Date Created : 1938 Link : http://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/telephone-operator Description: You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page. Telephone Operator is a 1937 American film directed by Scott Pembroke. It is not related to the similarly-titled Operator! (1938 and 1969) AT & T archive films. Plot summary A telephone operator covering for an absent friend is flooded with calls seeking emergency assistance as the Riverdale Dam bursts and the community falls victim to a major deluge. Cast[edit] Judith Allen as Helen Molly Grant Withers as Red Warren Hymer as Shorty Alice White as Dottie Stengal Ronnie Cosby as Ted Molloy Pat Flaherty as Tom Sommers Greta Granstedt as Sylvia Sommers William Haade as Heaver Cornelius Keefe as Pat Campbell Dorothy Vaughan as Mrs. Molloy

Link : http://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/combat-america Creator: unknown Description: A feature-length documentary on the experiences and operations of the 351st Bombardment Group of the USAAF's 8th Air Force based in England, Presented and narrated by Clark Gable. Director unknown. Released in 1943. Complete print. CAST NOTE: Clark Gable flew five combat missions over Europe as a B-17 waist gunner. Combat America is a 1945 documentary film produced in World War II, narrated by Clark Gable. At the time of the film's production in 1943, Gable was a 1st Lieutenant in the Eighth Air Force, part of the United States Army Air Forces. While he was stationed in England, Gable flew five combat missions from May 4–September 23, 1943, and during one of them, his boot was struck by an anti-aircraft shell, and he was nearly hit by other flak bursts. Gable's film crew included MGM cameraman Andrew J.McIntyre; 1st Lt. Howard Voss, a sound engineer; Master Sgt. Robert Boles, a cameraman; Master Sgt. Marlin Toti, an other cameraman; and 1st Lt. John Mahlin, a scriptwriter.[1][Note 1] Combat America was originally intended to be used as a recruiting film for aerial gunners, however, by the time it began production, the needs for gunners had lessened. The film was completed as an account of aerial combat over occupied Europe and as a testament to the Eighth Air Force aircrew and ground crew in England.[2] Plot In 1943, in preparation for overseas deployment, 400 pilots and 3,600 crewmen of the 3351st Bombardment Group assemble at a Colorado air base. Arriving in England, as part of the Eighth Air Force, the 351st BG is welcomed by the Royal Air Force and begins training, attending daily lectures on security. Their first mission flying Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers has the armada departing at 15-second intervals. The first mission of the 351st on Fortress Europe, after fighting through Luftwaffe defenders, is a success, with all 20 B-17s returning safely back to base. The danger of flying in massed formation, however, is brought home in training, when a collision takes place over the home base. Missions are also not always without casualties and 351st bombers are shot down. Wounded airmen who make it back to base, are cared for at a nearby hospital. When bombers are all shot up, the ground crew works up to 90-hour periods to put them back into service. As the mission tallies build, the men partake in activities at the base, including games, socializing and worship. The U.S.O. brings entertainers such as Bob Hope while the Red Cross provides the men with rest and recreation. During special parades, commanders of the 8th Air Force bestow medals for exceptional service and sacrifice. The 351st participates in a big mission into Germany and after flying for about three hours, the B-17s' fighter escort turns back. As the bombers near their target to drop incendiary and anti-personnel bombs, enemy fighter aircraft appear and intense flak comes up from the ground. After a long battle, the 351st returns to base, ready to fight again until the war is over. Cast Clark Gable as Himself / Aerial gunner General Henry H. Hap Arnold as Himself / Commander, U.S. Army Air Forces (credited as H.H. Arnold) General Ira C. Eaker as Himself / Commander of the 8th Air Force Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester as Himself Bob Hope as Himself Frances Langford as Herself Jack Pepper as Himself Tony Romano as Himself William A. Hatcher || Himself ||Commanding General Philip J. Hulse as Himself / Top Turret Gunner Kenneth L. Hulls as Himself / Ball Turret Gunner Theodore R. Geropolis as Himself / Pilot Robert Wallace as Himself / Pilot Daniel F. Stevens as Himself / Bombardier Paul J. Postias Himself / Ball Turret Gunner Tim Tuchet as Himself / Tailgunner Ace Akins as Himself Pete Provenzale as Himself Production In 1942, following the death of his wife, Carol Lombard, Gable joined the U.S. Army Air Forces after the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces Henry H. Hap Arnold offered Gable a special assignment in aerial gunnery.[3] [Note 2] The special assignment was to make a recruiting film in combat with the Eighth Air Force. Gable had completed his training as an aerial gunner at the end of January 1943.[4] After Combat America, intended to recruit aerial gunners, Gable went on to work on Wings Up (1943), recreating much of the training he had gone through as an officer.[1] In Combat America, initial footage depicts aircraft flying over American mountains, then 351st Bombardment Group operations at RAF Polebrook The film later shows a wall poster with target names and swastikas indicating confirmed kills by the bomber group. Combat footage begins three-quarters of the way into the film and includes the take off and return of bomber aircraft on missions. Footage at the end of the film includes a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in an uncontrolled dive with a portion of the horizontal stabilizer missing and a shoot-down of Luftwaffe fighter aircraft. Intercut with the combat footage is close-up footage of machine guns firing from B-17 waist gun positions.[5] A number of contemporary combat aircraft are featured in Combat America, including Boeing B-17F and B-17G Flying Fortress bombers, Republic P-47C Thunderbolt fighter aircraft, Handley Page Halifax bombers, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb fighter aircraft, Beechcraft Model 18 transport and Lockheed Model 12A Electra Junior transport aircraft. German aircraft that are seen are Focke Wulf Fw 190, Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Messerschmitt Me 110 fighter aircraft. In aircraft recognition training, a Junkers Ju 88A bomber and Heinkel He 111H-1 bomber is shown.[6]

Link : http://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/bosko-the-doughboy Creator: Leon Schlessinger Description: Bosko the Doughboy is a one-reel 1931 short subject animated cartoon, part of the Bosko series. It was directed by Hugh Harman, and first released on October 17, 1931 as part of the Looney Tunes series from the Leon Schlesinger animation studio and distributed by Warner Brothers. The cartoon is usually considered one of the better Hugh Harman Bosko cartoons.-From Wikipedia

Date Created : 1934 Link : http://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/pecks-bad-boy Creator: Sol Lesser Description: You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page. The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) Peck's Bad Boy is a 1934 American drama film directed by Edward F. Cline. It was based on the series of books by George Wilbur Peck. Cast Jackie Cooper as Bill Peck Thomas Meighan as Henry Peck Jackie Searl as Horace Clay Dorothy Peterson as Aunt Lily Clay O.P. Heggie as Duffy Charles E. Evans as Minister Gertrude Howard as Martha the Maid Larry Wheat as Master of Ceremonies Harvey Clark (actor) as Spectator Soundtrack Father and Son (Music by Hugo Riesenfeld, lyrics by Herbert Stahlberg) Peck's Bad Boy (1921 film) Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus Category:1934 films Category:1930s drama films Category:American drama films Category:English-language films Category:Black-and-white films Category:Films directed by Edward F. Cline Category:RKO Pictures films