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posted by Fedquip 1 decade 6 years 9 months ago • 3,413 viewsI Love The '30s
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"In 1933, Ben Dova the Drunk Daredevil performed his acrobatic act on the roof of New York's 56-story tall Chanin Building without nets, wires, or camera tricks." From http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/31/ben-dova-the-dru... continue reading
posted by ant 1 decade 6 years 9 months ago • 1,538 viewsA Fred Astaire classic. He is the man =P
posted by DigitalDragon5000 1 decade 7 years 3 weeks ago • 5,460 views • 4:50Wonderful movie
posted by swampgirl 1 decade 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 2,814 viewsTyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was a Hall of Fame baseball player and regarded by most knowledgable baseball fans to be the best player of... continue reading
posted by michie 1 decade 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 1,828 views(1939)-Snap, Crackle and Pop to the rescue-Those kid's soggy spoonfuls of farina haven't got a chance against the gremlins of the morning meal-Together with the Refined White Sugar fairy, and Token Strawberry,... continue reading
posted by choggie 1 decade 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,167 viewsIncluding (some of) my all time favorite Astaire Routine... the number at the driving range from 'Carefree' (1938).
posted by raven 1 decade 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 4,298 viewsBloopers from Jimmy Stewart, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Edward G. Robinson, Peter Lorre, Ronald Reagan, Porky Pig and others.
posted by redthing 1 decade 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 2,915 views"Flip the Frog was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first sound cartoon. It is about a happy-go-lucky, needy frog, named Flip the Frog. This cartoon was created by Ub Iwerks in 1930. He had drawn a frog and his... continue reading
posted by swampgirl 1 decade 6 years 8 months ago • 2,704 viewsMainly B&W as well as some color archival footage, with narration explaining the influences of alternative belief systems (occult, paganism, mysticism, etc) on the Nazi ideology and Hitler's personal philosophy.... continue reading
posted by raven 1 decade 6 years 8 months ago • 2,518 viewsExcellent and hilarious cartoon made by Disney. Features renditions of William Tell and Turkey in the Straw.
posted by Fjnbk 1 decade 6 years 8 months ago • 2,435 views • 8:45Whoa, how times have changed? Here Astaire is making Bojangles tribute here wearing black face.
posted by swampgirl 1 decade 6 years 8 months ago • 3,688 viewsA bit from a classic movie, no dialogue, just a song by Marlene Dietrich
posted by marinara 1 decade 6 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 3,736 viewsAlexander Nevsky depicts the 13th century conflict between the Teutonic Knights and the Russian people of Novgorod. It follows the knights as they invade Pskov and massacre its population. Alexander Nevsky... continue reading
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 6 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 1,634 viewsPopeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937) by Max & Dave Fleischer for Fleischer Studios, Inc.
posted by grspec 1 decade 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 3,101 views • 16:58Bob Hope introduces Kirsten Flagstad singing this famous bit from Die Walküre - The Valkyrie. It is the second of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen - The Ring of the Nibelung, by Richard... continue reading
posted by lisacat 1 decade 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 2,856 viewsIn the 1930's, the steam era was at an end. But its engineering peak was truly impressive, with advanced design features that maximized power output and minimized energy losses. This video shows a steam... continue reading
posted by arvana 1 decade 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,777 views