Self (archive footage)
What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status in different countries? (Sequel to “Filmmakers vs. Tycoons.”)
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Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.
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The joyous screen version of the Broadway and London musical hit. "If I had the money, I'd buy me a banjo!" says struggling sales clerk Arthur Kipps. Soon he'll inherit enough to buy a whole bloomin' orchestra. But can his newfound wealth buy happiness? Multi-talented Steele brings his London and New York stage smash to the screen in this big, cheerful tune-filled production based on H.G. Wells' charming novel "Kipps."
Director
The joyous screen version of the Broadway and London musical hit. "If I had the money, I'd buy me a banjo!" says struggling sales clerk Arthur Kipps. Soon he'll inherit enough to buy a whole bloomin' orchestra. But can his newfound wealth buy happiness? Multi-talented Steele brings his London and New York stage smash to the screen in this big, cheerful tune-filled production based on H.G. Wells' charming novel "Kipps."
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An authoress writes a steaming sex-novel and proceeds to live out her heroine's adventures.
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An authoress writes a steaming sex-novel and proceeds to live out her heroine's adventures.
Producer
Em Las Vegas, um piloto de corrida (Elvis Presley) quer participar do 1º Grande Prêmio da cidade, mas perde o dinheiro que usaria para comprar um motor. Ele então passa a trabalhar como garçom e se envolve com uma professora de natação (Ann-Margret), que sente-se incomodada pela obsessão que ele tem por corridas, pois teme que algo lhe aconteça. Ela fica então dividida quando é cortejada por um nobre italiano (Cesare Danova), que adora carros, mas diz que largaria tudo se encontrasse a mulher ideal.
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Em Las Vegas, um piloto de corrida (Elvis Presley) quer participar do 1º Grande Prêmio da cidade, mas perde o dinheiro que usaria para comprar um motor. Ele então passa a trabalhar como garçom e se envolve com uma professora de natação (Ann-Margret), que sente-se incomodada pela obsessão que ele tem por corridas, pois teme que algo lhe aconteça. Ela fica então dividida quando é cortejada por um nobre italiano (Cesare Danova), que adora carros, mas diz que largaria tudo se encontrasse a mulher ideal.
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A young widow Amy Martin with three young boys is investigated by the Navy after one of her children inadvertently sends out a distress signal in Morse code by the blinds on his upstairs bedroom window. Commander Weedon and crew observe the signal from their ship and investigates. He falls for the young mother and proposes marriage. However, she is reluctant to have her family live out of a suitcase and initially declines. Gramps tries to bring her on board to sail the sea of love with the commander.
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Muitas gargalhadas e grandes canções tornaram este filme, baseado em um show de sucesso da Broadway, num dos inesquecíveis musicais de todos os tempos. Quando o astro do rock e paixão das adolescentes Conrad Birdie é recrutado, as garotas do país vão à loucura e o compositor de Conrad, Albert (Dick Van Dyke), fica desempregado. Assim, Albert e sua namorada (Janet Leigh) organizam um concurso nacional no qual uma felizarda ganhará um beijo de adeus de Conrad no programa de TV de Ed Sullivan. Kim McAfee (Ann-Margret) é a ganhadora e toda a comitiva de Conrad se dirige até a pequena cidade—para desgosto do sempre irritado pai da garota (Paul Lynde) e do ciumento namorado (o cantor Bobby Rydell) O resultado é o caos e uma série hilariante de complicações românticas.
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Muitas gargalhadas e grandes canções tornaram este filme, baseado em um show de sucesso da Broadway, num dos inesquecíveis musicais de todos os tempos. Quando o astro do rock e paixão das adolescentes Conrad Birdie é recrutado, as garotas do país vão à loucura e o compositor de Conrad, Albert (Dick Van Dyke), fica desempregado. Assim, Albert e sua namorada (Janet Leigh) organizam um concurso nacional no qual uma felizarda ganhará um beijo de adeus de Conrad no programa de TV de Ed Sullivan. Kim McAfee (Ann-Margret) é a ganhadora e toda a comitiva de Conrad se dirige até a pequena cidade—para desgosto do sempre irritado pai da garota (Paul Lynde) e do ciumento namorado (o cantor Bobby Rydell) O resultado é o caos e uma série hilariante de complicações românticas.
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Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to take off to Hollywood. There he meets film stars including Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabór, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier and Jack Lemmon in drag as Daphne from Some Like It Hot. He is also surprised by things that were new in America at the time, such as automatic swinging doors. When he finally reaches the man who bought the horse, he is led to believe there is no hope of getting it back. However, the last scene shows both him and the stallion back at the ranch with several foals.
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Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to take off to Hollywood. There he meets film stars including Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabór, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier and Jack Lemmon in drag as Daphne from Some Like It Hot. He is also surprised by things that were new in America at the time, such as automatic swinging doors. When he finally reaches the man who bought the horse, he is led to believe there is no hope of getting it back. However, the last scene shows both him and the stallion back at the ranch with several foals.
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In order to get back into the good graces with his wife with whom he has had a misunderstanding, a young chemistry professor concocts a wild story that he is an undercover FBI agent. To help him with his story he enlists the aid of a friend who is a TV writer. The wife swallows the story and the film's climax takes place in the sub-basements of the Empire State Building. The professor and his friend, believing themselves prisoners on an enemy submarine, patriotically try to scuttle the vessel and succeed only in rocking the building.
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Joey Evans (Frank Sinatra) é charmoso, bonito, engraçado, talentoso, de primeira classe, o maior dos malandros. Quando Joey encontra a ex corista e agora rica viúva Vera Simpson (Rita Hayworth), os dois desregrados parecem feitos um para o outro. Isto é, até surgir Linda English (Kim Novak). Linda é uma "mouse on the line" e vive como se não houvesse amanhã. Mas ela é a típica boa menina de uma boa família - exatamente o ingrediente certo para bagunçar a confortável situação do Joey.
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Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920's stage star Jeanne Eagels.
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Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920's stage star Jeanne Eagels.
Director
Biografia romanceada do pianista Eddy Duchin. No final dos anos 20, o farmaceutico recém-formado e aspirante pianista Eddy Duchin vai de Boston para Nova York com a expectativa de tocar com a orquestra de Leo Reisman no fantástico Cassino do Central Park de Nova York. No entanto, ele tinha entendido mal a convite do maestro. Quando está deixando o local conhece a rica socialite Marjorie Oelrichs que pede a Leo Reisman para dar uma chance ao Eddy. Ele começa a tocar durante os intervalos da orquestra e se torna um pianista famoso. Dois anos depois, Marjorie e Eddy se casam e no Natal, Marjorie tem um bebê, Peter.
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Rome is on the verge of being conquered by Hannibal. While Rome's ruler, Fabius Maximus, plots a defense against Hannibal's armies, Fabius' fiancée, Amytis, is curious about the fearless conqueror. Amytis travels to Hannibal's camp just to get a look at him, but she ends up being captured. However, she is instantly smitten by the Carthaginian commander, so she tries to shift his attentions away from Rome -- and to her instead.
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Fred and Lilli are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. A fight on the opening night threatens the production, as well as two thugs who have the mistaken idea that Fred owes their boss money and insist on staying next to him all night.
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The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I. Jean Simmons portrays young Bess in this rich tapestry of a film that traces the tumultuous, danger-fraught years from Elizabeth's birth to her unexpected ascension to the throne at a mere 25. Charles Laughton reprises his Academy Award®-winning* role as her formidable father Henry VIII. Deborah Kerr plays her last stepmother (and Henry's last of six wives), gentle Catherine Parr. And Simmons' then real-life husband, Stewart Granger, adds heroics as Lord Admiral Thomas Seymour. In a resplendent world of adventure, romance and court intrigue, Young Bess reigns.
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Na França pré-revolucionária, a rainha Maria Antonieta pede a seu primo Noel, marquês de Maynes, que descubra a identidade de Marcus Brutus, um panfleteiro que ataca com seus folhetos a decadente aristocracia. Logo se descobre que ele é Philippe de Valmorin, grande amigo do aventureiro André Moreau. Este tenta ajudá-lo a fugir mas não consegue impedir que Philippe seja morto pelo marquês em um duelo de floretes. Moreau nada pudera fazer, pois o marquês era tido então como o melhor espadachim da França. Só lhe resta fugir, se escondendo em uma companhia teatral, sob a máscara ridícula do cômico Scaramouche. Mas Moreau jurou vingança e se dedica a aperfeiçoar sua esgrima a fim de desafiar o marquês para um duelo mortal.
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Magnolia Hawks vive no Cotton Blossom, barco de shows de seu pai, o Capitão Andy. Ela conhece o jogador Gaylord Ravenal na cidade à beira do rio, e se apaixona por ele. Na mesma tarde, durante o ensaio para o show daquele dia, a estrela Julie e seu marido e co-estrela Steve são forçados a deixar a companhia. Gaylord é contratado para ocupar o lugar de Steve, enquanto Magnolia ocupa o lugar de Julie. Eles se apaixonam e casam. Deixando o barco de shows, 'Nola, Gay e sua pequena filha, Kim, se mudam para Chicago, onde sua fortuna cresce ou mingua dependendo da sorte de Gay. Enfim, ele abandona sua esposa e filha, e ela é forçada a retornar aos palcos, onde ela se torna uma estrela.
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Uma moça caipira que desde criança foi criada para fazer tudo o que um homem pode fazer. Annie rivaliza com Frank Butler, também uma pessoa segura e corajosa. Entre disputas e muitas brigas, evidentemente nasce o amor.
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At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New England. Fisk is mayor of "Puget City" and is proud of his rough and tumble background. Standish is mayor of "Winona, Maine", and is equally proud of her education and dedication to the people who elected her. Thrown together, the two opposites attract and their escapades during the convention get each of them in hot water back home. Written by Ron Kerrigan
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A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect.
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D'Artagnan, um jovem provinciano, chega à Paris com o intuito de se tornar um mosqueteiro. Ele encontrará muitos obstáculos, ação, amor, ódio, o rei e a rainha. E ainda Richelieu e sua impetuosidade, que deixará D'Artagnan envolvido em tramas políticas. Mas contra tudo e todos ele se junta a Athos, Porthos e Aramis. D'Artagnan terá, além do mais, que se desdobrar para manter seguro o seu amor pela encantadora Constance Bonacieux sem com isso indispor a apaixonada Milady De Winter, uma agente secreta do Cardeal.
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O juiz Cass Timberlane se casa com uma garota do lado errado dos trilhos, Virginia Marshland. Um bebê nasce morto e ela se volta cada vez mais para o advogado amigo de Cass ', Bradd Criley. Enquanto discutia, o juiz diz a Virginia para ficar com Bradd, mas quando ela fica doente, ele a traz para casa.
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Christine Evans, the fifteen-year-old daughter of the widowed American ambassador to Mexico Jeffrey Evans, believes that she is no longer a young girl and that she has fully matured into adulthood. Eager to make her mark in the sophisticated world of foreign diplomats living in Mexico, Christine appoints herself as organizer of her father's social activities and takes over the planning of a big garden party he will be hosting. Because he loves his daughter,
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Ao desembarcar no Novo México, Susan Bradley descobre que seu futuro marido é o bêbado da cidade. Ao invés de sentar e chorar, ela arranja um emprego no restaurante Harvey House, um estabelecimento empenhado em levar um pouco de civilidade e classe àquele fim de mundo. As atividades de Harvey encontram a oposição de Ned Trent, dono do saloon, de Sam Purvis, um juiz corrupto, e de Em, dançarina apaixonada por Ned. Com o auxílio do inexperiente Chris Maule, Susan e demais colegas de trabalho lutam para frustrar os planos dos escroques.
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O falecido grande empresário Florenz Ziegfeld olha dos céus e ordena um novo espetáculo em seu antigo grande estilo. No céu, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. showman carinhosamente recorda seu primeiro musical da Broadway, o Ziegfeld Follies de 1907. Mesmo do céu, ele acha que pode, por uma última vez, criar essa mesma magia com a montagem de uma de suas últimas loucuras. Assim como ele pensa sobre quem ele gostaria de aparecer nessas loucuras, ele é auxiliado na realização de sua fantasia, pelo menos em sua própria mente, por luminares como Fred Astaire, Edward Arnold, "Lucille Ball ', Marion Bell, Lucille Bremer, Fanny Brice, Cyd Charisse, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, James Melton, Victor Moore, Virginia O'Brien, Red Skelton, Esther Williams, Keenan Wynn, e, é claro, um bando de garotas bonitas.
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Dois marinheiros, um ingênuo, e outro experimentado nos caminhos da vida, em liberdade, e em Los Angeles, é o cenário para este filme musical. E encontram uma simpática garota que tem uma bela voz. E também tem um filho, um garoto de 7 anos, que é um verdadeiro fanatico pela marinha. E para emoldurar tudo o grande maestro José Iturbi. Nas ondas da música... Risos e Romance! Dois marinheiros perdidos de amor em uma licença de quatro dias de diversão e frivolidade!
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O compositor de canções românticas Steve (Red Skelton) ingressa numa faculdade feminina para tentar reconquistar sua esposa Caroline (Esther Williams), uma treinadora de natação. A partir daí começam muitas confusões, risadas garantidas e memoráveis balés aquáticos. Skelton em ótima forma e Esther Williams abalando os corações com seu corpo escultural, sem contar com inúmeras beldades como alunas da bela Williams. Uma comédia deliciosa.
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A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. With only one working fighter of their own, and five pilots anxious to fly it, the Dutch commander chooses George Collins to fly a mission to drop a 500-lb bomb on the Japanese carrier lying offshore. As the flight progresses, the commander asks the other pilots to tell him about George. They recount his rise from brilliant law student, through the time he became involved in the corrupt machine of his state's Governor, and his attempts to redeem himself, both in his own eyes, and in Fredie, his long-time love.
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Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. Eddie's also plagued by fear of having an accident during his family's trapeze act in the army variety show, which also features a gallery of MGM stars.
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A code expert working for Naval Intelligence is assigned to decode enemy messages despite his desire for active duty.
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In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.
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This short film shows how the war department utilizes a Ph.D., a chimp, and three dogs to help design aptitude tests for men applying for work.
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John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" purports to show how the behavior of mice can be studied in relation to the interaction of school children.
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A 3-D short subject in which the narrator goes to a creepy old house in search of his missing aunt. There he encounters the Frankenstein monster, a witch, a wooden Indian who comes to life, and assorted other monsters and frightening characters, all of whom manage to throw something toward the camera.
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This MGM B-picture was adapted from Ivor Novello's play The Truth Game. Max and Florian Clemington pretend to be members of the landed gentry. Max romances the much-older Lady Joan Culver before finding true love in the form of pretty heiress Martha Gray.
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In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to see in slow motion what happens during events that occur too fast to be seen by the naked eye. Examples shown here include a bullet in flight as it shatters a light bulb, the moment of impact when a kicker kicks a football, and the motion of a hummingbird's wings as it hovers.
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Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.
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The Gang owes 37 cents to Butch, so they try to raise money by rounding up stray dogs for the reward, but nearly get busted for dognapping.
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In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.
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Alfalfa introduces his prissy, snooty cousin Wilbur to the gang. He instantly gets on everyone's bad side. Especially Alfalfa.
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The Our Gang kids put on a circus in the barn to raise money to help Porky's family pay the rent and avoid getting evicted.
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In this musical short, a man tries to woo the manager of a dance troupe.
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While under a hypnotic spell, Alfalfa thinks he's one of the Three Musketeers and challenges Butch to a duel.
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Alfalfa "trades in" his whining baby brother for another baby--who turns out to be a midget criminal.
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Andy Hardy and the rest of the Hardy family wake up Christmas morning to gifts and give a holiday greeting to viewers.
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Alfalfa's weird aunt Penelope pays a visit. She's working on a murder mystery novel, but Alfalfa thinks she's trying to murder him. It's up to the Spanky and the gang to save him.
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Butch has been playing practical jokes on the gang, but now they get their turn.
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Darla pretends to like Butch, hoping to motivate Alfalfa into a better performance in the football game against Butch's team.
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The kids go to the hospital to visit Darla, who's recovering from a tonsillectomy. Chaos soon ensues.
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Alfalfa, Butch and Waldo compete for Mayor For A Day. Whoever becomes Mayor gets to take Darla to the Strawberry Festival.
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The scene is set at Billy Rose's Casa Manana Revue, filmed at the Fort Worth Frontier Fiesta (1937), an enormous production created as part of the Texas Centennial civic celebrations. The opening song, "The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful" emanated from the first edition of the Revue and became a hit song on two continents in 1936.
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A series of vignettes with a loose plot. Featured are Frank Morgan, Groucho Marx, Frank McHugh, Robert Benchley and The Brian Sisters. Not bad, more interesting for the historical significance than for entertainment.
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In this MGM Miniature Musical, Harry Owens and his orchestra perform several song numbers.
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Edna's grandfather is a conductor of a small orchestra that gives concerts in the park every Sunday. Because of lack of audience the city officials want to cancel these concerts. To stop this from happening, Judy and Edna gather a crowd the following Sunday; and to keep its attention, they themselves perform with the orchestra. Edna sings an aria and Judy sings 'Americana'.
