Home Run on the Keys

Armand Dranem performs The True Jiu-Jitsu ("Le Vrai Jiu-Jitsu", by P. Briollet & G. Fabri / C. D'Orviet) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early...

A man becomes part of a secret society of people who live in a department store and quickly falls in love with their leader’s young maid.

This short film focuses on four songs, "The Band Played On", "Daisy Bell" (a.k.a. "A Bicycle Built for Two"), "Come Josephine in My Flying Machine",...

A documentary on the creation of songs, told by songwriters. It follows the journey of their minds, also via metaphoric representations (a flower in...

This one-reel musical short, part of the WB/Vitaphone Melody Master series, features the music of trumpet-player and orchestra leader Henry Busse and...

Radio 1's longest-serving broadcaster Annie Nightingale takes us on a counter-cultural journey through the events, people and sounds that have...

A popular band joins the army with the idea of putting on shows for troops overseas. During rehearsals, a battle erupts and the musicians must...

Jack Haley plays Jack North, the nether end of a vaudeville horse act who inherits a western ranch. When he heads to the Great Outdoors to take...

Two show-business wannabees get their big chance to show off their big-time act and talents in a nightclub,and bomb. Othet acts come...

A nightclub performer, jealous about the talents of an aspiring singer, tries to sabotage her chances at a professional career.

In this musical, a con man makes a good living by promoting bogus charity shows. He gets the communities all revved up and then skips town with all...