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 is a bellboy at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, where he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone. All he displays are facial expressions and a comedic slapstick style. And anything that can go wrong, does go wrong when Stanley is involved. One day, Jerry Lewis arrives at the hotel and some of the staff notice the striking resemblance.

20-е годы прошлого столетия. Одаренная провинциальная певица Хелен Морган приезжает в Чикаго и попадает в руки к авантюристу Ларри Мэддоксу, который становится ее менеджером и начинает наживаться на ее таланте. Американская мечта в действии: Хелен становится звездой, за ней ухаживает преуспевающий адвокат, поклонникам ее творчества нет числа. Но у любой медали есть и оборотная сторона.

Этель Мермэн и Дэн Дэйли здесь главные люди, как в водевиле Донахью, которые выносят на сцену сначала одного, потом другого и затем третьего из своих отпрысков для последнего поклона на бис, отпуская шутки и смешные телодвижения на бегу, а в конце оказывается, что в колоде есть еще четвертый и пятый Донахью.

A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn't return, he learns that taking care of a child interferes with his free-wheeling lifestyle. Sorrowful must also evade crooked gangsters and indulge in a bit of horse-thieving.

Нью-Йорк, Гринич-Виллидж. Художница Дэйзи Кеньон, работающая в журнале моды, — любовница знаменитого адвоката Дэна О`Мары, женатого мужчины и отца двух детей. Она больше не хочет идти за него замуж и временами думает, что их любовь окончательно осталась в прошлом. Иногда она говорит об этом Дэну, но тот отказывается верить. Она знакомится с Питером — солдатом, до войны рисовавшим корабли. Питер с огромным трудом пытается обрести равновесие в гражданской жизни; его жена погибла пять лет назад. Он предлагает Дэйзи выйти за него замуж, и она соглашается, увидев в этом, в первую очередь, хороший повод порвать неустойчивые отношения с Дэном. Они проводят медовый месяц в коттедже на берегу моря. По ночам он часто видит кошмары, в которых к нему возвращаются воспоминания о военных днях и о погибшей жене. Дэйзи возвращается на работу в Нью-Йорк. Дэн отказывается признать свое поражение. Он приходит к Дэйзи домой и пытается вновь овладеть ею, пусть даже силой. Дэйзи бьет его по лицу.

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.