cinema

1930s, 1920s

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Men in line for food during the depression. Various people walk by a…

1930s

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Shots of movie theaters such as Gem Theater, Orpheum Theater in LA,…

1930s

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Bill Henry narrates footage of premiere of Mae West’s movie “I’m no…

1970s

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1975 trailer for Richard Lester’s Royal Flash. Flashman making a…

1960s

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Commercial for 7-up. A camera iris opens on silent, black and white…

1930s

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Clip shows people at movie theaters in the 1930s.

First, a large…

1900s

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Curtain opens in movie theater. Audience looks at screen, theater…

1950s

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People enter a movie theater to see films from the vaults.

1930s, 1940s

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The process of filmmaking from the editing to the release in movie…

1960s

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Here's a late 1960s clip that shows kids at a movie theater. The…

1980s

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Two shots of the Hollywood Sign, one showing houses below.