Fri, Oct 18, 1963
A light look at western films, as far back as the nickelodeon days, all the way to then current Cinerama. Scenes from the most famous titles in the genre like the Covered Wagon, Stagecoach and High Noon are shown. Also, a look at a Japanese version of Shane, and foreign language dubbed scenes.
Mon, Oct 28, 1963
Traces the career of onetime superstar Jolson, from his start as a Russian immigrant to his stage and film years. The documentary examines his huge success in the Ziegfield Follies, and his hit early talkies, then his decline to obscurity in the 1940's, followed by a sensational comeback.
Mon, Nov 4, 1963
Overall look at the gangster films of the 1930's, mainly from Warner Brothers productions with tough guy stars like Bogart and Cagney. Montages of car chases, shootouts and fighting are accompanied by a semi-serious narration following along the subtitle's premise. Newsreel clips show real life criminals like Capone and Dillinger.
Mon, Nov 25, 1963
A look at the stars of the early years of American slapstick, with a special emphasis on Mack Sennett's productions, from the Keystone Kops era into the talkies of the 1930's. Also, footage from Keaton's Cops (1922) and Fields' The Barbershop (1933), an a mad montage of Sennett's famous chase sequences.
Mon, Dec 16, 1963
In this part, the comedians of the sound era are looked at, including a sequence from another W.C.Fields short, "The Barber Shop"(1933), the Red Skelton feature "The Fuller Brush Man" (1948) and Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?" routine from an Army-Navy screen magazine sequence. Also seen are Bob Hope at golf, Martin and Lewis greeting fans, and the car chase from "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963)