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PODCAST / Phillip Morris (1964)

A very cute commercial Lucy and Desi did for Philip Morris Cigarettes. You must have QuickTime movie player to view. Or subscribe to my podcast on iTunes..

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In the rural south of the United States, a godly young woman is accidently wounded by her unchurched husband. She succumbs to the injuries, whereupon a good angel bids her to journey with him to the Crossroads of Life. Before she can travel far, the devil lures her with the temptations of juke joints and [...]

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his surprisingly great film made about photographic processes features a VERY tongue in cheek narrator popping into a studio to find out how they make those dames look so good in photographs. To do this, we meet quite possibly the funniest character ever introduced in a Jem Handy film. This VERY disgusted photographer grudgingly lets [...]

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Another fun 1954 episode of the TV series “The Pinky Lee Show”, a fast-paced kids show. This is in the Public Domain. Subscribe to my itunes, or right-click the download link and choose “save as”.

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In 1925, four students at Booker T. Washington High in Norfolk, Virginia – Henry Owens, Clyde Riddick, Willie “Bill” Johnson, Orlandus Wilson – founded the Gates. It is of interest to know that another group called the Golden Gate Quartet was organized in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1892. In this podcast, I would like to share [...]

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This well done TV Movie, starring Richard Pryor, Rosie Greer, Billy Dee Williams, and Stephen Boyd, depicts racist attitudes toward black soldiers in World War Two. Richard Pryor gives a fine performance as does the rest of the cast. This movie is now in the public domain. To watch film, subscribe to my itunes feed, [...]

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American Telephone & Telegraph Co. (AT&T). A sponsored infomercial by AT&T about the process of telecommunications. This is in the public domain. To view movie, subscribe to my itunes podcast or click the download link below.

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By Katherine Cole Washington © 2009 VOA Mary Travers, the glamorous blond who sang into the middle microphone with folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died September 16 at 72 after a long battle with leukemia. Born in 1936, Mary Travers was two years old when her parents moved the family from Kentucky to Greenwich Village in New [...]

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How Britain developed her civil airlines since the war. commercial jet-aircraft. De Havilland Comet. Bristol Brabazon. air travel. To see video, subscribe to my itunes podcast, or click the download link below.

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Sherlock Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a double-murder mystery. Now he’s got to find Professor Moriarty and the horse Silver Blaze before the great cup final horse race. To watch movie, click the download link below, [...]

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Episode of “The Perry Como Show” from 1952. This broadcast features Perry Como singing several relaxing 50’s pop songs. As with most 50’s Variety shows, This show was done live, and is now Public Domain.

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Time of Apollo NTIS AVA03129VNB1, 1975 The program presents President Kennedy saying “this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safety to earth” in 1961. Proves that Project Apollo has been successful. Click the download link to see film, or subscribe [...]

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By Adam Phillips New York © 2009 VOA There were a great many great musical performers at the historic three day Woodstock Music and Arts Festival, whose 40th anniversary is being celebrated this August 14-16. But few are as etched into the public mind as singer-songwriter Richie Havens, whose rendition of “Freedom/Motherless Child” and others songs were featured [...]

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A cool video remix of the classic hit TV movie SHAFT. This movie is open source. Subscribe to this itunes feed, or simply click the download link below.

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Ship wrecked Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrea) crawls ashore on a mysterious island and finds his way to a creepy castle inhabited by a Russian Count named Zaroff (Leslie Banks). There he meets the lovely Eve (Fay Wray) and her drunken brother Martin (Robert Armstrong), who were also ship wrecked. It turns out that the “Game” [...]

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A vintage RCA Victor commercial, advertising the latest of songs back then. Year of this clip is unknown.  This is in the Public Domain. Subscribe from itunes, or click the download link below.

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This week’s video podcast is about a reality TV show in the 1950’s called “What Are The Odds?” It consists of 4 real life stories of people beating dangerous odds, and were alive to tell about it. I think you will enjoy this extremely rare TV show; which is now in the public domain. Click [...]

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In this podcast, I would like to share with you great works from Duke Ellington. These are several performances that fell into the Public Domain some time ago. They range from 1926 – 1929. Enjoy.. Photo by: Gordon Parks / Wikipedia

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Do you remember all those Folger’s commercials? I do. In fact, I still drink Folgers, and I do think its still one of the best tasting coffees on the market. Download this now public domain classic!

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Albinia Jones, was a wonderful and, talented female blues singer, of the 1940’s era. I had a very difficult time trying to find research material on this artist. Very little is written about her; she is almost forgotten about. This woman had a voice like no other. When she sings, she means what she sings. It’s [...]

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