Nikola Tesla-Visionary of Modern Times (2012) Trailer

Nikola Tesla-Visionary of Modern Times

Biography of Nikola Tesla, inventor of AC, the radio and visionary of modern times.

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Edison, the Man (1940) Trailer

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man is a 1940 biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was played by Spencer Tracy.

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Hoored at a banquet for his sixty year career as an inventor, scientist, and businessman, 89 year old Thomas Alva Edison reflects back on his long career, which includes such achievements as the stock market ticker, the phonograph, the light bulb, and the motion picture. Written by duke1029@aol.com

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) Trailer

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States.

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Biopic of Abe Lincoln, 16th President of he United States, from his early days in backwoods Kentucky to his election as President. After a time running livestock to New Orleans, he settles in New Salem where he meets and falls in love with Ann Rutledge who is already engaged to someone. Abe makes a home for himself in New Salem, eventually running a store and becoming the postmaster. He's popular with the locals and is eventually elected to the State legislature but afterward established himself in the practice of law. He eventually meets Mary Todd who would become his wife and and is sent to Washington as a Congressman before he is elected president. Written by garykmcd

Juarez (1939) Trailer

Juarez

A Mighty King . . . A Proud Queen ! . . . pitted against a humble man who had the courage to defy the throne ! 

Juarez is a 1939 American historical drama film directed by William Dieterle. 

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Louis Napoleon III takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximillian Hapsburg to add Mexico to his empire of Mexico.

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) Trailer

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is an American biographical musical comedy, released in 1939 and directed by H.C. Potter.

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In 1911, Vernon Castle, minor comic in a stage revue, pursues the leading lady to a New Jersey beach...where, instead, he meets stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they're married; at Irene's insistence, they abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career, which attempt only lands them in Paris without a sou. Fortunately, agent Maggie Sutton hears them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. But at the height of their fame, World War I begins...

Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) Trailer

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

Darryl F. Zanuck's Entertainment gem will take its place in the Hall of Fame !

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell is a somewhat fictionalized 1939 biographical

 film of the famous inventor.

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Alexander Graham Bell falls in love with deaf girl Mabel Hubbard while teaching the deaf and trying to invent means for telegraphing the human voice. She urges him to put off thoughts of marriage until his experiments are complete. He invents the telephone, marries and becomes rich and famous, though his happiness is threatened when a rival company sets out to ruin him. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) Insert

The Adventures of Marco Polo

The Adventures of Marco Polo is a 1938 drama-adventure genre film, and one of the most elaborate and costly of Samuel Goldwyn's productions.

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Come along on a fantastic journey to the first European to visit China!