Bar 20 boys aim to put an end to his dream.Director: Howard BrethertonWriters: Gerald Geraghty (screenplay), Doris Schroeder (adaptation)Stars: William Boyd, James Ellison, Jean Rouverol
Chilly Willy Cartoon - Some Like It Not Silent Film Archives 2015-06-22 | Chilly Willy is a funny animal cartoon character, a diminutive anthropomorphic penguin living in Alaska (although, in reality, the species is native only to the southern hemisphere). He was created by Paul J. Smith for the Walter Lantz studio in 1953. The character soon became the second most popular Lantz/Universal character, behind Woody Woodpecker.Inspiration:Chilly Willy was inspired, according to Scott MacGillivray's book Castle Films: A Hobbyist's Guide, by mystery writer Stuart Palmer. Palmer used the Lantz studio as a background for his novel Cold Poison, in which the cartoon star was a penguin character, and Lantz adopted the penguin idea for the screen. Chilly's diminutive figure was inspired by an image of Herbert Lee McCormick Jr., a small boy from Fairbanks.Plot:Chilly Willy appeared in 50 theatrical short subjects produced by Lantz from 1953 to 1972, most of which involve his attempts to stay warm, and often meeting opposition from a dog named Smedley (voiced by Daws Butler in his "Huckleberry Hound" voice). Smedley has a large mouth and sharp-pointed teeth (which he shows off when yawning), but is never shown viciously trying to bite Chilly or anyone else with them. There were times, however, when Chilly and Smedley got along, as they did in Vicious Viking and Fractured Friendship. Ironically, Chilly never referred to Smedley by name. Most times that Chilly was in opposition with Smedley, it wound up with the two of them being friends at the end. Chilly was more of a nuisance to Smedley than an enemy, often showing up where Smedley is working, usually for some mean employer. Many times, the notion of a plot was extremely weak, appearing to be a random collection of loosely-related gags as opposed to a coherent story.Two of Chilly's friends in the later cartoons were Maxie the Polar Bear (voiced by Daws Butler) and Gooney the "Gooney Bird" Albatross (voiced by Daws Butler impersonating Joe E. Brown). Maxie has appeared with Chilly more than Gooney has. There have been only two cartoons in which all three characters have appeared together: Gooney's Goofy Landings (where Chilly and Maxie try to perfect Gooney's landings) and Airlift a la Carte (where Chilly, Maxie, and Gooney go to the store owned by Smedley).In some episodes, Chilly Willy also deals with a hunter named Colonel Pot Shot (voiced by Daws Butler) whom Smedley has been shown to work for in some episodes. Pot Shot would give orders in a calm controlled voice, and then would explode in rage when he told Smedley what would happen should he fail in his objective. Also, two episodes had Chilly Willy outsmarting Wally Walrus when Chilly Willy comes across his fishing projects.Chilly has a fondness for pancakes.Paul J. Smith directed the first Chilly Willy cartoon, simply titled Chilly Willy, in 1953. The initial version of Chilly Willy resembled Woody Woodpecker, except with flippers and black feathers, but he was redesigned in to his more familiar form in subsequent cartoons.[2]Tex Avery revived the character for two of his most notable shorts, I'm Cold (1954) and the Academy Award nominated The Legend of Rockabye Point (1955). After Avery left the studio, Alex Lovy assumed as director, starting by directing Hot and Cold Penguin.Chilly was mute in most of his 1950s and early 1960s cartoons, although he was voiced by Sara Berner in the initial entry. The next time he spoke was in Half-Baked Alaska in 1965, with Daws Butler providing Chilly's voice until the end of the series in a style similar to his Elroy Jetson characterization. The character always speaks in the comic book stories based on the character. Also in the comic book stories (like Knothead & Splinter), Chilly had two nephews named Ping and Pong.When the Lantz cartoons were packaged for television in 1957 as The Woody Woodpecker Show, Chilly Willy was a featured attraction on the show, and has remained such in all later versions of the Woody Woodpecker Show package.During Blizzard Entertainment's conversion of World Of Warcraft accounts to Battle.net accounts, all players who converted their accounts in advance of the deadline to convert received a permanent account-bound in-game companion pet in the form of a small penguin named "Mr. Chilly" as a free gift. The pet was considered a nod/tribute to Chilly Willy as Blizzard traditionally inserts pop culture references into the game in the form of in-game jokes typically playing off the name of reference in question.
Vintage Cartoon Circa 1940 Silent Film Archives 2015-06-20 | If you got any information regarding this cartoon please comment below, thank you and enjoy!
The Three Stooges - Three Little Pigskins (1934) Silent Film Archives 2015-06-18 | Three Little Pigskins is the fourth short subject starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.Plot:The Stooges are "recruited" by a college to drum up publicity for the college's football team by being dressed up as football players. Meanwhile, the owner of a professional football team, Joe Stacks, has to find three new players for the next game. One of Joe's girlfriends soon meets the Stooges and confuses them for genuine college football players known as "The Three Horsemen" (a parody of the "Four Horsemen" of Notre Dame fame). The Stooges go back to her house and meet the girl's two friends.After squirting each other with nightcap bottles, everyone decides to play the game "Blind man's buff." The Stooges are blindfolded and walk around trying to find the girls. Just at that moment, Joe and his two henchmen walk in. They punch out the trio and then chase them around the house. One of the women finally explains that the three strangers are actually "The Three Famous Horsemen," and Joe offers them money to play for him.Naturally, the trio have not a clue how to play football. Their first game (staged at Hollywood's Gilmore Stadium) turns into a fiasco. Realizing that they have been swindled, the three managers turn their revolvers on the Stooges, hitting them on the buttocks as they attempt to flee.
Caged Fury - Trapping And Domesticating Wild Lions And Tigers Silent Film Archives 2015-06-18 | Silent film depicting the trapping and domesticating of wild jungle animals
NFL Film Circa 1930s Silent Film Archives 2015-06-18 | If you have information on the video please comment below, thank you and enjoy
Silent Christmas Film Silent Film Archives 2015-06-18 | If you have any information on this video please comment below, thank you and enjoy!
Woody Woodpecker - The Invisible Woody (1956) Silent Film Archives 2015-06-09 | If you have any more information on this cartoon, please comment belwo:
Heart Of A Stallion - Castle Films (1953) Silent Film Archives 2015-06-09 | If you have any further information please comment below, thank you and enjoy!
Felix The Cat Cartoon In Egypt (1920s) Silent Film Archives 2015-06-03 | If you have any information on this please comment below
Mickey Mouse Cartoon - Donalds Fast Finish Silent Film Archives 2015-06-03 | Mickey Mouse Walt Disney Cartoon
Abbott and Costello - Midget Car Maniacs (1947) Silent Film Archives 2015-06-02 | Castle Films, ©1950, [made 1947]Plot:Abbott and Costello are dodging cops at the midget car race track, when Costello takes off in a souped-up midget just as the race starts
Happy Harmonies - Barnyard Babies (1935) Silent Film Archives 2015-06-02 | Happy Harmonies is the name of a series of thirty-six animated cartoons distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising between 1934 and 1938.[1]Produced in Technicolor, these cartoons were very similar to Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies. They would occasionally feature Bosko, a character who starred in the first Looney Tunes shorts that the duo produced for Leon Schlesinger. After the first few releases, the design of Bosko changed from an ink blot to a realistic African American boy.Barnyard Babies is an MGM Happy Harmonies cartoon.Plot:The cartoon starts as there is a chicken-like contest, and the viewers then see a mother duck and her babies and then they see pigs eating spaghetti and meatballs and the viewers then see a cow and a horse and then see an animal putting up a poster saying "Better Babies Contest: Tomorrow in the Big Red Barn". Then a chicken goes and sees a calender saying "Our Blessed Event" on the 26th of an unknown month. Later on, a little somewhat party is going on in the barn and performances are then shown. Later on, the chickens begin to wait on something. The time goes by fast and the chicken still waits. Then the mother then has babies hatching. The party is still going on at the barn then the chickens come with their babies. But the babies accidentally fall and then land in a trophy and land safely, leading into the end of the cartoon.
The Three Stooges - Hold That Lion! (1947) Silent Film Archives 2015-05-28 | Hold That Lion! is the 100th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.Plot:The Stooges are the sole heirs to a grandiose inheritance, but the money is in the hands of an underhanded broker named Icabod Slipp (Kenneth MacDonald). They try to claim the inheritance at the office of Cess, Poole, and Drayne. Their attorney, played by Emil Sitka, explains that he doesn't have their money and they have to find Slipp. While in the office, the trio try to help find some files and tangle with a very stubborn filing cabinet. One by one the Stooges confront Slipp in his office. He in turn accuses first Larry, then Moe, then Shemp, of being that crook Slipp, and successfully flees his office with the money.The Stooges follow Slipp on board a train. To avoid a conductor after them for tickets they hide out in a large crate in the baggage car. A lion (Tanner) is also in the crate, and the Stooges run, hiding in a sleeping berth. Larry convinces the others that they should rest and confront Slipp the next day. Moe sticks his bare foot out through the curtain and the lion licks it, causing Moe to laugh. The lion laughs himself after it takes takes two swipes on Moe's sole to start with. Moe wakes up and punishes Shemp, thinking he was the culprit. After they go back to sleep, the lion climbs up into the berth.The lion lays on all their feet, waking them up. After bickering with each other, they realize the lion is in their booth. The Stooges escape, pulling down all the curtains to the berths and waking everyone up.As they make their getaway in the confusion, the Stooges spot Slipp and take off after him. They chase him to the baggage car and finally defeat him, reclaiming their inheritance.
Woody Woodpecker - Whos Cooking Who? (1946) Silent Film Archives 2015-05-27 | Who's Cookin' Who? is the 17th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on June 24, 1946, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Speedway - Car Racing Documentary Circa 1940 Silent Film Archives 2015-05-26 | Car racing documentary
Mighty Mouse - Frankensteinss Cat (1942) Silent Film Archives 2015-05-24 | When Mighty Mouse was first developed at Terrytoons, he was a much different character than the one who later had Pearl Pureheart and Oil Can Harry as supporting characters. In fact in many of them, he doesn't even appear until the last three minutes! In this one, a community of mice and birds are living and playing peacefully until the arrival of the title character: a mechanical cat who wants to eat so he picks a bird to take to his castle. All of the bird's friends follow the victim there but many are given electrical shocks when they confront the cat. A mouse who lives in a supermarket hears a distress signal on his radio and, after eating Limburger cheese, turns himself into the costumed superhero Mighty Mouse (though he was known as Super Mouse at the time). As he flies to the castle, Mighty fights and defeats the mechanical cat as the head falls off and the bird escapes making possible another happy ending...Action packed with some humorous touches like the cat's reflection in the water being scared by what he sees or Mighty talking in a Brooklyn accent demanding of the cat where the bird is. If the picture I saw on YouTube had better clarity, I'd say the colors would probably look bright and exciting. Worth a look for fans of Mighty Mouse or of any Terrytoons.
Astronaut John Glenn Becomes The First American To Orbit The Earth (1962) Silent Film Archives 2015-05-24 | Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) was the third human spaceflight for the U.S. and part of Project Mercury. Conducted by NASA on February 20, 1962, the mission was piloted by astronaut John Glenn, who performed three orbits of the Earth, making him the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth.[note 1][2]The Mercury spacecraft, named Friendship 7, was carried to orbit by an Atlas LV-3B launch vehicle lifting off from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. After four hours and 56 minutes in flight the spacecraft re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean and was safely taken aboard the USS Noa.The event was named an IEEE Milestone in 2011.[3]
Kings Of The Arctic - A Woodard Production Silent Film Archives 2015-05-23 | The Arctic (/ˈɑrktɪk/ or /ˈɑrtɪk/) is a polar region located at the northernmost part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Alaska (United States), Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. The Arctic region consists of a vast ocean with a seasonally varying ice cover, surrounded by treeless permafrost. The area can be defined as north of the Arctic Circle (66° 33'N), the approximate limit of the midnight sun and the polar night. Alternatively, it can be defined as the region where the average temperature for the warmest month (July) is below 10 °C (50 °F); the northernmost tree line roughly follows the isotherm at the boundary of this region.Socially and politically, the Arctic region includes the northern territories of the eight Arctic states, although by natural science definitions much of this territory is considered subarctic. The Arctic region is a unique area among Earth's ecosystems. The cultures in the region and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold and extreme conditions. In recent years the extent of the sea ice has declined. Life in the Arctic includes organisms living in the ice,[5] zooplankton and phytoplankton, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals, plants and human societies.
Chimp The Chump - Zippy the Chimp Silent Film Archives 2015-05-23 | Zippy was "discovered" by Bob Smith, "Buffalo Bob" of the long running and famous "Howdy Doody Show" while on vacation in New Orleans. Zippy stole a cherry out of Bob's drink and was rewarded with a five year contract.
The Nations Capitol - Washington D.C. Circa 1950 Silent Film Archives 2015-05-21 | Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast. The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and the District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state.The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district, which included the pre-existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria. Named in honor of George Washington, the City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District.Washington, D.C., had an estimated population of 658,893 in 2014, the 23rd-most populous city in the United States. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's population to more than one million during the workweek. The Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.8 million, the seventh-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country.The centers of all three branches of the federal government of the United States are in the District, including the Congress, President, and Supreme Court. Washington is home to many national monuments and museums, which are primarily situated on or around the National Mall. The city hosts 176 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profit organizations, lobbying groups, and professional associations.A locally elected mayor and a 13‑member council have governed the District since 1973. However, the Congress maintains supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws. D.C. residents elect a non-voting, at-large congressional delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, but the District has no representation in the U.S. Senate. The District receives three electoral votes in presidential elections as permitted by the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1961.
Crisis in Korea! - News Parade (1951) Silent Film Archives 2015-05-13 | The Korean War (in South Korea: Hangeul: 한국전쟁, Hanja: 韓國戰爭, "Korean War"; in North Korea: 조국해방전쟁, Joguk Haebang Jeonjaeng, "Fatherland Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953)[31][a][33] was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the South, and China fought for the North, which was also assisted by the Soviet Union. The war arose from the division of Korea at the end of World War II and from the global tensions of the Cold War that developed immediately afterwards.Korea was ruled by Japan from 1910 until the closing days of World War II. In August 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan and—by agreement with the United States—occupied Korea north of the 38th parallel. U.S. forces subsequently occupied the south and Japan surrendered. By 1948, two separate governments had been set up. Both governments claimed to be the legitimate government of Korea, and neither side accepted the border as permanent. The conflict escalated into open warfare when North Korean forces—supported by the Soviet Union and China—invaded South Korea on 25 June 1950.[34] On that day, the United Nations Security Council recognized this North Korean act as invasion and called for an immediate ceasefire.[35] On 27 June, the Security Council adopted S/RES/83 : Complaint of aggression upon the Republic of Korea and decided the formation and dispatch of the UN Forces in Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the defense of South Korea, with the United States providing 88% of the UN's military personnel.After the first two months of the conflict, South Korean forces were on the point of defeat, forced back to the Pusan Perimeter. In September 1950, an amphibious UN counter-offensive was launched at Inchon, and cut off many of the North Korean attackers. Those that escaped envelopment and capture were rapidly forced back north all the way to the border with China at the Yalu River, or into the mountainous interior. At this point, in October 1950, Chinese forces crossed the Yalu and entered the war.[34] Chinese intervention triggered a retreat of UN forces which continued until mid-1951. After these dramatic reversals of fortune, which saw Seoul change hands four times, the last two years of conflict became a war of attrition, with the front line close to the 38th parallel. The war in the air, however, was never a stalemate. North Korea was subject to a massive bombing campaign. Jet aircraft were used in air-to-air combat for the first time in history, and Soviet pilots covertly flew in defense of their Communist allies.The fighting ended on 27 July 1953, when the armistice was signed. The agreement created the Korean Demilitarized Zone to separate North and South Korea, and allowed the return of prisoners. Clashes have continued to the present.
Apollo 11 Space Mission Silent Film Archives 2015-05-12 | Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. Armstrong spent about two and a half hours outside the spacecraft, Aldrin slightly less, and together they collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material for return to Earth. The third member of the mission, Michael Collins, piloted the command spacecraft alone in lunar orbit until Armstrong and Aldrin returned to it just under a day later for the trip back to Earth.Launched by a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida, on July 16, Apollo 11 was the fifth manned mission of NASA's Apollo program. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts: a Command Module (CM) with a cabin for the three astronauts, and the only part that landed back on Earth; a Service Module (SM), which supported the Command Module with propulsion, electrical power, oxygen, and water; and a Lunar Module (LM) for landing on the Moon. After being sent toward the Moon by the Saturn V's upper stage, the astronauts separated the spacecraft from it and traveled for three days until they entered into lunar orbit. Armstrong and Aldrin then moved into the Lunar Module and landed in the Sea of Tranquility. They stayed a total of about 21 1⁄2 hours on the lunar surface. After lifting off in the upper part of the Lunar Module and rejoining Collins in the Command Module, they returned to Earth and landed in the Pacific Ocean on July 24.Broadcast on live TV to a world-wide audience, Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface and described the event as "one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." Apollo 11 effectively ended the Space Race and fulfilled a national goal proposed in 1961 by the U.S. President John F. Kennedy in a speech before the U.S. Congress: "before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."
Unknown Horror Film Circa 1950s Silent Film Archives 2015-05-12 | If you have any information, please comment below. Thank you and enjoy!
Woody Woodpecker - Belle Boys (1953) Silent Film Archives 2015-05-11 | Belle Boys is the 49th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on September 14, 1953, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal-International.PlotWoody and Buzz are hotel bellboys busy staring at a magazine admiring the drop dead gorgeous French actress Ga Ga Gazoo who even manages to turn the heads of men in the publication. She is shown walking her dog, skiing and wearing a one piece bikini. Their dreams come true when they discover Miss Gazoo is about to be their next hotel guest. Woody and Buzz then aggressively compete for the attractive actress's affections. She thinks Woody is cute and tries to kiss him on the lips the minute she meets him but Buzz interferes. She subsequently sics her poodle on him. Eventually, the blonde bombshell chooses Woody Woodpecker over Buzz. Woody is invited to stay in Ga Ga Gazoo's hotel room.
Felix The Cat - The Hypnotist (1921) Silent Film Archives 2015-05-06 | After becoming hypnotized Felix decides to try hypnotism himself. After he is successful a couple of times he decides to hypnotize his wife. The plan backfires and Felix is kicked out of his house again.
Our Gang - Double Trouble (1938) Silent Film Archives 2015-05-06 | Our Gang (also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals) is a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively natural way, as Roach and original director Robert F. McGowan worked to film the unaffected, raw nuances apparent in regular children rather than have them imitate adult acting styles.In addition, Our Gang notably put boys, girls, whites and blacks together as equals, something that broke new ground, according to film historian Leonard Maltin.[1] That had never been done before in cinema, but has since been repeated after the success of Our Gang.The franchise began in 1922 as a series of silent short subjects produced by the Roach studio and released by Pathé Exchange. Roach changed distributors from Pathé to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1927, and the series entered its most popular period after converting to sound in 1929. Production continued at the Roach studio until 1938, when the series was sold to MGM, which produced the comedies itself until 1944. In total, the Our Gang series includes 220 shorts and one feature film, General Spanky, featuring over 41 child actors. As MGM retained the rights to the Our Gang trademark following their purchase of the production rights, the 80 Roach-produced "talkies" were syndicated for television under the title The Little Rascals beginning in 1955. Both Roach's The Little Rascals package (now owned by CBS Television Distribution) and MGM's Our Gang package (now owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment) have since remained in syndication, with periodic new productions based on the shorts surfacing over the years, including a 1994 Little Rascals feature film released by Universal Pictures.
The News Parade - Victory Over Germany (1945 War Film) Silent Film Archives 2015-05-01 | War Film - "Victory Over Germany"
Magoo Meets Frankenstein (1960) Silent Film Archives 2015-05-01 | Mister Magoo is an American animated television series which aired from November 7, 1960, to August 28, 1961, on NBC. It was produced by United Productions of America. The series stars Jim Backus, Mel Blanc, Jerry Hausner, Paul Frees and Frank Nelson.
Traveling In Hawaii Circa 1950s Silent Film Archives 2015-04-30 | Castle Films 8mm Adventures In Travel - "Hawaii State of Paradise" Movie
Fairy Fables - A Horses Tale Silent Film Archives 2015-04-30 | Not much information of this cartoon, if you have any information, please comment below. Thank you and enjoy!
The Big Cage (1933) Silent Film Archives 2015-04-29 | The Big Cage is a 1933 circus film released by Universal Pictures starring Clyde Beatty and Anita Page and featuring Raymond Hatton, Wallace Ford, Andy Devine and Mickey Rooney, with Walter Brennan and Louise Beavers in bit roles.The movie was the film debut of Beatty, whose skills as a lion tamer in circuses had brought him fame since his late teens and made him a national celebrity. Beatty, as in his three subsequent films, plays a fictionalized version of himself also named "Clyde Beatty". The movie proved to be one of the studio's most popular releases in 1933 and was reissued several times in second-run theaters into the early 1950s.Directed by Kurt NeumannProduced by Carl Laemmle JrWritten by Edward AnthonyClyde Beatty (book)Edward Anthony (screenplay)Ferdinand Reyher (screenplay)Clarence Marks (additional dialogue)Starring:Clyde BeattyAnita PageMickey RooneyRaymond HattonMusic by Sam PerryCinematography by George RobinsonEdited by Phillip CahnDistributed by UniversalRelease dates: May 1, 1933Running time: 82 minutesCountry: United StatesLanguage: English
Camera On Russia - War Film (1959) Silent Film Archives 2015-04-28 | War Film About Russia and The Cold War
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines Silent Film Archives 2015-04-27 | Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; Or, How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes is a 1965 British comedy film starring Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, Robert Morley, Terry-Thomas and James Fox, directed and co-written by Ken Annakin.Based on a screenplay entitled Flying Crazy, the fictional account is set in 1910, when Lord Rawnsley, an English press magnate, offers £10,000 to the winner of the Daily Post air race from London to Paris, to prove that Britain is "number one in the air".Plot:The film begins with a brief narration of man's first attempts to fly since the Stone Age due to inspiration by a bird's flight, complemented by actual vintage footage from the Silent Film Era and man being represented by a "test pilot" (Red Skelton) encountering periodic misfortune in his attempts.In 1910, just seven years after the first heavier-than-air flight, aircraft are fragile and unreliable contraptions, piloted by "intrepid birdmen". Lord Rawnsley (Robert Morley) is a British newspaper magnate and a stuffed shirt. His daughter, ardent suffragette Patricia (Sarah Miles), is a would-be aviatrix who can't fly because her father forbids it. Aviator Richard Mays (James Fox), a young Army officer and (at least in his own eyes) Patricia's fiancé, conceives the idea of an air race from London to Paris to advance the cause of British aviation (and his career). With Patricia's support, he persuades Lord Rawnsley to sponsor the race as a publicity stunt for his newspaper. Rawnsley, who takes full credit for the idea, announces the event to the press, shocking everyone with the amount of the prize.Invitations and newspaper advertising go out worldwide, and dozens of participants arrive in England with their aircraft. The aircraft are housed and maintained in the hangars at the airfield on the Brookley Motor Racing Track, where the fliers make practice runs in the days prior to the race. During this time, predictable patriotic antagonisms quickly develop. Most of the contestants conform to national stereotypes, including the by-the-book, monocle-wearing Prussian officer Colonel Manfred von Holstein (Gert Fröbe); the impetuous Italian Count Emilio Ponticelli (Alberto Sordi), whose test flights wreck one aircraft after another; and the amorous Frenchman Pierre Dubois (Jean-Pierre Cassel). Yujiro Ishihara is the late-arriving Japanese naval officer Yamamoto, with a perfect (dubbed) Etonian accent.The rivalries between their respective nations degenerate into a ridiculous hot-air balloon duel between the German and French fliers, and the nefarious actions of baronet Sir Percy Ware-Armitage (Terry-Thomas), an unscrupulous British flier who "never leaves anything to chance". With his bullied servant, Courtney (Eric Sykes), he sabotages two aircraft, drugs one pilot, and cheats by shipping his aeroplane across the channel at night. More complications occur when the rugged American cowboy Orvil Newton (Stuart Whitman) falls for Patricia, forming a love triangle with her and Mays.Wishing the fliers "good luck" before the race starts, Lord Rawnsley complains to his associate: "The trouble with these international affairs is that they attract foreigners". Fourteen competitors take off but, one by one, their engines fail or they crash, until only four remain (arriving in three aircraft) to land in Paris. Newton loses time when he slows down to rescue Ponticelli from his burning aircraft, and comes in second. Mays wins for Britain, but he recognises Newton's heroism and insists on sharing the glory and the prize with the penniless American. The other successful aviator is Dubois, completing his race for France.Newton's and Patricia's final kiss is interrupted by a strange noise. They and the others at the field look up to see a flyover by six English Electric Lightning jet fighters, as the time period reverts to the "present" (1965). The film concludes with the still-persisting hazards of modern flying despite today's advanced technology, as a nighttime civilian flight across the British Channel is cancelled due to heavy fog. One of the delayed passengers (Red Skelton) gets the idea of learning to fly under his own power, perpetuating man's pioneering spirit.
Papoose on the Loose (1961) Silent Film Archives 2015-04-24 | Plot:Papoose is bent on hunting. His father, the chief, tells him not to. Papoose does not listen, so the chief dresses himself in a bear costume to scare him out of the idea.More Info:Papoose on the Loose is an American animation by Walter Lantz. It was created as part of the Cartune Theatrical Cartoon Series
Lil Abner - A Pee-kool-yar Sit-chee-ay-shun (1944) Silent Film Archives 2015-04-22 | Li'l Abner, tired of being constantly pursued by Daisy Mae, decides to run away from home but drops by to inform her that he is leaving. But she doesn't care as she informs Li'l Abner that she has a new suitor, Disgustin' Jones, cousin of Available Jones. He takes a train, airplane, ocean liner and gets as far as the Egypitian pyramids before he realizes what she told him and, while Abner doesn't want the delectable Miss Scragg---at least as drawn in the comic strip---he ain't hankerin' fer anybody else to be wooing her, and he returns to Dogpatch to put an end to any hanky-panky that might be going on in them thar hills. But Disgustin', disgusting character that he is, has about a thousand bodyguards hired to keep Abner away. They do but, then Mammy Yokum, takes a hand and quickly makes short work of the bodyguards.Director: Sid MarcusWriters: Alec Geiss (story) (as Al Geiss) , Sid Marcus (story)
Native Africa (1942) Silent Film Archives 2015-04-20 | NATIVE AFRICA, released by Castle Films, Inc. A one-reeler showing shots of native customs In the Congo, wild life, Capetown, majestic ' Victoria Falls, etc.
The Three Stooges - Goofs and Saddles (1937) Silent Film Archives 2015-04-19 | Goofs and Saddles is the 24th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.Plot:Set in the Old West, the Stooges are scouts for the United States Cavalry. They are sent by General Muster (Ted Lorch) to catch a gang of cattle rustlers, so they hide as bushes to try to find the gang's leader, Longhorn Pete (Stanley Blystone). The rustlers are befuddled by the moving bushes. The Stooges eventually wind up in Longhorn Pete's saloon, and the Stooges disguise themselves as gamblers and get into a card game with Pete as they wait for the cavalry.Moe attempts to send a message to General Muster for help via carrier pigeon, but the pigeon returns to Pete, who reads the incriminating message aloud. The jig is up, and the Stooges are forced to escape for their lives, jumping on a covered wagon filled with household equipment — and a monkey. The trio toss pots and pans from the wagon onto the ground, which their horse’s hoofs catch them. The wagon loosens up from the horse team, and goes down in its own power until it stops. Eventually, they end up on a shed.A gun battle ensues. A bullet knocks off the monkey's hat, and he is forced to use a dipper as a helmet. Amidst the melee, Curly spots a meat grinder and decides to make a hamburger. The whizzing bullets accidentally topple a box of ammunition into the grinder, and the grinder becomes a makeshift Gatling gun. Discovering the chance, they add more ammunition and even a gun belt serving as an ad hoc ammunition belt. The increase in opposing firepower befuddles the bandits, but eventually General Muster arrives and saves the day. As they are given kudos for a job well done, the monkey goes to the grinder and twists the handle, firing a few shots that caused the Stooges to be hit and flee the area.
Woody Woodpecker - Niagara Fools (1956) Silent Film Archives 2015-04-18 | Niagara Fools is the 71st animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on October 22, 1956, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International.Plot:The park ranger at Niagara Falls boasts about his impeccable record of enforcing the prohibition related to going over the falls in a barrel. Woody is in the crowd and instantly decides to attempt it. The ranger tries endlessly to prevent Woody from succeeding, but ends up in a barrel going over the falls himself each and every time, much to the delight of onlooking tourists, who cheer loudly. Eventually, the ranger takes his district with him. The end result has the entire crew going over the falls in barrels. Finally, Woody joins the ranger, dressed up as a police officer, and gives him a ticket for going down the falls in barrel.
Rare Footage From First Ever Calgary Stampede In 1923 Silent Film Archives 2015-04-17 | The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth",[3] attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing and First Nations exhibitions.The event's roots are traced to 1886 when the Calgary and District Agricultural Society held its first fair. In 1912, American promoter Guy Weadick organized his first rodeo and festival, known as the Stampede. He returned to Calgary in 1919 to organize the Victory Stampede in honour of soldiers returning from World War I. Weadick's festival became an annual event in 1923 when it merged with the Calgary Industrial Exhibition to create the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede.Organized by thousands of volunteers and supported by civic leaders, the Calgary Stampede has grown into one of the world's richest rodeos, one of Canada's largest festivals and a significant tourist attraction for the city. Rodeo and chuckwagon racing events are televised across Canada. However, both have been the target of increasing international criticism by animal welfare groups and politicians concerned about particular events as well as animal rights organizations seeking to ban rodeo in general.Calgary's national and international identity is tied to the event. It is known as the "Stampede City", carries the informal nickname of "Cowtown" and the local Canadian Football League team is called the Stampeders. The city takes on a party atmosphere during Stampede: office buildings and storefronts are painted in cowboy themes, residents don western wear and events held across the city include hundreds of pancake breakfasts and barbecues.
Sinbad The Sailor (1935) Silent Film Archives 2015-04-15 | This cartoon was originally released in 1935 by Ub Iwerks for ComiColor, this version was distributed by Castle Films in 1942. This ComiColor one was a year before the Flesichers did "Popeye Meets Sinbad the Sailor", the first color Popeye cartoon and also the first of 3 2-reeler Popeye cartoons.
Andy Panda - Fish Fry (1944) Silent Film Archives 2015-04-14 | Plot:Andy Panda is fascinated by a cute little goldfish in a pet shop window, buys it, and starts to take it home. He's stalked by a mangy, hungry alley cat who tries to eat it. The big tomcat tries to get the baby fish by sneaking up and grabbing it, then by disguising himself as a thirst-crazed desert traveler dying for a drink of water, and finally, by crude by effective brute force. Andy's stuck in the middle of a guerrilla war between the ravenous cat and the goldfish. Guess who's more sadistic? In his haste, the cat loses the fish down the gutter, but retrieves it, only to lose it again. Andy catches the fish and is promptly chases back to the pet shop. The cat's ambush outside the shop is foiled by a big bulldog at Andy's side who disposes of the cat without lifting an eyebrow.Andy Panda Theatrical Cartoon SeriesTraditional AnimationWalter Lantz ProductionsDistributed by: Universal PicturesCartoon Characters: Andy Panda, Alley Cat, Goldfish, Bulldog.Voice Actors: Walter Tetley, Lionel Stander.Directed By Shamus Culhane.Produced By Walter Lantz.Animated By LaVerne Harding, Emery Hawkins.Written By Ben Hardaway, Milt Schaffer.Awards: Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Subject (Cartoon), 1945.Music: Darrell Calker.Originally Released on June 19, 1944.Originally Released Theatrically.Running Time: 7 minutes.
