William O. Steiner

Most Popular William O. Steiner Trailers

Total trailers found: 40

Melody Magic Trailer (1935)

01 January 1935

Here is Johnny Green conducting his lush dance orchestra in a medley of four of his own popular compositions.

Go Man Go Trailer (1954)

27 January 1954

The story of Abe Saperstein and the creation of the Harlem Globetrotters.

Keeping in Shape Trailer (1942)

22 June 1942

Robert Benchley lectures on physical witness in middle age.

Divorce Sweets Trailer (1933)

01 December 1933

A pair of private detectives, Peek and Boo, are hired to prove a wife is cheating to secure a divorce for her husband.

How to Take a Vacation Trailer (1941)

09 October 1941

In this Robert Benchley instructional video, he demonstrates the pitfalls of a homebody husband attempting to take a vacation apart from his wife.

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life Trailer (1935)

12 September 1935

A rising nineteen-year-old singer by the name of Billie Holiday made her screen debut in this musical landmark, which features Duke Ellington and his orchestra performing his symphonic jazz piece “A Rhapsody of Negro Life” set to scenes of everyday African American life.

Mighty Niagara Trailer (1943)

30 January 1943

This Traveltalk entry visits places along the Niagara River and gives the viewer spectacular images of Niagara Falls.

Historic Maryland Trailer (1941)

27 December 1941

This Traveltalk series short highlights such Maryland destinations as Baltimore, Johns Hopkins, Annapolis, and Fort McHenry.

Queen High Trailer (1930)

23 August 1930

The two partners of a ladies' garter business are constantly feuding with each other. When they ask their lawyer to dissolve their partnership, he proposes that instead the two of them play a single poker hand: the loser to become the winner's personal manservant for a year.

Midnight Trailer (1934)

07 March 1934

Jury foreman Edward Weldon's questioning leads to the death sentence for Ethel Saxon. His daughter Stella claims to have killed her lover, the gangster Garboni, just as Saxon was to sit in the electric chair.

Song Hits on Parade Trailer (1936)

01 January 1936

Freddie Rich and his band perform a selection of musical numbers.

The Forgotten Man Trailer (1941)

22 May 1941

Robert Benchley's wry forerunner to "Father of the Bride" detailing his perspective of the upcoming nuptials.

The Night Angel Trailer (1931)

18 July 1931

In this crime drama, a Prague DA must close down a house of prostitution masquerading as a cafe. He sends the owner's daughter to a nurse's home until her mother is released.

The Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk Trailer (1939)

12 January 1939

A 10-minute short headlining the dance music of Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra, with emphasis on the accordion and an electric organ.

Picturesque Massachusetts Trailer (1942)

03 October 1942

This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to sites in Massachusetts. Places visited include Plymouth Rock and harbor; John and Priscilla Alden's 300 year-old house; and the birthplace of Clara Barton, founder of the U.

Waiting for Baby Trailer (1941)

24 January 1941

Robert Benchley aims his keen observational skills toward expectant fathers.

A Bundle of Blues Trailer (1933)

31 January 1933

Duke Ellington and his orchestra play two jazz compositions plus 'Stormy Weather' (sung by Ivy Anderson).

Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party Trailer (1935)

01 January 1935

Cab Calloway performs at the Cotton Club before he takes his friends down to Harlem for a jitterbug party.

The Lady Lies Trailer (1929)

21 September 1929

Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman.

Chickens in Turkey Trailer (1919)

19 March 1919

Marcel Perez is taken aboard an all-female crewed boat where he has to dress as a woman so the female captain won't claim him as her own.

The Window Trailer (1949)

10 May 1949

An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but can't get his parents or the police to believe him.

Moscow Moods Trailer (1936)

23 January 1936

Moscow Moods is a 1936 American short film directed by Fred Waller. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).

His Woman Trailer (1931)

20 November 1931

Tough Caribbean freighter Captain Sam Whelan engages Sally Clark, a tramp masquerading as a missionary's daughter, to care for an abandoned baby on board his ship.

Accent on Girls Trailer (1935)

27 December 1935

A swing music short starring Ina Ray Hutton and her 'all-girl' band.

Fast and Loose Trailer (1930)

08 November 1930

A wealthy family is thrown into turmoil when the daughter falls for the family chauffeur and the son begins to keep company with a chorus girl.

Wayward Trailer (1932)

19 February 1932

Story of a mother's antagonism to her son's wife. Based on the novel "Wild Beauty" by Mateel Howe Farnham.

The Tattooed Stranger Trailer (1950)

09 February 1950

Detectives investigate the Central Park murder of a young woman with a Marine Corps tattoo.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes Trailer (1929)

26 October 1929

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was the first sound film to feature Sherlock Holmes.

Sins of the Fathers Trailer (1948)

25 April 1948

A dramatized story about a town where illegal activities are allowed to thrive, some of the politicians are dishonest, and a doctor and couple of colleagues try to help townspeople see that public health measures, especially those that might control syphilis, are necessary.

Heads Up Trailer (1930)

10 October 1930

Jack Mason of the Coast Guard Academy meets Mary at the graduation ball and falls in love with her, though the girl's mother finds wealthy Rex Cutting a more proper choice for her daughter.

This Naked Age Trailer (1932)

14 November 1932

"This Nude World" is a groundbreaking 1932 "documentary" celebrating the age-old tradition of playing volleyball in you socks.

A Word to the Wives... Trailer (1955)

01 January 1955

The story of two women and how they trick a husband into renovating a kitchen.

The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair Trailer (1939)

30 April 1939

"An average American family", the Middletons, visit the 1939 World's Fair and witnesses the advent of future technology, encountering robots and dishwashers for the first time.

Colorful North Carolina Trailer (1942)

21 February 1942

This FitzPatrick Traveltalk short tours North Carolina, first visiting the Cataloochie Ranch near Waynesville, where the ranch hands are shown square-dancing and singing folk songs.

Roadhouse Nights Trailer (1930)

15 February 1930

Based on the Hammett novel, this ultra-rare film—is nominally taken from the author's classic gang-war novel Red Harvest, which proved too brutal and cynical even for pre-Code Hollywood.

Hotel Variety Trailer (1933)

07 January 1933

A New York City boarding house for vaudeville performers, none of whom have any steady work....

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho Trailer (1934)

24 August 1934

This jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity. Bandleader Cab Calloway plays a ladies man who dates the wife (Fredi Washington) of a train porter who is frequently absent from home.

Music in the Morgan Manner Trailer (1936)

16 June 1936

This is the full ten minute film from which the Russ Morgan "Meet The Bandleaders" segment was created on video in the 1980s.

I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket Trailer (1933)

23 January 1933

Walter Winchell meets a budding country journalist and shows her around the Biltmore Hotel.

Aristocrats of Fashion Trailer (1939)

06 February 1939

Fashions for active sport and evening wear.