Closer than a Brother”” Terrytoon with Farmer Gray”
From the 1920s by Paul Terry Farmer Al Falfa AKA Farmer Grey Series, with stock music added in the 1950s.
Movies
Clara Bow Documentary
An informative segment from an admired documentary about Hollywood silent films featuring the difficulties Clara Bow dealt with when the flapper era began to fade and sound was introduced to audiences.
Civil War Reenactors
A ten minute clip in which American Civil War reenactors explain that it is their deep interest in history, often passed along through family ties, that compels them to participate in these historic reenactments.
Christian Dior
1947, France is in the midst of reconstruction after the war. Although fabric is being rationed, a young designer wins the world over to his daring visions of feminine elegance. He once again establishes Paris as the capitol of fashion. His name, Christian Dior, is destined to reach the realm of myth.This man, however, who so completely changed and glamorized haute couture from 1947 to 1957, contradicts the extroverted, flamboyant image the public has of fashion designers. Christian Dior, never comfortable with his celebrity, was a reserved, conservative man who hadn’t even considered working in the fashion industry.
China Clipper Air Service
Flying Boats”” (large seaplanes) were planned to connect the U.S. and China to access the “”fabulous markets”” of the latter in the 1930s. As it turned out, U.S.-China trade relations were largely delayed another half century.”
Chilling Color Footage of Nazi Germany
Assorted street scenes of Germany in the thirties mixed with clips of the common folk attending parades, the Nazis hierarchy can be seen in full regalia and the film ends with bucolic images of a derndeled Eva Braun picking flowers.
Children’s Hour Broadcast
Princess Elizabeth (now the Queen) and Princess Margaret speak to children across the world during the Second World War.
Charlie Chaplin & Buster Keaton in “Seeing Stars”
(1922)
Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton in the only silent film they would appear in together. This is a longer version than the one on the Industrial Strength Keaton DVD. At the end you see two short clips from THE BALLOONATIC, and three from DAYDREAMS.
Charles Godefroy Flies Through the Arc de Triomphe
In 1919 Charles Godefroy flew his Nieuport biplane through the Arc de Triomphe to mark the end of and honour those who fought in World War I.
Charles Eames T.V. Interview
Charles Eames talked about his furniture, films and house in this 1956 television interview. The “Lounge Chair Film” can also be seen.
Chaplin’s Last Lines from THE GREAT DICTATOR
This, the much-discussed final speech in “The Great Dictator”, is more than a climax and conclusion to Chaplin’s newest film, it is a statement of Chaplin’s belief in humanity, a belief in which his creative powers and artistic development are deeply rooted.
Chaplin’s “Globe Dance” from “The Great Dictator”
A classic scene of cinema: Chaplin, in costume as a world-conquering dictator dances with the globe.