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Watch a great collection of videos from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Our selection includes classic movie trailers, vintage TV clips, vintage commercials, fashion clips and classic music videos. Visit our Photo Galleries to see vintage photos from times gone by.
Life of the Party Fashion Show (1930)
This clip from the 1930 film The Life of the Party shows off the fashions of the day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b8DdMHLzEU
Swing Time- Movie Trailer (1936)
Movie trailer for the 1936 film Swing Time starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, Eric Blore and Georges Metaxa. It follows the story of a performer and gambler (Astaire) who travels to New York City to raise the $25,000 he needs to marry...
Business Girls in the Big City (1936)
This newsreel by The March of Time is titled "Business Girls in the Big City" and looks at the role of women in the workforce. Many notable females are featured, including Edna Woolman Chase, Erma Perham Proetz, Josephine Roche and Frances Perkins. This newsreel was...
Lady in the Lake- Movie Trailer (1946)
Movie trailer for the 1946 film Lady in the Lake. This marked the directorial debut of actor Robert Montgomery. He also starred in the film along with Audrey Totter and Lloyd Nolan. Montgomery plays detective Phillip Marlowe. Marlowe is hired to find a publisher's...
Lindy Hop- Hellzapoppin’
This clip from the 1941 film Hellzapoppin' features one of the best Lindy Hop dance routines that I have ever seen. The dancing was choreographed by Frankie Manning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFpU5ypLrKQ
Ziegfeld Follies Movie Trailer (1946)
This 1946 musical starred many of the great talents of the day including Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Lucille Bremer, and Judy Garland. The film is composed of a sequence of unrelated lavish musical numbers and comedy sketches....
I Love Lucy Clip- Be A Pal (1951)
This clip is from the classic TV show I Love Lucy. In this episode titled "Be A Pal", Lucy is afraid that Ricky is losing interest in her and thinks of ways to get his attention. She redecorates the apartment, dresses up like Carmen Miranda and sings "Mama Yo Quiero"....
Memories Are Made of This (1955)
Dean Martin performs his hit "Memories Are Made of This" in this TV clip dating from 1955. The song, written by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr, and Frank Miller, reached #1 on the Billboard chart for six weeks in 1956. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS2k43NJycE
Betty Crocker Cake Mix Commercial (1958)
This is a classic commercial for Betty Crocker's Marble Cake Mix which aired in 1958 and features George Burns and Gracie Allen. It demonstrates how to use this cake mix to create the perfect Calico Cake. Betty Crocker is played by radio host and television star...