Buster Keaton stars as Alfy butler a rich halfwit whose father sends him off on a hunting and fishing trip to make a man of him. He unwittingly becomes embroiled in prizefighting and is pitted against the world champion.
Buster's clear and down to earth explanations will have you fingerpicking in no time. Includes phrase by phrase instruction for all the exercises and songs. Split-screen techniques are featured so that you can study and clearly see what each hand is playing. Topics Include: More right hand patterns Right hand rolls More chord movements Fretboard logic How to play Blowin' In The Wind Jingle Bells I'll Fly Away and Nine Pound Hammer (with embellishments)
This DVD box set includes: The Electric House - 1922 The Boat - 1921 The Paleface - 1922 The Frozen North - 1922 The Playhouse - 1921 Cops - 1922 The Balloonatic - 1923 The Scarecrow - 1920 One Week - 1920
In this the first filmed version of the popular comic strip a distant planet has broken its orbit and is heading straight for Earth. Renowned scientist Dr. Hans Zarkov (Frank Shannon) builds an escape rocket and is joined by Yale graduate Flash Gordon (Buster Crabbe) and Dale Arden (Jean Rogers) a beautiful young woman Flash has just met. They land on the fantastic runaway planet Mongo only to tangle with its evil ruler Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton) who has dastardly plans for our three heroes. Crabbe is the quintessential Flash in this 13-episode saga which was made for a then-expensive 0 000 setting a new standard for movie serials of the 1930s. This collection includes the first six episodes.
Defenders of The Earth. Defenders. Out of the sky his rockets ignite jets into battle flying faster than light. Flash Gordon. Lord of the Jungle the hero who stalks the beast call him brother. The ghost who walks. Phantom. Defenders of The Earth. Master of magic spells and illusion. Enemies crumble in fear and confusion. Mandrake. Defenders of The Earth. His strength is a legend his skill conquers all. On with his power we never will fall. Lothar. Defenders of the Ear
Buster Keaton stars as Professor Post a shy clumsy scatterbrain who sees his chance for a new life when he inherits 0 000. In search of adventure and companionship he meets The Midnight Maids theater company on an outbound train. Enamored with the troupe's lead dancer and duped by the shady piano player (Jimmy Durante) the Professor uses his inheritance to become the benefactor of the show. Convinced of their talent he leads them to Broadway where he is certain their classic drama will catapult them into stardom. When the production hits the stage and Professor Post discovers he's financed a girlie show he'll do anything to halt the objectionable material - even if it means becoming the star himself! The best of Buster Keaton's sound era features Speak Easily contrasts his befuddled innocent character with the fast-talking antics of Jimmy Durante. Sydney Toler (the future Charlie Chan) makes an appearance as a bewildered stage manager.
Frontier Outlaws Billy The Kid Returns Trapped His Brothers Ghost Kid Rides Again.
This mammoth of a box set contains ten great comedy titles from the golden era of cinema. Features: 1.Jack And The Beanstalk 2.Buster Keaton: Vol. 1 3.The Charlie Chaplin Collection: Vol. 1 4.Laurel & Hardy: Flying Deuces 5.The Charlie Chaplin Collection: Vol. 2 6.Laurel & Hardy Collection: Vol. 1 7.Buster Keaton: Vol. 2 8.Laurel & Hardy Collection: Vol. 2 9.Laurel & Hardy Collection: Vol. 3 10.Africa Screams For individual synopses please refer to individual titles.
This DVD presents a selection of performances filmed between 1929 and 1962. The most legendary of these films is St. Louis Blues starring the Empress of the Blues - Bessie Smith. Two other great female singers from the 1920's also appear on this DVD - Ida Cox and Mamie Smith. Both were enormously successful as recording and performing artists.One rather curious item is the Big Bill Broonzy field recordings. Shot with one camera, often times not even capturing a complete number, the technical limitations can't disguise the power of his singing and playing.The program concludes with a great short film featuring the magnificent blues harmonica player Sonny Boy Williamson.This program provides us with a vivid picture of the various styles of the blues over the years and gives us precious glimpses of some of it's finest practitioners.
A triple bill of Tarzan movies! Tarzan And The Trappers: Made from three TV episodes from a series that never came to be Tarzan must stop mean white hunters searching for treasure in the jungle. The New Adventures Of Tarzan:More adventures with the King of the jungle Bruce Bennett takes up the lead as Tarzan. Tarzan The Fearless:Tarzan discovers the lost city of Zar when he goes up against a group of Arabs who try desperately to kill him while he tries to hel
Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers - Vol.2
A train engineer is turned down when he tries to join the confederate army during the civil war because his job is deemed too important. But when his train is stolen by union soldiers he finds himself in the war after all...
A former movie child vaudeville star Buster Keaton moved into movies in 1917 with an apperance in Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle's The Butcher Boy. Within three years he was a star in his own right. Convict 13 (1920) - Buster is out playing golf when he gets knocked unconscious by a flying ball. Whilst he is out cold an escaped convict steals his clothes so when he awakes he finds himself on his way to prison where he is to be hanged the following day. The High Sign (1921)
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