YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL - EARLY HOLLYWOOD EDISON MOVIE CAMERA TYPING CONTEST TRAIN WRECK

[Music] television highlights of the news of yesteryear [Music] history of Hollywood with Henry Ford assisting Thomas Edison demonstrates use of his 1888 invention the movie camera FPR was actor in first Edison film made far from fields of place called Hollywood yes this is Hollywood of long ago sleep the suburb of simple homes and modest fruit farms its climate suddenly attracts moguls of the infant motion picture industry looking for good place to shoot few Fairweather flickers one of first to expand movie technique in wide open spaces of village called Hollywood is al Christie pioneer producer of motion picture comedies by 1915 Hollywood is crowded with motion picture studios and four years later Douglas Fairbanks DW Griffith Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin form United Artists company early stars of new company are Dorothy and Lillian Gish here at work in one of early Hollywood studios leading star of her time miss Pickford continues in her role as America's Sweetheart typical American girl funniest man in motion pictures is Charlie Chaplin at one time considered funniest man in the world early love stories involve the innocent maiden enamoured villain brave hero and happily ever after ending here's how they shot those early shooting movies this has anything but the smoothness and glamour of talking westerns and scenery of present-day outdoor epics but this pioneer director says actors and actions are great again on Chrystie lot passage of time has meant rapid growth of movie industry and movie Lots yes that a sessile B DeMille as young man and director Hollywood's eternally Pleasant weather has made possible such gigantic outdoor sets as this no longer confined by studio walls movie makers can now film scenes of impressive size and pageantry involving hundreds of people known as extras this gives Hollywood unpleasant problem of overpopulation and underemployment as friendly warning to thousands flocking the movie mecca Doug Fairbanks asked that movie struck men and women stay away from overcrowded land of make-believe and thousands listen as Mary Pickford argues that though there's gold in them lar Hollywood Hills there's not enough for every actor and actress in America [Music] then in 1927 in this massive building al jolson is starred in film called the jazz singer now Hollywood and motion pictures are more thrilling than ever bigger more expensive than ever for now motion pictures can talk suddenly Hollywood is land of the colossal and stupendous premiere of movie in 1830s as splendor and pageantry of national celebration to Grauman's Chinese Theatre clock Hollywood's royalty here's Hugh Herbert's and Glenda peril at the microphone is George Jessel movie Batman Humphrey Bogart is all dressed up and here's John Barrymore complete with profile here are Betty Davison husband and youthful Basil Rathbone shows up as does beautiful Marie Wilson Freddie bacala Mew is allowed to stay up late Paul Muni appears as himself and Errol Flynn appears with Lili Damita yes this is Hollywood orange grove of 1887 Los Angeles suburb in 1910 today the capital city of the motion picture world in Sacramento California October 1928 world's top typists GetGo sign from states governor young and now is the time for all good typist to let those fingers fly both pros and amateurs type away for found in national typing contest speedy and accurate is Irma right best non-professional and in men's division Albert angora right is one of the fourth time [Music] on train crossing Isthmus of Panama hears United States Surgeon General William Crawford Gorgas for battle against yellow fever Gorgas was awarded Distinguished Service Medal in 1918 served as chief of sanitation commission in Canal Zone died in 1920 on Independence Day here's Lady Diana Duff Cooper also known as Lady Diana Mathers famed actress of the twenties here she is in costume for role and Max Reinhardt the miracle she was also starred in abies Irish roles and screen version of a glorious adventure in 1922 veteran of spanish-american and first World Wars here's peter bernhard kind better known as peter be kind of--the ER of lengthy string of adventure stories beginning as clerk in general merchandising store kind won fame and fortune with magic of his pen [Music] it's 1912 and near Saugatuck Connecticut New York New Haven and Hartford right-of-way is strewn with wreckage of wooden railway cars crumpled and crushed in pile up behind derailed locomotive alongside sheared off telephone pole survivors and rescuers search cars for casualties completion of grim job finds 50 persons injured seven dead with stunned spectators in the background workmen begin task of clearing right-of-way for coming traffic fact that these films are old is evident in clothing worn by these women spectators cause of rail accident is unknown but result is these historic scenes of death and disaster [Music] it's April 1928 and Goliath giant sea elephant sings in his proportionately enormous bathtub swimmer by profession Goliath has displayed startling ability as crooner though his appearance and power of voice lend him much more promise for operatic roles Goliath discovered his hidden talent when in water few additional fish for supper he bellowed for more effect was like that of a barrel-chested ditto to me Basso profundo squawking his undying love for a dying heroine of some opera how about an audition well though Goliath didn't get anywhere as a singer you know it wasn't for not Tooting his own horn last stop Staten Island its July 23rd 1928 and down the runway of Miller Field Staten Island New York comes plain that it's just circled globe in record time pilots are John Muir's and CBD Collier with mascot they've completed round-the-world flight in 23 days 15 hours to lash almost five full days from Van existing record for round-the-world travel thousands cheer heroic Bertman and following day there welcomed at City Hall New York by acting mayor McKee as Manhattan goes wild for daredevil flyers and their dog [Music] bring the pearls there are six hundred and fifty thousand greenbacks and the little white globes that make up this string of pearls that is she's putting on a necklace for at six hundred and fifty thousand dollars larger than center of string is alone worth a hundred and forty thousand one dollar bills that's wearing expensive jewelry in a definitely expensive way a tote a racetrack about 1930 it's fluffy chiffon for the women I had formal permit but this Prater wears felt nerds are long and most popular patterns are large flashes of bright and vivid colors a long string of beams is part of every woman costume yes this is the way you looked just yesterday [Music] washington-baltimore walk it's April 17 1926 and here start of hike from nation's capital to Baltimore over almost 50 miles of hard-surfaced highway it's test not only of endurance but speed and only hardiest hopers will make punishing journey from start to finish there's an seconds accompany some contestants officials and judges are strung out along entire course of eight women contestants and walked none finishes this is Miss Elizabeth Miller and this is private Earl Olson of Camp Meade Maryland crossing finish line at City Hall Baltimore to cop top prize in contest winner Olson who really had his feet on the ground it's March 30th 1928 and on banks of Thames Oxford crew prepares for renewal of historic race against drawers from Cambridge tribals go through same routine in preamble to contest and hope to win for fifth successive year blazing the starting line cambridge crew digs in at crack of starting gun and pulls into early lead from Shore Cambridge nearest camera holds lead over hard rowing eight from Oxford it's odd to tell is dollar infer oh here as cruise glide under famed Hammersmith bridge with oarsmen and Cambridge colors still ahead there's not too much water between hulls at this stage of race but little later on Cambridge is far out in front and stretching distance between two hulls with every stroke finish line is not too far away and looks as if nothing will stop Cambridge now and nothing does Cambridge wins by 10 links greatest margin of victory in 28 years Oxford lads aren't poor losers after long haul they're just tired