If I Only Had A Brain deleted scene
During the “If I Only had a Brain” sequence, there was originally a spectacular dance that displayed Ray Bolger’s vaudeville dancing history. In the final version, he sang the first and second verses of “If I Only had… Read More
Casey At The Bat
The prospects were grim for the Mudville Nine that day, but all might change with CASEY AT THE BAT… The famous poem by Ernest Lawrence Thayer is given a lively spoof by the Disney folks in this little… Read More
Charlie Chaplin. Cruel, Cruel Love
This early Chaplin film has him playing a character quite different from the Tramp for which he would become famous. He is a rich, upper-class gentleman whose romance is endangered when his girlfriend oversees him being embraced by… Read More
I Love Lucy. Vitameatavegamin
This is a segment of the episode titled, “Lucy Does a TV Commercial.” Lucy is hired to act as the “Vitameatavegamin girl” in a TV commercial, to promote a health tonic that contains healthy amounts of vitamins, meat,… Read More
Johnny Appleseed
Part 2: Disney’s 1948 production marvellous animation. The story of the life of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.With a tin pot for a hat and the Bible at his side, Johnny set out into the wilderness… Read More
Groucho Marx: ‘Hello, I Must Be Going’
Captain Spaulding is the signature character played by actor Groucho Marx for the stage play and film Animal Crackers. The character of Captain Jeffrey (or Geoffrey, the name appears both ways in the film) T. Spaulding (the “T”… Read More
The Brave Engineer. an American Legend
John Luther Jones, a.k.a. Casey Jones, The Brave Engineer (1950, directed by Jack Kinney). (Casey) Jones was “a master at the throttle” and had “an unflinching devotion to duty”, according to (James Earl) Jones.
Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Lambert the Sheepish Lion is a Disney animated short released in 1951. I used to watch it on tape all the time when I was little. The 8-minute film focuses on Lambert, a lion that is mistakenly left… Read More