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Newsreel from 1924 (1924)This early silent newsreel features footage of President and Mrs. Coolidge at the White House and the construction of a new park in Placerville, CA. | Blossom Seeley and Bennie Fields (1927)A 1927 U.S. short film featuring Blossom Seeley and Bennie Fields performing several songs. | Finding His Voice (1929)Animated figure Talkie gets a visit from his friend Mutie in search for a job. Talkie takes him to the Western Electric sound lab, where a technician explains the process of putting sound on film and reproducing it in the theatre. | The Night Court (1927)A police raid on a night club results in the entire cast of the club's floor show being hauled into court, where they must perform their routines for the judge. |
Stories in Song (1928)A U.S. short film from 1928, in which Adele Rowland performs four songs accompanied by Mildred Brown on piano. Unfortunately there is some film deterioration during the final moments, though the sound is not effected. | Today and Yesterday Newsreel (1929)This silent newsreel compares the pop culture and daily life of 1908 with the present (1929). | Uncle Franks Farm (1921)Story of a new migrant working on the rail, bought a farm with money he saved and applying new methods to farming and life | Wheels of Progress (1927)This 1927 silent film details the progress of transportation in the years since 1897 and focuses on the benefits of a good public road system. |
Steamboat Willie (1929)Steamboat Willie was a short animated film produced by Walt Disney in 1928. In the film, Mickey Mouse is a mischievous deckhand on a riverboat that is under the command of the tyrannical Captain Pete. It is significant today because it was one of the motivating factors behind the successful effort to extend all US copyrights by twenty years, thus delaying public domain status for millions of works. |