Nathaniel Shilkret Movies

  • 1941
    Jungle Cavalcade

    Jungle Cavalcade

    Jungle Cavalcade

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    Compilation of footage from three Frank Buck films about his adventures capturing animals for the world's zoos: "Bring 'Em Back Alive" (1933); "Wild...

    Jungle Cavalcade
  • 1937
    Serene Siam

    Serene Siam

    Serene Siam

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    This travelogue begins at Bangkok's rail depot, a center of Indo-Chinese commerce. Next the narrator talks about Buddhism as the camera shows us some...

    Serene Siam
  • 1943
    Trifles That Win Wars

    Trifles That Win Wars

    Trifles That Win Wars

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    This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short looks at how a few specific inventions made a major contribution to the U.S. war effort.

    Trifles That Win Wars
  • 1944
    Grandpa Called It Art

    Grandpa Called It Art

    Grandpa Called It Art

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    This MGM Passing Parade series short takes a look at changing definitions of art in the United States.

    Grandpa Called It Art
  • 1934
    Holland in Tulip Time

    Holland in Tulip Time

    Holland in Tulip Time

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    This FitzPatrick Traveltalks short visits Holland in springtime, going first to the below-sea-level fishing village of Volendam, then to the capital...

    Holland in Tulip Time
  • 1943
    Ode to Victory

    Ode to Victory

    Ode to Victory

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    This short uses a musical suite to show Americans what they are fighting for in World War II. As an orchestra in military dress plays different...

    Ode to Victory
  • 1943
    That's Why I Left You

    That's Why I Left You

    That's Why I Left You

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    Young couple Joe and Mary Thompson love each other and their children despite the struggles that they have that are typical of most young couples...

    That's Why I Left You
  • 1951
    Flying Padre

    Flying Padre

    Flying Padre

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    Two days in the life of priest Father Fred Stadtmuller whose New Mexico parish is so large he can only spread goodness and light among his flock with...

    Flying Padre
  • 1943
    Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

    Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

    Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

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    This Passing Parade series short examines the origins of three popular Mother Goose nursery rhymes.

    Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
  • 1944
    A Lady Fights Back

    A Lady Fights Back

    A Lady Fights Back

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    The saga of the Normandie is recounted from her life as a luxury liner, the horrific fire that nearly destroyed her, and her resuscitation to join in...

    A Lady Fights Back
  • 1945
    It Looks Like Rain

    It Looks Like Rain

    It Looks Like Rain

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    This short film takes a look at the tools and methods used to forecast the weather.

    It Looks Like Rain
  • 1938
    Singapore and Jahore

    Singapore and Jahore

    Singapore and Jahore

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    A visit to Singapore, an essential port city in Britain's empire, established in 1813 when Raffles negotiated its separation from the independent...

    Singapore and Jahore
  • 1934
    Ireland: 'The Emerald Isle'

    Ireland: 'The Emerald Isle'

    Ireland: 'The Emerald Isle'

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    This Traveltalk visit to Ireland starts with a look at the countryside, with its farms, small villages, and fields with walls and fences built of...

    Ireland: 'The Emerald Isle'
  • 1935
    Los Angeles: 'Wonder City of the West'

    Los Angeles: 'Wonder City of the West'

    Los Angeles: 'Wonder City of the West'

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    This Traveltalk series short visits Los Angeles, California. In one of the highlights of the film, narrator James FitzPatrick visits the Disney...

    Los Angeles: 'Wonder City of the West'
  • 1939
    Yankee Doodle Home

    Yankee Doodle Home

    Yankee Doodle Home

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    Nick and Vince, a song writing team, are fired from their jobs at a publishing house when a foreign producer arrives looking for "hot" numbers. Vince...

    Yankee Doodle Home
  • 1936
    The Plough and the Stars

    The Plough and the Stars

    The Plough and the Stars

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    A husband clashes with his wife over his membership to the Irish citizen army during the Easter rebellion.

    The Plough and the Stars
  • 1934
    Switzerland the Beautiful

    Switzerland the Beautiful

    Switzerland the Beautiful

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    In this Traveltalk series short we learn that four million ethnic French, German and Italian people live in Switzerland. The Alps and their important...

    Switzerland the Beautiful
  • 1937
    Hong Kong: 'The Hub of the Orient'

    Hong Kong: 'The Hub of the Orient'

    Hong Kong: 'The Hub of the Orient'

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    This Traveltalk series short takes a look at Hong Kong.

    Hong Kong: 'The Hub of the Orient'
  • 1947
    Forgotten Island

    Forgotten Island

    Forgotten Island

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    Forgotten Island
  • 1932
    It Happened in Paris

    It Happened in Paris

    It Happened in Paris

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    It Happened in Paris