Hunger: The National Hunger March to Washington, 1932
A document of the 1932 national hunger march on Washington produced by the Workers Film and Photo League.
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A document of the 1932 national hunger march on Washington produced by the Workers Film and Photo League.
"Workers Rise up Against War" a banner proclaims, as crowds gather in central London on May Day 1932. After marching to Hyde Park and listening to speeches from (among others) communist leader Harry Pollitt, the marchers
Presents the history of the U S from the inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt to the eve of World War II, including the Great Depression and New Deal legislation designed to overcome it. Emphasizes events that had lastin
Maifestspiele 1932 documents the 'Maifestspiel der Wiener Arbeiterschaft' which took place on May 21-22, 1932 in the stadium in Vienna. After the historical revue, numerous delegation marched into the stadium to demonstr
The amazing story of Cifesa, a mythical film production company founded in Valencia by the Casanova family that managed to dominate the box office during the turbulent times of the Second Spanish Republic, the carnage of
"In 1932-33, Ukraine, the breadbasket of Europe, had bountiful crops of grain, yet its people were dying of starvation. In order to crush the will of the independent-minded Ukrainian peasants and secure collectivization
The History of Sound in Motion Pictures: The Beginning: 1876-1932
In 1922, General Prince Kamphaengphet Akarayothin, a pioneering figure in Thai cinema and the head of the Royal State Railway Department, established the Topical Film Service. This groundbreaking unit produced films to s
Burial of Archbishop Manuel Maria Polit Laso (October 1932)
An animator is in the process of creating a series of three drawings of prominent historical figures. As the animator goes about his drawings, a narrator tells some stories about the historical figure in question. The dr
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.
In this parody of Grand Hotel, despite a dying man's efforts to enjoy his final days, a jewel thief trying to comfort a great dancer, and a big business deal in progress, there are still those who say that "nothing ever
The love-struck couple Mitzi and Hal are expelled from school after a prom, where Hal stayed behind and hid in a closet and was found dressed as a girl.
In this musical short, General Bierbeau sends his weakling son, Pierre, to French Morocco to fight Arab insurgents, the Riffs, in the hopes that this will toughen him up. Pierre soon becomes the Riffs' leader and assumes
Phil Emerton and his band play tunes and accompany guest performers, including singer-dancer Hannah Williams, the singing Three X Sisters, and acrobatic tap dancers Larry & Larry.
Margie is a reporter on a tabloid newspaper. Her assignment is to find out whether there is any truth to the rumor that college football star Babe Booth is secretly married. To get her story, she goes to the stadium wher
Hal and Mitzi have known each other since they were babies. Tap dancer Hal now works as a window dresser in Blake's Department Store, owned by Mitzi's dad. Mr. Blake hates jazz music and dancing. He refuses to let Mitzi
A group of redcaps in a train station perform musical numbers to raise money for a sick member of their group.