Virgil Thomson

Most Popular Virgil Thomson Trailers

Total trailers found: 12

Poem Posters Trailer (1967)

19 May 1967

... with real-life portraits of Jayne Mansfield, Frak O'Hara, Ruth Ford, Ned Rorem, Virgil Thomson, Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, William Burroughs, Andy Warhol, Rudy Gernreich, Jonas Mekas and others.

145 W. 21 Trailer (1936)

01 January 1936

A romantic pair leaves their flat for a desultory burlesque show and two workmen take advantage of the empty house to pilfer a wallet.

The River Trailer (1938)

04 February 1938

This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental destruction committed in the name of progress, particularly farming and timber practices and their impact on impoverished farmers.

Power Among Men Trailer (1959)

01 January 1959

Four episodes on the theme of human hope and survival set in Santambrogio, Italy; Fermathe, Haiti; British Columbia and Kjeller in Norway.

The Plow That Broke the Plains Trailer (1936)

10 May 1936

A documentary about what happened to the Great Plains of the United States and Canada when uncontrolled farming destroyed the soil and led to the Dust Bowl.

King Lear Trailer (1953)

18 October 1953

In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.

The Goddess Trailer (1958)

24 June 1958

A woman adored by the people around her ultimately struggles to be happy with herself.

Louisiana Story Trailer (1948)

28 September 1948

The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his home.

Tuesday in November Trailer (1945)

11 May 1945

A propaganda short about the 1944 United States presidential election, produced by the Office of War information, for overseas distribution.

The Spanish Earth Trailer (1937)

10 July 1937

Joris Ivens’s advocacy documentary for the Republican cause intercuts a besieged Madrid with a nearby village digging an irrigation canal, linking the war to bread, land, and survival.

Chelsea Hotel Trailer (1981)

03 January 1981

This TV documentary shows some of the colourful residents of and people connected with the New York Chelsea Hotel.

Is Dead - Portrait incomplet de Gertrude Stein Trailer (2000)

11 March 2000

The life and work of Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), an American writer who lived in France for more than half of her life (".