DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film starring baseball legend Jackie Robinson as himself. The film focuses on Robinson's struggle with the abuse of racist bigots as he becomes the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Even during its release in the era of racial segregation, the film received critical praise and fared well at the box office. The film begins with Robinson as a child, being given a worn-out baseball glove by a stranger impressed by his fielding skills. As a young man, he becomes a multi-sport star at the University of California, Los Angeles, but as he nears graduation, he worries about his future. His older brother Mack was also an outstanding college athlete and graduate, but the only job he could get was that of a lowly street cleaner. When America enters World War II, Robinson is drafted, serving as an athletic director. Afterward, he plays baseball with a professional African-American team. However, the constant travel keeps him away from his college sweetheart, Rae. Then one day, Brooklyn Dodgers scout Clyde Sukeforth invites him to meet Branch Rickey, president of the Major League Baseball team. At first, Robinson considers the offer to be a practical joke, as there are no African Americans allowed in the segregated major leagues. When he is convinced that the opportunity is genuine, he and Rickey size each other up. After thinking over Rickey's warning about the ...
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thefilmarchive.org The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. The Tsar was deposed and replaced by a provisional government in the first revolution of February 1917 (March in the Gregorian calendar; the older Julian calendar was in use in Russia at the time). In the second revolution, during October, the Provisional Government was removed and replaced with a Bolshevik (Communist) government. The February Revolution (March 1917) was a revolution focused around Petrograd (now St. Petersburg). In the chaos, members of the Imperial parliament or Duma assumed control of the country, forming the Russian Provisional Government. The army leadership felt they did not have the means to suppress the revolution and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the last Tsar of Russia, abdicated. The Soviets (workers' councils), which were led by more radical socialist factions, initially permitted the Provisional Government to rule, but insisted on a prerogative to influence the government and control various militias. The February Revolution took place in the context of heavy military setbacks during the First World War, which left much of the army in a state of mutiny. A period of dual power ensued, during which the Provisional Government held state power while the national network of Soviets, led by socialists, had the allegiance of the lower-class citizens and the ...
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DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchived.blogspot.com Lum and Abner, an American radio and television comedy which aired as a network program from 1931 to 1954. The show, created by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff, and modelled on life in the small town of Waters, Arkansas near where they grew up, was immensely popular, and Waters changed its name to Pine Ridge in 1936, after the fictional town in the show. Lauck and Goff had known each other since childhood and attended the University of Arkansas together (joining the Sigma Chi Fraternity together while there). They performed locally and established a blackface act which led to an audition at radio station KTHS in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Prior to the audition, the two men decided to change their act and portray two hillbillies, since there was already an overabundance of blackface acts at the time. After only a few shows in Hot Springs, they were picked up nationally by NBC, and Lum and Abner, sponsored by Quaker Oats, ran until 1932. Lauck and Goff performed several different characters, modeling many of them after real-life residents of Waters, Arkansas. After the Quaker contract expired, Lauck and Goff continued to broadcast over two Texas stations, WBAP (Fort Worth) and WFAA (Dallas). In 1933, The Ford Dealers of America became their sponsor for approximately a year. Horlick's Malted Milk, the 1934-37 sponsor, offered a number of promotional premium items, including almanacs and fictional Pine Ridge newspapers. During this ...
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Chapter 31. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Mike Vendetti. Playlist for Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis: www.youtube.com Babbitt free audiobook at Librivox: librivox.org Babbitt free eBook at Project Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org Babbitt at Wikipedia: goo.gl View a list of all our videobooks: www.ccprose.com
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Chapter 1: A Narrow Escape. Book number 1 in the Tom Swift series. First published in 1910. Children's VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Read by Mike Vendetti: goo.gl Playlist for: Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle by Victor Appleton: www.youtube.com
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DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org The Cuban Revolution was a successful armed revolt by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, which overthrew the US-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista on 1 January 1959, after over five years of struggle. "Our revolution is endangering all American possessions in Latin America. We are telling these countries to make their own revolution." — Che Guevara, October 1962 Castro later travelled to the United States to explain his revolution. He said, "I know what the world thinks of us, we are Communists, and of course I have said very clearly that we are not Communists; very clearly." Hundreds of suspected Batista-era agents, policemen and soldiers were put on public trial for human rights abuses and war crimes, including murder and torture. Most of those convicted in revolutionary tribunals of political crimes were executed by firing squad, and the rest received long prison sentences. One of the most notorious examples of revolutionary justice was the execution of over 70 captured Batista regime soldiers, directed by Raúl Castro after the capture of Santiago. For his part in Havana, Che Guevara was appointed supreme prosecutor in La Cabaña Fortress. This was part of a large-scale attempt by Fidel Castro to cleanse the security forces of Batista loyalists and potential opponents of the new revolutionary regime. Others were fortunate enough to be dismissed from the army and police without prosecution, and some high-ranking officials in ...
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Part 2, Chapter 10: Cecil as a Humourist. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Elizabeth Klett. Playlist for A Room with a View by EM Forster: www.youtube.com A Room with a View free audiobook at Librivox: librivox.org A Room with a View free eBook at Project Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org A Room with a View at Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org View a list of all our videobooks: www.ccprose.com
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DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org The Gentle Sex is a 1943 British, black-and-white romantic comedy-drama war film directed by Leslie Howard and starring Ronald Shiner (as Ronnie Shiner) as the Racing Punter in the Pub.[1] It was produced by Concanen Productions, Two Cities Films and Derrick de Marney. It follows seven English women from different backgrounds who meet at an Auxiliary Territorial Service training camp. Leslie Howard provides narration through the course of the film. Ronald Shiner is the colorful punter in the pub. The Gentle Sex was Howard's last film before his death. Cast * Joan Gates as Gwen Hayden * Jean Gillie as Dot Hopkins * Joan Greenwood as Betty Miller * Joyce Howard as Anne Lawrence * Rosamund John as Maggie Fraser * Lilli Palmer as Erna Debruski * Barbara Waring as Joan Simpson * John Justin as Flying Officer David Sheridan * Mary Jerrold as Mrs. Sheridan * John Laurie as Scots Corporal * Elliott Mason as Mrs. Fraser * Harry Welchman as Captain Ferrier * Miles Malleson as Guard * Jimmy Hanley as 1st Soldier * Meriel Forbes as Junior Commander Davis * Rosalyn Boulter as Telephonist * Ronald Shiner (as Ronnie Shiner) as the Racing Punter in the Pub Jean Gillie (14 October 1915 -- 19 February 1949) was an English film actress of the 1930s and 1940s. Gillie appeared in 20 British and two American films before her career was cut short by her early death. Joan Greenwood (4 March 1921 -- 27 February 1987) was an English actress. Born in Chelsea ...
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DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Under the Big Top is a 1938 American film directed by Karl Brown. Cast Marjorie Main as Sara Post Anne Nagel as Penny Jack La Rue as Ricardo Le Grande Grant Richards as Pablo Le Grande Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Juba Betty Compson as Marie Herbert Rawlinson as Herman George Cleveland as Joe Rolfe Sedan as Pierre Charlene Wyatt as Penny - as a child Harry Harvey as McCarthy Marjorie Main (February 24, 1890 -- April 10, 1975) was an American character actress, mainly at MGM, perhaps best known for her role as Ma Kettle in a series of ten Ma and Pa Kettle movies. Anne Nagel (September 29, 1915 -- July 6, 1966) was an American actress. She played in adventures, mysteries, and comedies for twenty-five years. She also appeared in television series in the 1950s. Born as Anne Dolan in Boston, Massachusetts, Nagel's film career began in 1932 with a bit part as a ballet girl in Hypnotized. In 1936, she appeared in Here Comes Carter with Ross Alexander. A reviewer remarked of her performance, "she was just one of those girls who has learned to croon for the microphone, and let the rest of the world go hang." Her early roles were in such films as Footloose Heiress, Three Legionnaires, Torchy Blane, the Adventurous Blonde (all from 1937). She was in Mystery House (1938), Unexpected Father (1939), and Legion of Lost Flyers (1939). In 1940, she appeared with WC Fields and Mae West in My Little Chickadee. Other feature movies from 1940 in which she ...
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thefilmarchive.org Buddhism in Burma (also known as Myanmar) is predominantly of the Theravada tradition, practised by 89% of the country's population It is the most religious Buddhist country in terms of the proportion of monks in the population and proportion of income spent on religion. Adherents are most likely found among the dominant ethnic Bamar (or Burmans), Shan, Rakhine (Arakanese), Mon, Karen, and Chinese who are well integrated into Burmese society. Monks, collectively known as the Sangha, are venerated members of Burmese society. Among many ethnic groups in Myanmar, including the Bamar and Shan, Theravada Buddhism is practiced in conjunction with nat worship, which involves the placation of spirits who can intercede in worldly affairs. With regard to "salvation" in the Buddhist sense, there are three primary paths in Burmese Buddhism: merit-making, vipassana (insight meditation), and the weizza path (an esoteric form of Buddhism that involves the occult). Merit-making is the most common path undertaken by Burmese Buddhists. This path involves the observance of the Five Precepts and accumulation of good merit through charity and good deeds (dana) in order to obtain a favorable rebirth. The vipassana path, which has gained ground since the early 1900s, is a form of insight meditation believed to lead to enlightenment. The third and least common route, the weizza path, is an esoteric system of occult practices (such as recitation of spells, samatha meditation ...
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