Videoteca

The Underworld Story 1950 star_border 6.1
A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.

Judo Jymnastics 1947
In a gym, a girl is pulling some pulleys, to gain arm strength, while three men and three girls watch a judo demonstration in the middle of the room. A girl wearing a sweater and shorts applies a succession of holds to a young man in a sleeveless undershirt and a black trunks: over the shoulder projection, arm lock, over the hip projection, sideways headlock and knee to the face, sacrifice fall followed by school-girl pin, kidney punching followed by a groin kick, sideways kick to the knee and arm-lock, eye-gouge and kick to the ribs, attack to both legs with arms and legs, arm-lock and tripping followed by a leg blow to the throat, disarming a knife attack from above, and then an up-thrust with the knife, disarming a revolver menace from the back, usage of a leather belt to strangle and throw an attacker, usage of hair holds for control and throw of the opponent, and KO punching. The man simulates different forms of attack and stands gamely every time - except the last.

Everybody's Jumpin' Now 1947
A Soundie featuring Noble Sissle and His Orchestra with Mabel Lee.

Sizzle with Sissle 1946
Noble Sissle & Mable Lee perform "Sizzle with Sissle."

Who Dunit to Who 1946
Who Dunit to Who, with June Richmond's Soundie.

Broadway and Main 1946
Gloria Parker plays a station news agent who sings about a well-dressed man who comes to her asking directions to Broadway and Main. A janitor sweeps up around her as she sings. Intercut are scenes of her playing the vibraphone with her orchestra.

Adventure in Boogie Woogie 1946
Soundie short featuring Robert Crum performing on the piano

Baby Don't Go Away from Me 1946
Soundie featuring Mable Lee and Stephin Fetchit.

Southern Scandal 1946
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra perform "Southern Scandal."

Stone Cold Dead in the Market 1946
Big Band leader and 1930s Broadway starlet Gracie Barrie sings a lovely little ditty about a wife’s revenge on her cheating husband. (Oddball Films)

Pigmeat Throws the Bull 1945
Soundie of Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham and Mable Lee performing "Pigmeat Throws the Bull."

All Ruzzitt Buzzitt 1945
Soundie featuring Dallas Bartley and his Band performing "All Ruzzit Buzzit."

Scotch Boogie 1945
A Soundie with Pat Flowers's Scotch Boogie.

Sweet Leilani 1944
Harold Richards and Jeanne Claire sing "Sweet Leilani".

This Love of Mine 1942 star_border 6.5
Stan Kenton and his Orchestra perform "This Love of Mine" with Cyd Charisse and other dancers

Rocket Ship 1938 star_border 4.8
A heavy condensation of the 1936 serial Flash Gordon, with altered musical score. Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with Earth.

You Bet Your Life 1950 star_border 7
You Bet Your Life is an American quiz show that aired on both radio and television. The original and best-known version was hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers, with announcer and assistant George Fenneman. The show debuted on ABC Radio in October 1947, then moved to CBS Radio in September 1949 before making the transition to NBC-TV in October 1950. Because of its simple format, it was possible to broadcast the show simultaneously on the radio and on television. In 1960, the show was renamed The Groucho Show and ran a further year. Most episodes are in the public domain. The play of the game, however, was secondary to the interplay between Groucho, the contestants, and occasionally Fenneman. The program was rerun into the 1970s, and later in syndication as The Best of Groucho. As such, it was the first game show to have its reruns syndicated.