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Warner Bros. stars arrive for opening of "Gold Diggers of 1933"
This film from Universal Newsreels shows the stars of the motion picture "Gold Diggers of 1933" arriving in San Francisco for the film premiere at the Paramount Theater to the music of "We're in the Money" and "Pettin' in the Park." Mayor Angelo J. Rossi presents the keys to the city to the actors. Actress Glenda Farrell is appointed Mayor for the day and Actors Joe E. Brown and Warren William are named as Chief of Police and Fire Chief. Other stars of the film listed on the Paramount marquee include Ruby Keeler, Joan Blondell, Aline Macmahon, Ginger Rogers, and Guy Kibbee & 300 Gorgeous Girls.
Date:
1933
Creator:
Universal Newspaper Newsreel
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[The Coffee Family Collection, No. 3 - Elektro]
This film is an excerpt from "The Middleton Family At the New York World's Fair" and features a demonstration of Elektro, a robot built by Westinghouse.
Date:
1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Know Your Enemy - Japan!
This American propaganda film from the 1940s sought to educate Americans on the Japanese people, their land, and their alleged plan to take over the Pacific.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Eliot, George Fielding; Hall, Radcliffe & Knox, Gordon
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fortress of the Sky
This film shows the work that everyone from Boeing researchers to factory workers put in to Boeing aircraft.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Knox, Gordon; Burnside, Norman & Gudebrod, G. David
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 1 - Life with Elizabeth]
This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of Peter Pauls Stewart and Elizabeth May Exall Stewart with their oldest daughter Elizabeth Stewart Wally in Dallas, Texas. The footage begins with Elizabeth as a baby with her mother and father and includes a title card which reads " Dallas June 1946 (04:16). The film ends with Elizabeth celebrating her third birthday in 1946 (10:18). Also included in the film is footage of two unidentified women standing in front of a home on Hurst Street (03:40-04:16).
Date:
1943/1946
Creator:
Stewart, Peter Pauls
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grumman at War
This film covers the design, testing, production, and South Pacific combat record of Grumman F6F fighter aircraft.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Phelps, Leroy G.; Elwyn, Robert; Rodakiewicz, Henwar; Knox, Gordon & Nagel, Conrad
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Son of the Conquistadors
This film tells the story of Juan Martinez, a young man who leaves his family to join the US Air Force.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Knox, Gordon
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Building of a Tire
This film shows the process involved in the making of Firestone tires (in the 1940s). This film contains some animated sequences.
Date:
1945
Creator:
The Walt Disney Company
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 2 - Family Life]
This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of Peter Pauls Stewart and Elizabeth May Exall Stewart with their oldest daughter Elizabeth Stewart Wally in Dallas, Texas. Because of damage to the film, only this brief excerpt was able to be digitized. Footage includes Peter and Elizabeth and unidentified family members posing with young Elizabeth on the hood of a car and also in front of an unidentified home.
Date:
1946
Creator:
Stewart, Peter Pauls
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Watson Wakes Up
A film about a man named Walter Watson. Walter can barely seem to make ends meet until he realizes the secret to financial stability: saving money.
Date:
1946
Creator:
Mathews, Norman; Herman, Justin; Knox, Gordon & Jason, Will
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hurricane Hunters
In this film, USAF storm chasers track and study a hurricane and are able to warn a city about the approaching storm.
Date:
1947
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sulmet: Sulfamethazine in the Treatment of Livestock Diseases
This film advocates the use of Sulmet sulfamethazine for treating diseases in livestock.
Date:
1948
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
What is Modern Art?
Filmed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Vladimir Sokoloff introduces a young woman to some examples of modern art by Picasso, Chagall, Dali, and others and explains the motivations behind some of the techniques developed by the artists.
Date:
1948
Creator:
Brentano, Felix; Riethof, William & Samuels, Spencer
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Arteries of Progress
A film on transportation in Venezuela.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Cochran Family Films, No. 1 - Road Trip to Louisiana and Florida]
This home movie documents the Cochran family's road trip through Louisiana and Florida. Footage from Louisiana includes driving across the O.K. Allen Bridge, driving through Baton Rouge toward the capitol building with signs for the Dominique Stockyard and Diamond Ducks, visiting the capitol building and footage of the city from the tower, driving across the Huey P. Long bridge with a stop in an unidentified city and driving across the Long-Simpson bridge. Footage from Florida includes driving past the Highway Patrol sub-station, driving along the Florida Coast, stopping at Staff's Restaurant and Cafeteria in Fort Walton Beach, under-exposed footage of fish, an unidentified woman in a flower garden, a rail yard, an ocean picnic, riding on a boat labeled the "Jean Lafit," driving through an industrial area , an unidentified woman taking photographs, a city skyline, and a banana tree.
Date:
1949?
Creator:
Cochran, Jay
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texomaland
This news reel highlights the recreational activities available at Lake Texoma including swimming, water-skiing, and hunting.
Date:
1949~
Creator:
Nationwide Pictures
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 15 - Mesquite High School Marching Band]
This home movie documents the Mesquite High School Marching band performing and posing for the camera.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 16 - Easter celebrations]
This home movie documents the Greenhaw family and others celebrating Easter in Mesquite, Texas.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Art Greenhaw Collection, No. 17 - Niagara Falls and Washington, D.C.]
This home movie documents a family vacation to Niagara Falls and Washington, D.C.
Date:
1950/1951
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nelson Family Films, No. 7 - At Home with the Nelson Family]
This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Nelson children including footage of children playing in a wagon, older family members on the front porch, and family members playing on a swing set, seesaw, and slide.
Date:
1950?
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A New Way of Gravure
In this film, American Artist Stanley William Hayter describes his technique of engraving on copper from the first rough sketches on paper through pulling the final print.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Paley, Jess
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[The Peter Pauls Stewart Family Films, No. 3 - North Central Expressway]
This home movie documents members of the Stewart family driving on the North Central Expressway (U.S. Highway 75). Footage shot from the moving car and from the roadside includes road signs (Manderville and Northaven Road, Henderson Avenue, and Fitzhugh Avenue), Mrs. Baird's Bread plant, the Dallas skyline, Superior Lanes Bowling Alley, Republic National Life, and Turtle Creek.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Stewart, Peter Pauls
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Riley Family Films, No. 2 - Birthdays and Holidays, 1950-1951]
This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the Sam Riley family including birthdays and holidays in the years 1950 and 1951. The footage begins with family members outdoors in an unidentified location (00:00-00:29) and includes footage of young Helen Riley with a teddy bear (00:29-00:50), a family in their Easter clothes posted on the front steps of a home (00:50-02:04), people boarding an airplane and a plane taking off (02:04-02:12). Helen swims in a small pool (02:12-02:41), poses and swings on a swing set (02:41-03:37), and celebrates her birthday (03:37-05:39). In the next scene an evolving group of family members pose next to a piano while they talk, laugh, and sing. Different groups convene until there is one large group portrait (05:39-07:23). The film concludes with children and family members posing and playing outdoors (07:23-09:29) and a Christmas celebration (09:30-11:31). Family members set the table, serve appetizers, and family members entertain young Helen in front of the Christmas tree.
Date:
1950/1951
Creator:
Riley, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Riley Family Films, No. 1 - Summer Vacation 1950]
This home movie documents the Riley family on summer vacation. Footage includes family members riding a ferry, a forested landscape with vacation homes located on the water's edge, family members fishing and posing with fish, family eating a meal in the forest, and children playing in the water.
Date:
1950-07/1950-08
Creator:
Riley, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History