Walter Winchell

The life and times of radio commentator and syndicated newspaper gossip columnist Walter Winchell, who reached an audience of 50 million at his peak.

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood. He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print - but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered. They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve. In their own words — and not a moment too soon — Broadway: The Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film.

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.

Female migrant workers eat dirt at the hands of a sadistic ranch foreman (Dean Fredericks of The Phantom Planet) during grape harvesting season in the San Joaquin Valley.

World War II GIs adopt an Italian war orphan.

Sociology professor Steve MacInter is conducting a survey at Collins College about the mores and lifestyles of the young people. Some of the good citizens begin to find exception to his sociological survey when they find out it includes questions about sex. Reporter Betty Ducayne receives an anonymous tip that the good professor is engaging in corruption of youth and when Steve's past comes up to haunt him, all heck breaks loose.

Stanley (Jerry Lewis) es un botones un tanto simple del lujoso Hotel Fontainbleau de Miami Beach, Florida. Los huéspedes van y vienen, pero Stanley está al pie del cañón día tras día, enfrentándose (y creando) todo tipo de catástrofes que incluyen confrontaciones con clientes difíciles de complacer, llaves de habitaciones cambiadas y llamadas de teléfono equivocadas

Biografía cinematográfica de Helen Morgan, una cantante y actriz muy popular durante los años 20 y 30, que falleció en 1941 víctima del alcoholismo y unas relaciones amorosas tumultuosas que arruinaron su carrera cuando había alcanzado la cima del éxito.

Los Donahue son una familia de actores que vive pelenamente dedicada al mundo del espectáculo. De escenario en escenario, representando los números más variopintos, los Donahue hacen las delicias del público.

Un padre deja a su hija en manos de Sorrowful Jones mientras acude a las apuestas de caballos. Cuando regresa, se entera de que el cuidado de la niña interfiere con su estilo de vida. Sorrowful, por su parte, debe escapar de unos gangsters.

Daisy Kenyon es una creativa de una agencia de publicidad atrapada en un triangulo amoroso con dos hombres, uno que ama sin esperanzas y otro al que no puede amar. Envuelta en una aventura amorosa con un abogado casado Dan O'Mara, que no tiene intención de dejar a su esposa, conoce al sargento Peter Lapham - un buen hombre y un gran caballero, el cual se enamora de ella. Aun teniendo sentimientos por Dan, Daisy es consciente de que Peter puede proporcionarle la vida segura que desea y acepta casarse con él. Pero cuando Dan se divorcia de su mujer, Daisy se ve atrapada entre sus obligaciones y sus deseos.

A documentary about the 82% of US citizens that listen to the radio for their entertainment, news and sport.

As part of their public feud, Bandleader Bernie pretends a girl singer is no good so columnist Winchell promotes her in his column.

Satire on radio, built around the supposed feud between bandleader Ben Bernie and journalist Walter Winchell.

A parade highlights the Screen Actors Guild's Film Stars Frolic, hosted by Walter Winchell as Master of Ceremonies.

Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night spot. He uses his influence to help her get a starring role in the show, hoping that it will also get Joan to fall in love with him. After scoring a hit, Joan accepts Frank's marriage proposal, more out of gratitude than love. The situation gets even stickier when she falls for a handsome band leader during a trip to Florida. Can she tell Frank she's in love with someone else?

Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night spot. He uses his influence to help her get a starring role in the show, hoping that it will also get Joan to fall in love with him. After scoring a hit, Joan accepts Frank's marriage proposal, more out of gratitude than love. The situation gets even stickier when she falls for a handsome band leader during a trip to Florida. Can she tell Frank she's in love with someone else?

Walter Winchell meets a budding country journalist and shows her around the Biltmore Hotel.

Newspaper columnist helps finishing school students get out of trouble after the night club in which they go to see him is raided.