The Star Maker (1939)

Una pareja de bailarines trata de hacerse un hueco en Broadway poco antes de estallar la Primera Guerra Mundial.

El profesor Wong ha inventado un televisor e invita a todo el mundo a verlo durante una feria china. Cada vez que Tommy Nash intenta casarse con su novia cae enfermo, y cuando irrumpe en el hotel se decreta la cuarentena. A este hotel llega el profesor Quail en su autogiro...

Un obrero de la construcción se hace cargo de la hija de un compañero, muerto en accidente laboral. Va con la chica a Nueva York para localizar a su tío. Cuando le encuentra, descubre que el hombre ha invertido los ahorros de toda su vida en un restaurante que es una ruina. Toma la decisión de ayudar a la chica y a su tío en convertir el local en un éxito.

Nat Moyer (Walter Matthau) y Midge Carter (Ossie Davis) son dos ancianos de ochenta años que comparten sus días sentados en un banco de Central Park, en Nueva York, sorteando juntos los avatares diarios que les amenazan: drogadictos, jóvenes imprudentes, vagabundos, el retiro forzado y el temor de ser enviados a una residencia para la Tercera Edad. Herb Gardner adapta su propia obra de teatro ganadora del premio Tony.

A married couple who have a song-and-dance act in vaudeville are in trouble. Their struggling act is going nowhere, they're almost broke and they have to do something to get them back on top or they'll really be in trouble. They decide to put their young son in the act in hopes of attracting some new attention. The boy turns out to be a major talent, audiences love him and the act is on its way to the top. That's when an organization whose purpose is to stop children from performing on stage shows up, and they're dead set on breaking up the act.

A woman shows off her trained dogs.

The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.

A joyful insight into the creative world of Barry and Joan Grantham, two British eccentrics who have kept the skills of vaudeville alive for over seventy years. Since becoming stage-struck lovers in 1948, Barry and Joan have taught, danced and acted alongside the greats of British film and theatre. They are the last of the golden generation of vaudeville, eager to pass their legacy on to future generations.

Vaudeville comedians Foottit and Chocolat hop and dance around and occasionally fight.

Two men box in a comedic manner, with the film opening as one man in a cap punches the other and then ducks behind him.

The champion lady boxers of the world. Shows two female pugilists who are really clever. They engage in a hot one-round sparring bout. A park, with marble entrance and walk, and beautiful trees and shrubbery, make a very pleasing background. The exhibition is very lively from start to finish; the blows fall thick and fast, and some very clever pugilistic generalship is shown. Sold complete or in separate lengths.

An "Out of the Inkwell" cartoon featuring Ko-Ko the Clown.

Historia de una compañía de vodevil compuesta por la famila Monahan durante las dos primeras décadas del siglo XX.

A comedic team. The Ann seems to try and come across as a Mae West type. Jay plays the role of the straight partner.

Jack Waldron performs his stand-up vaudeville act.

Ben Bernie and his orchestra play a few songs for a vitaphone recording.

Comedian Pat West performs his vaudeville act.

Harry Fox performs his vaudeville act.

The 'Debutantes' are an all female orchestra led and directed by Harry Wayman doing some musical and dancing routines, Harrry accompanies with the violin.

The scene is a parlor out West, with Ray Mayer sitting at the piano in is cowboy duds - hat, scarf, and chaps. He plays a little barrel-house music and then introduces Edith Evans, who enters wearing fur. She sings - her voice a light-opera soprano - while Mayer plays.