His Girl Friday is a 1940 screwball comedy, a remake of the 1931 film The Front Page, itself an adaptation by Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur of their play of the same name. It was directed... continue reading

A vintage sing-along cartoon about Ireland. (sing-along starts about 4 minutes in, just follow the bouncing shamrock.)

posted by thegrimsleeper 1 decade 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 2,176 views • 6:59

YT description: Released on 7 July 1945 Country mouse Jerry takes a trip to New York. He admires skyscrapers, stumbles into a powder room, dangles over the city on a candle, and dances the night away.... continue reading

posted by Issykitty 1 decade 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 2,125 views

One of Groucho Marx's best known songs, from 1939's "At the Circus."

posted by Spiff 1 decade 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,855 views

IMDB: "Marlon Brando's first scene test, made in 1947 for Rebel Without a Cause, a film made eight years later with James Dean in the starring role, has been discovered and will be included as an extra... continue reading

This famous speech was given by Sir Winston just before the battle of Britain.

posted by rasch187 1 decade 6 years 5 months ago • 2,436 views

This video is extremely illuminating about what it must have been like to have women suddenly enter the workplace in the 1940s, for both men and women. It's pretty hilarious, but it's horrifyingly sexist... continue reading

posted by thepinky 1 decade 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 4,811 views

"A Night in Venice costumes. Moe, Shemp, Curly Howard and families. Larry Fine. British Tour. Moe and Curly at the London Zoo." [YT]

posted by schmawy 1 decade 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 2,822 views

Taken from "Cookoo Cavaliers" (1940)

posted by schmawy 1 decade 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,752 views

From the movie "Stage Door Canteen".

posted by jonny 1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 2,496 views • 2:30

Fearless Freep is delayed by storm, and Yosemite Sam tries to force Bugs Bunny to do the High Diving Act, but always winds up doing it himself. Honestly, these are the funniest things ever made. I... continue reading

posted by djsunkid 1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 6,053 views

I don't know exactly how books are made today, but this educational film produced 60 years ago by Encyclopedia Britannica shows how it was done back in post-WWII America. The craftsmanship is pretty impressive,... continue reading

posted by kronosposeidon 1 decade 6 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 3,700 views

Harpo Marx, one of the towering greats of Vaudeville. "He was well known by his trademarks: he played the harp; he never talked during performances, although he often blew a horn or whistled to communicate... continue reading

posted by eatbolt 1 decade 6 years 5 months ago • 4,395 views

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_okinawa#Sea

posted by thegrimsleeper 1 decade 6 years 1 month ago • 2,037 views • 5:19

If you saw this movie when you were a kid, you were just scared to death. This scene is definitely the most effective anti-alcohol/tobacco thing ever written. If you drink and smoke, you will turn... continue reading

posted by Fjnbk 1 decade 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 6,065 views

Many of these were written by Theodore Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) and created by Frank Capra, this "Private Snafu" film was produced as an instructional short by the War Department during WWII.

posted by schmawy 1 decade 6 years 1 week ago • 1,224 views

While this film of one of the epic struggles of WWII is over 50 years old, it still delivers the drama of the battle fought by Russian soldiers and sailors to defend Leningrad. Codenamed "Operation Barbarrosa"... continue reading

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 1 decade 5 years 12 months ago • 2,121 views

"My great uncle Harold "Al" Curry served as a storyboard artist under Capt. Theodor Geisel(Dr. Seuss) during WW2 and left me a lot of Private Snafu production art and this bound storyboard...thought it... continue reading

posted by schmawy 1 decade 6 years 1 week ago • 2,754 views