Early "shockumentary", apparently shot in Egypt, which documents the habits of opium addicts. The interiors of drug dens are shown, and at the conclusion the film an addict is shown collapsing on a sand dune; the booming voice of the narrator informs us that the addict has perished. Footage used is from the silent film Dope Fiends.
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Sinister Menace Trailer
United States 26 May 1930
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31 December 1939
A short documentary covering the conclave and election of Pope Pius XII.
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With an off beat sense of humour, the film looks at the politics and glamour of lipstick and the dilemmas of the modern woman in a marketed world.
26 March 1970
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.
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Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made, although Louis Le Prince's 1888 Roundhay Garden Scene pre-dated it by seven years.
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27 September 1930
A carousel barker falls in love with a young woman. Both are fired from their jobs, and when the young woman becomes pregnant, the carousel barker tries to help pull off a robbery, which goes wrong.
25 January 1930
The gang is participating in a program sponsored by the Golden Age Dramatic League. They present their own fractured version of Quo Vadis.
18 May 1930
To avoid hostilities, Maryan, the ward of Doc May, a medicine show owner, induces Pop Garner, a circus owner, to join forces with her guardian.
10 September 1930
Inspector Harry Cross is investigating a murder case with a knife throwing killer in the the seedy world of night clubs.
01 August 1930
Just before the scheduled electrocution of stockbroker Kenneth Avery for the murder of Mazie Lawrence, Nan Perry makes one last plea to the governor for a stay of execution and relates the incidents that led to Mazie's death.
15 November 1930
A radio announcer gets caught up with a fake clairvoyant and his gang of thieves.
16 November 1930
Various anthropomorphic animals flock to the stadium to watch a horse race. Released November 16, 190
01 October 1930
A magazine editor gets a good story when he comes home to find his wife with his best friend.
20 March 1930
Lieut. Robert Banks, an American aviator on leave in Paris, meets Mary Gordon, a young American who lives abroad, but their romance is cut short by his return to the front.
12 December 1930
Bimbo becomes a long distance accordion champ and comes through with a load of credit.
30 January 1930
The Sheriff and County Prosecutor come to an isolated country farm where a woman killed her husband, attempting to gather evidence.
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