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KUMO-TO-CHURIPPU(194 3)
(Spider and Tulip)
Director:Kenzo Masaoka
The evil spider tries to capture the ladybird girl. However, she is given shelter to in the tulip, and the spider is blown off by a sudden storm.
It is famous as the masterpiece of classics of cartoon short movie in Japan.
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A film sponsored by the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs to promote friendly relations with South American countries just before World War II.Footage from this subject is available for licensing from www.globalimageworks .com
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With some minor alterations, this is essentially the same arrangement of "Stardust" that Sinatra recorded with the Tommy Dorsey band in 1941. Here, Frank is accompanied by his cohorts from "Your Hit Parade," including conductor Mark Warnow. This public domain footage comes from the "Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco" promotional film (full movie available at www.archive.org).
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Here's the full version of a performance that can be found truncated elsewhere on YouTube -- from the 1943 film of the same name, the great Lena Horne delivers a sizzling performance of her signature song. (I wish I had the full dance that follows it, which includes some amazing ballet. If anyone has a full-length version, please post it or get in touch with me!)
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It's the tale of Chicken Little, only with Foxy Loxy being a cunning villain who uses a number of psychological tactics to drive a farm-ful of animals into a cave to be eaten. Slightly disturbing and quite political - most youngsters will probably prefer Disney's new, computer-animated take on the story, now in theaters.
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Here's a gem from a 1943 movie: Bob Crosby Orchestra with "Big Noise from Winnetka". The two lovely ladies are the Wilde Twins, Lee and Lyn (You may remember seeing these charming ladies in the motion picture, Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble. Enjoy!