Norman Brokenshire Movies

  • 1932
    Melody Makers No. 1: Sammy Fain

    Melody Makers No. 1: Sammy Fain

    Melody Makers No. 1: Sammy Fain

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    The first in a series of shorts highlighting songwriters of the era. This one features Sammy Fain, supported by Evelyn Hoey and The Eton Boys,...

    Melody Makers No. 1: Sammy Fain
  • 1929
    Glorifying the American Girl

    Glorifying the American Girl

    Glorifying the American Girl

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    A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the...

    Glorifying the American Girl
  • 1935
    Couldn't Live Without You

    Couldn't Live Without You

    Couldn't Live Without You

    01935HD

    An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem. Al Shayne sings the Loesser & Hersher song Don't Grow Any Older.

    Couldn't Live Without You
  • 1935
    Early in the Mornin'

    Early in the Mornin'

    Early in the Mornin'

    01935HD

    Based on the Edgar A. Guest poem of the same name, this is photographic ode to the American South, featuring representative scenery. Mendelsohn's...

    Early in the Mornin'
  • 1935
    Bill and I Went Fishing

    Bill and I Went Fishing

    Bill and I Went Fishing

    01935HD

    An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem featuring vocals by Al Shayne.

    Bill and I Went Fishing
  • 1936
    Ma and the Auto

    Ma and the Auto

    Ma and the Auto

    01936HD

    An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem featuring vocalist Al Shayne. This film features the original song Back Seat Drivers by Loesser & Herscher.

    Ma and the Auto
  • 1950
    Fifty Years Before Your Eyes

    Fifty Years Before Your Eyes

    Fifty Years Before Your Eyes

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    A documentary about the major events of the first fifty years of the Twentieth Century.

    Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
  • 1935
    The Old Prospector Talks

    The Old Prospector Talks

    The Old Prospector Talks

    01935HD

    An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem. It features the original song Take Me Home to the Mountain by Loesser & Herscher.

    The Old Prospector Talks
  • 1935
    Boyhood

    Boyhood

    Boyhood

    01935HD

    An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem featuring the song Down the Lane to Yesterday with a vocal by Al Shayne.

    Boyhood
  • 1935
    The Scout Master

    The Scout Master

    The Scout Master

    01935HD

    A poetic Gem from Edgar A. Guest. This film features Al Shayne singing A Real True Pal by Frank Loesser and Lou Herscher.

    The Scout Master
  • 1935
    After the Storm

    After the Storm

    After the Storm

    01935HD

    Another entry in the Edgar A. Guest's Poetic Gems Series.

    After the Storm
  • 1933
    Fly American!

    Fly American!

    Fly American!

    01933HD

    A promotional film extolling the benefits of flying on the young American Airways (later Airlines), showing the different destinations served, and...

    Fly American!
  • 1935
    Soviet Russia Through the Eyes of an American

    Soviet Russia Through the Eyes of an American

    Soviet Russia Through the Eyes of an American

    01935HD

    American engineer Charles Stuart travels through Soviet Russia, showing not just the political but the everyday life of the country.

    Soviet Russia Through the Eyes of an American