'It's a Wonderful Life' is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet The Greatest Gift, which Philip Van Doren Stern self-published in 1943. Comments are welcome. reddit.com/gallery/rs4p3w
TIL that in 1946 Disney made a 10-minute short film called The Story of Menstruation. It was commissioned by Kimberly-Clark and was a part of American health ed classes of the era. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The…
John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946) The Grandfather Of Stop Motion - George Pals Films Were Decades Ahead Of Their Time - African American Folklore With Rex Ingram youtu.be/g4_8B0WiBj8
TIL the Culinary Institute of America was founded by two women, Frances L. Roth and Katherine Angell, in 1946. They created the school to compensate for the shortage of European chefs coming to the US due to WWII. Their goal was to train a new generation of American chefs to fill these roles. foodandwine.com/news/culi…
A German audience laughs at Charlie Chaplin’s imitation of Hitler in The Great Dictator. The film was shown to 400 Berliners by the American Military Government’s Information Control Division and thought they were going to be seeing the movie Kitty Foyle. August 14, 1946. [961 x 646]
TIL In 1946 a group of American benefactors purchased an original manuscript of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and donated it to the British Museum as a token of gratitude for Britain's stand against Hitler in WW2. bl.uk/collection-items/al…
TIL that in 1946 Walt Disney produced a film named "Song of the South" that was never released on the American market due to the subject matter of slavery portrayed in the film. It also happens to be the origin of the song "zippidy doo-da". en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/S…
Color film of an abandoned Panther tank (location not given) from a video on YouTube called "Edmund G. Kaufman 1946 Europe trip". v.redd.it/al9nzsjf7ue81
THE FACE OF MARBLE 1946 Movie Clip Stars John Carradine Plot: Very rare horror film from the 1940s directed by William "one-shot" Beaudine. Dr. Randolph is so obsessed with reanimating the dead in his isolated old dark house and lab that he doesn't realize his wife is in love with his younger assis youtu.be/D0OAp0bEJoo
THE FACE OF MARBLE 1946 Movie Clip Stars John Carradine Plot: Very rare horror film from the 1940s directed by William "one-shot" Beaudine. Dr. Randolph is so obsessed with reanimating the dead in his isolated old dark house and lab that he doesn't realize his wife is in love with his younger assis youtu.be/D0OAp0bEJoo
Another 4K UHD film-noir I wanted to share! "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers" (1946) Enjoy! youtube.com/watch?v=BrKvK…
THE FACE OF MARBLE 1946 Movie Clip Stars John Carradine Plot: Very rare horror films from the 1940s directed by William "one-shot" Beaudine. Dr. Randolph is so obsessed with reanimating the dead in his isolated old dark house and lab that he doesn't realize his wife is in love with his younger assi youtu.be/D0OAp0bEJoo
Kino Lorber’s “Pioneers of African-American Cinema” box set is now available to stream on Netflix: 20 films made by groundbreaking African American directors for black audiences from 1915 to 1946 netflix.com/title/8016185…
USAAF B-29 with a RAF Grand Slam earthquake bomb. Most likely part of Project Ruby, March 1946, an Anglo-American project with RAF Lancasters as well as USAAF B-17 and 3 B-29 attacking the abandoned Uboat Valentin pens near Bremen (Germany) to study the effectiveness of these massive weapons.
Hello! Another 4K UHD film-noir to share! "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers" (1946). Enjoy! youtube.com/watch?v=BrKvK…
William Gropper’s "Map of American Folk Lore," 1946.
TIL that Frank Capra's now classic holiday film It's a Wonderful Life (1946) paralleled the theme and plot of an earlier movie from 1932: American Madness, directed by Frank Capra tcm.com/this-month/articl…
The Winecoff hotel fire (119 fatalities) of Dec 7, 1946– which followed the June 5, 1946 La Salle Hotel fire in Chicago (61 fatalities), and the June 19, 1946 Canfield Hotel fire in Dubuque, Iowa (19 fatalities) – spurred significant changes in North American building codes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Win…
TSA - Marsz Wilków (March of the Wolves) [Poland, 1983; the video was part of the soundtrack for the classic children's film "The Academy of Mr Inkblot", made in 1983 and based on the 1946 book about an orphan boy who goes to learn magic at a wizard's academy] youtu.be/tLSp2wpgDqU
Theresa Jimmie Francine Knorr (born March 14, 1946) is an American woman convicted of torturing and murdering two of her six children while using the others to facilitate and cover up her crimes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The…
Nirupa Roy & her husband responded to an advertisement in Gujarati paper looking for actors. She was selected & started her acting career with Gujarati film Ranakdevi (1946). Same year she acted in her 1st Hindi film Amar Raj. She largely played mythological characters in the films of 1940s and 50s. reddit.com/gallery/q0mnwl
Digitizing my family’s 8mm film reels and found this footage of my 18 yr old grandmother in 1946. reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCoo…
[History] A German audience laughs at Charlie Chaplin’s imitation of Hitler in The Great Dictator. The film was shown to 400 Berliners by the American Military Government’s Information Control Division and thought they were going to be seeing the movie Kitty Foyle. August 14, 1946.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) Drama Film Noir Starring Barbara Stanwyck youtu.be/82yjr5enFiQ
[Blake] Rangers OF Adolis Garcia has been selected as The Sporting News 2021 American League Rookie of the Year in voting by MLB players. The Sporting News began presenting its annual rookie awards in 1946. twitter.com/RangerBlake/s…
In 1946 Disney produced "The Story of Menstruation" for young women in American high schools. It was distributed with a booklet that featured heavy advertising from Kotex. The film is considered to be the first of it's kind.
'Faraway Hill' (Dumont) was the first soap opera broadcast on American television. Photo only -- no film footage survives. October 2-December 18 (1946).
Film director A.R. Kardar was also present, he was working on a film titled ‘Shahjehan. He was so influenced by Majrooh that he requested him to write the songs for this film, Majrooh accepted and music director Naushad composed the songs. It was the second-highest-grossing Indian film of 1946.
Kino Lorber’s “Pioneers of African-American Cinema” box set is now available to stream on Netflix: 20 films made by groundbreaking African American directors for black audiences from 1915 to 1946 netflix.com/title/8016185…
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) Drama Film Noir Starring Barbara Stanwyck youtu.be/82yjr5enFiQ
A German audience laughs at Charlie Chaplin’s imitation of Hitler in The Great Dictator. The film was shown to 400 Berliners by the American Military Government’s Information Control Division and thought they were going to be seeing the movie Kitty Foyle. August 14, 1946.
American map of Iran, 1946/ Azerbaijan in North
H. Russell Austin's "The Milwaukee Story: The Making of an American City" (1946) babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/…
USAAF B-29 with a RAF Grand Slam earthquake bomb. Most likely part of Project Ruby, March 1946, an Anglo-American project with RAF Lancasters, USAAF B-17 & 3 B-29 attacking the abandoned Uboat Valentin pens near Bremen (Germany) to study the effectiveness of these massive weapons. (5379x4206)
The Dark Corner (1946) Crime Film Starring Lucille Ball . Any More of These Lucille Ball Movies Around??? youtube.com/watch?v=nhSG6…
The first photo taken in space, from an American V2 rocket, 24 October 1946.
The 1st photo taken of the Earth from outer space (an altitude of 100 km or more) was made after a V-2 rocket was fitted with a movie camera, then fired from New Mexico to an altitude of 105 kilometers (65 mi). The camera was destroyed after returning to Earth, but the film survived; 26-Oct-1946.
Seeds of Destiny (1946) WWII WW2 Short Film/Documentary youtu.be/VaDdT0O1Xi0
Piano prodigy that taught himself to play at age 2: Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson performing "Caldonia" in the 1946 film "No Leave, No Love" v.redd.it/w6aop8s9pp081
Digitizing my family’s 8mm film reels and found this footage of my 18 yr old grandmother in 1946. v.redd.it/zobe3sf4o5951
Piano prodigy that taught himself to play at age 2: Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson performing "Caldonia" in the 1946 film "No Leave, No Love" v.redd.it/orqno5evpp081
Ava Gardner promo shot, from the 1946 film 'The Killers'
Piano prodigy that taught himself to play at age 2: Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson performing "Caldonia" in the 1946 film "No Leave, No Love" v.redd.it/dl3i6q343q081
'Song of the South' (1946) - This live-action/animation hybrid film from Walt Disney Productions had a budget of $2.125 million and grossed $65 million worldwide in its lifetime. It currently holds 50% on RottenTomatoes with 5.8/10 average and 54/100 on Metacritic.
