Norman Brokenshire
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 10, 1898
Deathday: May 04, 1965
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Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
1950-06-27
Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
Overview: A documentary about the major events of the first fifty years of the Twentieth Century.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-06-27
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Soviet Russia Through the Eyes of an American
1935-03-16
Soviet Russia Through the Eyes of an American
Overview: American engineer Charles Stuart travels through Soviet Russia, showing not just the political but the everyday life of the country.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-03-16
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After the Storm
1935-01-01
After the Storm
Overview: Another entry in the Edgar A. Guest's Poetic Gems Series.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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Early in the Mornin'
1935-04-23
Early in the Mornin'
Overview: Based on the Edgar A. Guest poem of the same name, this is photographic ode to the American South, featuring representative scenery. Mendelsohn's "Spring Song" is the musical theme throughout, and Al Shayne sings an original song based on Guest's poem.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-04-23
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Boyhood
1935-01-01
Boyhood
Overview: An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem featuring the song Down the Lane to Yesterday with a vocal by Al Shayne.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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Ma and the Auto
1936-04-28
Ma and the Auto
Overview: An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem featuring vocalist Al Shayne. This film features the original song Back Seat Drivers by Loesser & Herscher.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-28
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Couldn't Live Without You
1935-01-01
Couldn't Live Without You
Overview: An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem. Al Shayne sings the Loesser & Hersher song Don't Grow Any Older.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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The Old Prospector Talks
1935-04-25
The Old Prospector Talks
Overview: An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem. It features the original song Take Me Home to the Mountain by Loesser & Herscher.
Genres: Western Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-04-25
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The Scout Master
1935-01-01
The Scout Master
Overview: A poetic Gem from Edgar A. Guest. This film features Al Shayne singing A Real True Pal by Frank Loesser and Lou Herscher.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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Bill and I Went Fishing
1935-01-01
Bill and I Went Fishing
Overview: An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem featuring vocals by Al Shayne.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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Melody Makers No. 1: Sammy Fain
1932-12-09
Melody Makers No. 1: Sammy Fain
Overview: The first in a series of shorts highlighting songwriters of the era. This one features Sammy Fain, supported by Evelyn Hoey and The Eton Boys, singing songs he wrote, including "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me", "Was That the Human Thing to Do" and "Let a Smile Be Your Unbrella." Follow-up shorts in the series featured songwriters Benny Davis and Cliff Friend.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-12-09
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Glorifying the American Girl
1929-12-07
Glorifying the American Girl
Overview: A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend, who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-12-07
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Fly American!
1933-11-13
Fly American!
Overview: A promotional film extolling the benefits of flying on the young American Airways (later Airlines), showing the different destinations served, and follows a Curtiss Condor's flight from Chicago to New York City.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-11-13
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