PILOT RICHARD BYRD Richard Byrd and his crew of three crash land while testing their new plane in 1926. They were preparing for an attempt to be the first pilots to cross the Atlantic Ocean non-stop.
GOODWILL FLIGHTS 1 Black and white newsreel period footage about the role of the US Air Corps in flying around South America, including shots of President Coolidge and various vintage airplanes.
WRIGHT FIELD Construction of . In 1926, steam shovels break ground for in Ohio. Two years later Orville Wright raises flag for dedication ceremony. Also in attendance are Secretary of War Davis, Air Corps Chief Patrick, and others who watch gun salute and air squadrons passing in salute.
HELEN WILLS MOODY WINS WIMBLEDON - 1932 Helen Wills Moody upsets the British women’s tennis team and Dorothy Round Little and gives the US its first Wightman Cup victory at Wimbledon since 1926.
VARIETY HEADLINES Sound movies are only a fad say the experts in this CU of The Daily Variety news headline from the release of Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer. Also included is a night shot of a lit up billboard over the Warner's theater, advertising The Lights Of New York, the first all talking pictur
ON THE SET IN 1926 Excellent footage of 1920's movie sets highlight this clip on the development of sound in early films. Great shots of an early movie set with a man in a day coat and top hat, another movie set with its crew and lights in silhouette, a 1920's open windowed sedan with passengers standing on the curb next to the car and traffic passing behind, a photo montage of the four Warner Brothers and an outdoor photo shoot with the cast, crew and equipment. Nice shots on the photo shoot include the cameraman in a booth looking out at the actors, the actors posing and the sound man adjusting the microphone and walking back to his mixing table with the reflecting panels
WILL HAYES & THE PHILHARMONIC Will Hayes introduces the New York Philharmonic in this clip highlighting the orchestra's soloists: violinist Mischa Elman, guitarist Roy Smeck, opera singer Marion Talley, violinist Efrem Zimbalist and pianist Harold Bauer in a duet. Opera singers Giovanni Martinelli and Anna Case. Outside vintage cars drive on the street with crowds on the sidewalk. There is also a shot of a couple in the audienc
THE DAILY VARIETY HEADLINES The Daily Variety's banner headline from the opening of John Barrymore's Don Juan is shown in CU. Other headline CUs include one with Will Hays' nam
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