Movies: Old hollywood
- 1958
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
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The daughter of iconic actor John Barrymore is reunited with her father after a ten year estrangement and engages in his self-destructive lifestyle....
- 2008
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (2008)
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The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, a landmark of cinema, one of the most influential motion pictures in history....
- 1935
Starlit Days at the Lido (1935)
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Basically this is a commercial for Hollywood's Lido Lounge and for MGM contract players. The Lido is a large watering hole; we visit one afternoon with an orchestra playing, all sorts of stars and would-be stars sitting at tables near the pool alongs...
- 1938
Out Where the Stars Begin (1938)
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When the ballerina star of a musical feature walks off in a huff, aided by the fit-throwing director, her understudy steps in and a star is born....
- 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)
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This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joa...
- 2018
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor (2018)
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This documentary recounts the difficult choice actress Mary Astor had to make after learning her personal, very intimate, diaries had been stolen. The film tells the story of Astor's 1936 child custody case....
- 2017
Gene Tierney: A Forgotten Star (2017)
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Martin Scorsese is among those paying tribute to Gene Tierney, the Academy Award-nominated American actress who was a leading lady in Hollywood throughout the 1940s and '50s....
- 2009
A War in Hollywood (2009)
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The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) caused a great impression on the lives of most of the American artists of that era, so many movies were made in Hollywood about it. The final defeat of the Spanish Republic left an open wound in the hearts of those w...
- 2015
To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100 (2015)
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The life of Frank Sinatra, as an actor and singer and the steps along the way that led him to become such an icon....
- 1969
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (1969)
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Reclusive Hollywood legend Evelyn Hugo chooses an unknown reporter, Monique Grant, to tell her life story. Evelyn recounts her time in the Golden Age of Hollywood, her rise to fame, and her seven marriages — revealing stunning secrets and lies. But t...
- 2008
The Brothers Warner (2008)
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An intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies persevering to create a major studio with a social conscience....
- 2024
King Kong: Monster and Myth (2024)
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In 1933, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, two audacious and visionary directors, dared to create a motion picture that eclipsed everything seen until then: when King Kong was released, it was celebrated as an artistic and technical revoluti...
- 1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4 (1932)
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Hollywood on Parade was a series of short subjects produced by Paramount Pictures between 1932 and 1934. They showcased the studio's stars both in newsreel-type footage (glimpses of Hollywood figures at premieres, parties, the races, etc.) and in new...
- 2017
Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière (2017)
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- 1959
Startime: The Turn of the Screw (1959)
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A governess put in charge of two young children begins to see the ghost of her dead predecessor....
- 1953
Yesterday and Today (1953)
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A compilation of early-day silent films that serves as a glimpse back to the formative days of the movie industry as a salute to Hollywood's Golden Year, so proclaimed by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce as 1953....
- 1933
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)
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Comedian Lloyd Hamilton escorts a group of beauty contest winners to various Hollywood night spots....
- 2022
Gregory Peck, le gentleman acteur (2022)
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A legend of the Hollywood Golden Age, Gregory Peck (1916-2003) had an exemplary career, working under some of the greatest directors: Alfred Hitchcock, Elia Kazan, Raoul Walsh, Vincente Minnelli... Portrait of an actor with irresistible charm and str...
- 2015
Marilyn Monroe Declassified (2015)
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Declassified FBI and CIA documents help director Paul Davids unravel the puzzle of Marilyn Monroe's demise, which was officially ruled a "probable suicide," while providing detailed evidence supporting the conclusion that Marilyn was murdered....
- 1927
Life in Hollywood No. 3 (1927)
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Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood....