Collection of Classic Film Excerpts

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1940

Complete Record: Double Indemnity - A man on crutches jumps off a train. He runs toward a car which has flashed its lights. He meets and talks with a woman there. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn--Trailer--TV - A woman tells a man they're going to have a baby. She tells him her plans to work as long as possible, and how someone has to leave school to help. Viva Zapata - Two men, one drinking and playing with a sword. The latter goes toward a crowd of men in sombreros. Blood and Sand - A bull ring. A matador makes passes at the bull. The crowd applauds. No titles or credits. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - The--Trailer--TV - Gabby Hayes addresses two other men in a grave yard as hidden boys look on. The men begin to fight. One man hits Hays with a tombstone. No credits or titles. Monsieur Beaucaire--Trailer--TV - Hope holds off men with swords with a chair, then runs from increasing numbers before he is defended by another man. Sullivan's Travels - A man's head is through the roof of a trailer which careens into a hay wagon. A man tells Lake he wants to find out what it is like to be alone and friendless, steals a car, and they both wind up in jail. Forbidden Secrets -- Trailer --TV - A woman confronts a man ("Henry") about money, finally she pushes him away and weeps. My Gal Sal - Female singer with male chorus, "Tell Me What's Your Answer," then a proposal which she accepts. She gets into a carriage with one man, but is challenged by another. State of the Union - Tracy talking earnestly to Hepburn, with Menjou playing cards nearby. Secret of Convict Lake -- Trailer - Narrative over clips from film: men making their way through snow, then confronting women, then fighting among themselves. Union Pacific -- Trailer -- TV - Native Americans in native costume bringing down a water tower onto a train and attacking it. while on horseback. Bright Eyes--Trailer--TV - Shirley Temple is flying with a pilot in a plane which they abandon. She sings a portion of "The Good Ship Lollipop."