Motion Picture History

Commercial for Radio Rentals; a romance scene from the film “Wuthering…

MS of a man, actor Stan Kenton sided by two wealthy women on the deck…

Spencer Tracy announcing the nominees for the Oscar for Best Actor at…

Spencer Tracy announcing the nominees for the Oscar for Best Actress at…

A clip from 12th Academy Award Party 1939. James Stewart (Mr. Smith…

Universal Newspaper Newsreel clip of Warner Brothers San Francisco…

Quick shots of movie studios in Hollywood: RKO Radio Pictures,…

The opening day of Sadler’s Wells ballet, and the camera shoots the…

Clip shows people at movie theaters in the 1930s.

First, a large…

Rack focus, zoom out of film reel spinning. CU of film in reel.

Here's a 1970s clip showing a group of French film executives sitting…

Man at a news station spools film from reel to reel magnetic videotape…