Acting
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Born January 30, 1882 · Hyde Park, New York, USA
Died April 12, 1945 · aged 63
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms. His initial two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth saw him shift his focus to America's …
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Nixon · 1995Nixon
★ 6.81995
MovieDramaHistory
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his Presidency.
Buck Privates · 1941Buck Privates
★ 6.81941
MovieComedyMusic
Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.
Going Hollywood: The '30s · 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s
★ 9.01984
MovieDocumentary
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
Okay for Sound · 1946Okay for Sound
★ 6.71946
MovieHistoryDocumentary
This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6 August 1926. The film highlights Thomas A. Edison and Alexander Graham Bell's efforts that contributed to sound movies and acknowledges the work of Lee De Forest. Brief excerpts from the August 1926 exhibition follow. Clips are then shown from a number of Warner Brothers features, four from the 1920s, the remainder from 1946/47.
The President's Mystery · 1936The President's Mystery
★ 5.81936
MovieDramaMystery
The screenplay for this mystery is based upon a story suggested to Liberty Magazine by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is the tale of a prominent lawyer who shocks his snooty friends, family and colleagues by abruptly abandoning his successful practice and his wife to find true happiness. He soon falls in love with another woman and continues to keep a low profile until he learns that his first wife stands accused of murdering him
Scouts to the Rescue · 1939Scouts to the Rescue
★ 10.01939
MovieAdventureAction
Filmed in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Sonora, California, this Universal serial is Universal's 40th sound-era serial. Eagle Scout Bruce Scott, leader of Martinsville Troop Number One, and his pack sets off in search of lost treasure and finds adventure
Guardian of the Atom · 1967Guardian of the Atom
1967
MovieDocumentary
Produced by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, this educational film introduces the organization’s role in developing and regulating nuclear technology in the United States. Through a survey of research laboratories, nuclear power projects, weapons programs, and radioisotope applications, the film explains how atomic energy programs support both national security and civilian scientific and industrial uses.
Warlords · 2007Warlords
2007
Series
4 part TV documentary series about the 4 leaders in World War 2. Original aired by Channel Four in 2005. Part 1: Hitler v Stalin August 1939 - June 1941 Part 2: Churchill v Roosevelt May 1948 - April 1942 Part 3: Churchill v Stalin June 1941 - June 1944 Part 4: Roosevelt v Stalin July 1944 - April 1945
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Buck Privates · 1941Buck Privates
★ 6.81941
MovieComedyMusic
Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.
President Roosevelt (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scouts to the Rescue · 1939Scouts to the Rescue
★ 10.01939
MovieAdventureAction
Filmed in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Sonora, California, this Universal serial is Universal's 40th sound-era serial. Eagle Scout Bruce Scott, leader of Martinsville Troop Number One, and his pack sets off in search of lost treasure and finds adventure
Franklin D. Roosevelt (archive footage)