This clip features actor, singer and nightclub performer Harry Richman performing the song “Puttin’ On the Ritz”. The song was featured in a scene from the musical of the same name. It was written and published by Irving Berlin in...
This vintage travelogue was produced by Castle Films and was part of the World Parade series. The short film shows many vintage and historical scenes from San Francisco as it was in 1939. Castle Films was originally a home-movie distributor founded in California by...
College Swing is a 1938 comedy starring George Burns, Gracie Allen, Martha Raye, Bob Hope, and Betty Grable. In this clip, a young up-and-coming Betty Grable meets up with other students at The Hangout near campus. She and fellow actor Skinnay Ennis then sing to the...
This vintage color fashion clip was shot during a Marx Brothers movie in 1930. It showcases women’s dresses and styles of the day. The music accompanying this short is “Goodnight Sweetheart” written by Ray Noble and performed by Al...
Movie trailer for the 1937 film A Star is Born starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, and Adolphe Menjou. The movie tells the story of Esther Victoria Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) who goes to Hollywood in the search of stardom. Once there, she encounters many difficulties...
