Frank Whitbeck

Chronicle of the importance of cotton to the economy and culture of the American South. (imdb)

The story of Boys Town, founded by Father Edward Flanagan in 1917 as a haven for wayward, homeless, and neglected boys. (imdb)

Produced by MGM in 'cooperation' with the US Navy, Eyes of the Navy amounts to a prewar (for the US at least; by 1940 England had been at war for a while) recruitment film for young men to become Navy fliers. It follows young men from basic flight training through to take-offs and landings on an aircraft carrier. (imdb)

Behind-the-scenes promotional featurette to publicize the epic outdoor adventure filmed on location in Idaho. (imdb)

We spend the day with Bess, considered by many to be the smartest horse in the movies, as she works with her trainer.

This short dramatizes how profoundly the inventions of Thomas A. Edison have affected the world in which we live. In addition to the electric light, Edison developed the system of alternating current that carries virtually all of the world's electricity, as well as storage batteries and electric motors. Other highlighted inventions include the phonograph, automatic stock ticker, wireless telegraphy, mimeograph machine, and, of course, the world's first motion picture studio.