Movies

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer...

A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the...

Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.

Rose Sargent, a Roaring '20s singer, becomes a Ziegfeld Follies star as her criminal husband gets deeper in trouble.

Joe Lane, radio entertainer and songwriter, learns that the manager of the studio, Arthur Phillips, has made improper advances to his wife,...

Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, the wife of a wealthy business man. Al Wonder and...

A trio of singers entertaining hospitalized soldiers during WWII encourage a wounded soldier in his love for a nurse.

Gene Kelly is a legend of the heyday of the Hollywood musical. His name stands for masterpieces such as "Singin' in the Rain" and "An American in...

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

Broadway actress leaves New York to become a star in Hollywood, and succeeds despite sleazy directors and her own ego.

Vaudeville is a 1997 PBS documentary under its American Masters program. Using film clips and photos, the art and history of vaudeville (1890-1930s)...

A New York tramp falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.

A group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. They raise money to run the horse in the Hollywood Derby at...

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually...

Ice skating is the theme; at the Tropical Ice Garden, in Westwood Hills, are seen a flock of skating stars including Irene Dare and Phyllis Ann...

In this sequel to The Jolson Story, we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. But his wife...

Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by...

The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)...

Mammy features Al Jolson as the star of a travelling minstrel show, appearing in cities and towns across the U.S. Jolson falls in love with an...