James Bloodworth Movies

This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857. Featured are snippets from early sound pictures.

This short film takes a nostalgic look at the Mack Sennett comedies of the silent cinema era.

A sideshow barker uses magic and visual aids to alert the public that proper food management is both a resource and a weapon that could be to America's advantage if conserved properly in winning the then current World War. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, Academy War Film Collection, in 2008.

Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1960 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a better place.

A short compilation movie similar to When Comedy was King (1960), and The Golden Age of Comedy (1957).

Newsreel-type short about music from the 1890s making a resurgence in the '40s

A short film that looks at various animal acts training and working in Hollywood.

Ballroom dancers Veloz and Yolanda perform the various dance fads of the first half of the twentieth century.

In this short, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys perform popular western musical numbers.

The importance of timing in athletics