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1. Eubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee River (1923)
Short, Music
Blake plays the neoclassical piece on the piano. The highest notes failed to record in this seminal experiment with synchronized sound.
Star: Eubie Blake
Votes: 17
2. Weber and Fields (1923)
7 min | Short
Vaudeville stars Weber and Fields perform their famous pool hall routine in a short film produced in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Director: Lee De Forest | Stars: Lew Fields, Joe Weber
Votes: 11
3. George Bernard Shaw (1927)
5 min | Short
George Bernard Shaw speaks in a short film made by Lee De Forest in the early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: George Bernard Shaw
Votes: 12
4. This Is Your Life (1950–1993)
30 min | Biography, Family, Reality-TV
Each week, an unsuspecting celebrity would be lured by some ruse to a location near the studio. The celebrity would then be surprised with the news that they are to be the featured guest. ... See full summary »
Stars: Ralph Edwards, Bob Warren, Eddie Cantor, Bob Hope
Votes: 314
5. Cohen on the Telephone (1923)
5 min | Short
Monroe Silver, famed monologue writer and performer, gives his version of "Cohen on the Telephone" in a short film produced in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: Monroe Silver
Votes: 10
6. The Ken Murray Show (1950–1953)
30 min | Comedy, Music
A 1950s variety show sponsored by Anheuser-Busch. The host was Ken Murray, who had previously hosted variety theatrical shows and variety radio programs. The show had a large regular cast ... See full summary »
Stars: Ken Murray, Jane Bergmeier, Darla Hood, Jack Mulhall
Votes: 35
7. Ben Bernie and All the Lads (1923)
7 min | Short, Music
The Ben Bernie and All the Lads band, featuring pianist Oscar Levant, perform songs by Vincent Youmans and George Gershwin in a short film produced in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Director: Lee De Forest | Stars: Ben Bernie, Oscar Levant
Votes: 22
8. A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor, Star of 'Kid Boots' (1923)
Not Rated | 7 min | Comedy, Short, Music
This experimental talking short shows Cantor in his vaudeville act.
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: Eddie Cantor
Votes: 162
9. My Old Kentucky Home (1926)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
My Old Kentucky home is the first sound cartoon ever produced and finds a dog getting ready for dinner as the story takes us into a sing-a-long with "My Old Kentucky Home".
Director: Dave Fleischer
Votes: 106
11. Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs (1923)
3 min | Documentary, Short, Music
In a rare filmed record, the famed songwriters and vaudevillians perform. One of De Forest's earliest experimental sound films.
Directors: J. Searle Dawley, Lee De Forest | Stars: Noble Sissle, Eubie Blake
Votes: 77
12. Bleak House (1926)
10 min | Short
Actor Bransby Williams appears as the miser in an excerpt of Dickens' novel Bleak House.
Directors: Lee De Forest, Widgey R. Newman | Star: Bransby Williams
Votes: 16
13. Charles A. Lindbergh (1927)
Short
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: Charles A. Lindbergh
Votes: 10
14. Casey at the Bat (1922)
TV-G | 6 min | Short
Famous actor DeWolf Hopper (Sr.) recites the poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer in an early sound film produced in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: DeWolf Hopper Sr.
Votes: 80
15. President Coolidge, Taken on the White House Grounds (1924)
Not Rated | 4 min | Documentary, Short
The subject of this short film is taxation and tax reform
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: Calvin Coolidge
Votes: 104
17. Farewell Message of Mr. Levine and Captain Hinchcliffe, Just Before Their Departure on Their Return Flight to America (1927)
Short
Short film made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process in which Capt. W. G. R. Hinchliffe (1894-1928) and Charles A. Levine (1897-1991) are interviewed at the Clapham Studios in London just before their return flight to the U.S.
Stars: W.G.R. Hinchliffe, Charles A. Levine
19. To See If My Dreams Come True (1927)
7 min | Short
Music hall star Jack Hodges sings song "To See If My Dreams Come True" for short film produced in the sound-on-film DeForest Phonofilm process.
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: Jack Hodges
20. Love's Old Sweet Song (1923)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Things look very bleak for Mrs. Marshall, an invalid whose ownership of a marble quarry depends on the delivery of a certain order to a cathedral. The shipment is ready and awaits only a ... See full summary »
Directors: J. Searle Dawley, O.A.C. Lund | Stars: Louis Wolheim, Helen Weir, Donald Gallaher, Helen Lowell
21. La chauve souris (1923)
Short
Russian ballet company Le Chauve-Souris, led by Nikita Balieff, performs "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers", part of their Broadway show.
Director: Lee De Forest | Stars: Nikita Balieff, Tamara Geva
22. The Sheik of Araby (II) (1926)
Short, Musical
British entertainer Paul England sings popular tune "The Sheik of Araby" in a short film made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Director: Miles Mander | Star: Paul England
23. Sextet from Lucia di Lammermoor (1923)
6 min | Short
The sextet from opera "Lucia di Lammermoor" by Donizetti, based on novel "The Bride of Lammermoor" by Sir Walter Scott, in a short film produced in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Director: Lee De Forest
24. Dick Henderson (1926)
Short, Music
British music hall entertainer Dick Henderson sings "That Makes Me Love Her All the More".
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: Dick Henderson
25. A Musical Monologue (1923)
Short, Musical
Phil Baker appears in short film made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, and premiered at the Rivoli Theater in New York City on 15 April 1923.
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: Phil Baker
26. Franklin D. Roosevelt Speech (1924)
7 min | Short
Film shows Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech nominating New York governor Al Smith as candidate for President at the Democratic national convention in New York City on 26 June 1924.
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: Franklin D. Roosevelt
27. Lee DeForest (1922)
Short
Lee De Forest appears in an early film made in his DeForest Phonofilm process, discussing how the sound-on-film process works.
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: Lee De Forest
28. Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan (1922)
Short
Director: Lee De Forest | Stars: Thomas Meighan, Gloria Swanson
29. Abraham Lincoln (1924)
Short
The highlight of the picture will be the delivery of the Gettysburg Address and the singing of a number of camp-fire songs
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Star: Frank McGlynn Sr.
30. Norah Blaney (1927)
7 min | Short
British music hall star Norah Blaney plays piano and sings "He's Funny That Way" and "How About Me?" in a short film produced in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Director: Philip Braham | Star: Norah Blaney
31. The Houston Sisters (1926)
Short, Music
Director: Widgey R. Newman | Stars: Billie Houston, Renee Houston
32. Alma Barnes the Internationally Famous Mimic (1926)
Short
Alma Barnes, British comic billed as "the internationally famous mimic", performs excerpts of her music hall act in this short film produced in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: Alma Barnes
33. Dandy George and Rosie (1927)
Short
British music hall star Albert George Spink (1869-1947) appears with his dog Rosie as "Dandy George and Rosie" in a short film made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound- on-film process.
Director: Widgey R. Newman | Star: Albert George Spink
34. A Boston Star: Borrah Minevitch (1923)
Short
Borrah Minevitch, billed as the World's Champion Harmonicist, performs in a short film made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: Borrah Minevitch
36. The Man in the Street (1926)
Short, Drama
An artist hires a busker to pose for him and finds he is his father-in-law.
Director: Thomas Bentley | Stars: Wilbur Lenton, John MacAndrews, Bunty O'Nolan
37. Lincoln, the Man of the People (1923)
4 min | Short
Poet and writer Edwin Markham recites his poem "Lincoln, the Man of the People" written in 1900 and presented at the opening ceremonies of the Lincoln Memorial on 30 May 1922.
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Star: Edwin Markham
43. Cuban Sound Documentary (1926)
Short
Film produced by the Cuban government, which was released in October 1926 in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, and which was the first sound film made in Cuba.
Director: Lee De Forest
44. Roger Wolfe Kahn Musical Number (1925)
5 min | Short
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Star: Roger Wolfe Kahn
45. I Can't Take You Out of My Dreams (1926)
5 min | Short
Director: Widgey R. Newman | Stars: Winnie Collins, Walter Williams
46. Adolph Zukor Introduces Phonofilm (1923)
4 min | Short
Short film of Adolph Zukor, head of Famous Players-Lasky/Paramount, introducing the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film system.
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Star: Adolph Zukor
47. Harry and Max Nesbitt (1927)
Short
British music hall stars, brothers Harry and Max Nesbitt, perform in a short film made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Director: Widgey R. Newman | Stars: Harry Nesbitt, Max Nesbitt
48. The Whistler (1926)
Short, Drama
Director: Miles Mander | Stars: Reginald Fox, John Hamilton, Louise Maurel
49. Stringed Harmony (1923)
Short
Roy Smeck, billed as the Wizard of the Strings, performs on banjo in a short film made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: Roy Smeck
50. I Want a Pie with a Plum In (1926)
Short
British music hall star Dick Henderson performs the song "I Want a Pie With a Plum In" by Wal Clifford in a short film made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Director: Widgey R. Newman | Star: Dick Henderson