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Hits and Bits of 1938

September 1938 •English

This musical comedy with an all-black cast imagines what television entertainment will be like in the near future.

The Deep Blue

May 2023 •English

Once there was a sailor beloved by all. She sailed the ocean blue seeing adventures through and through. And her name was Dorothy-Do.

Two Gals and a Guy

July 1951 •English

A singing couple gets their own television show, and the strains of putting on a TV show every week starts to jeopardize their relationship.

L'emulo

April 1996 •Italian

A Japanese cartoons nerd tries to emulate his television heroes, with tragic and unexpected consequences. In fact, he will discover that he can go far beyond his simple expectations as an emulator.

A Symposium on Popular Songs

December 1962 •English

Professor Ludwig von Drake plays a variety of popular music, all of which he wrote. First, ragtime: the Rutabaga Rag, with vegetables dancing in stop-motion. Next, the Charleston, with cut-out animation of a singer and dancers. Dixieland and more cut-out animation; the crooner/love ballad; 50's doo-wop; and finally, rockabilly.

The Comedian

February 1957 •English

Sammy Hogarth, a vaudeville comedian who now has his own TV show, is a ruthless egomaniac who demands instant obedience from his staff and heaps abuse on those in lesser positions than his. His most vituperative behavior, however, is reserved for his weak-willed brother, Lester, whom Sammy has hired as his assistant but whom he really uses as his whipping boy.

3 Feet Apart

January 2003 •English

Set in the near future, this is a tale about Han, a boy born with a handphone inside his head. Han is now eighteen years old and he is in love with Mei, a girl born with two small speakers inside her head and a small TV inside her right palm. Han and Mei must struggle with the fact that they will always be three feet apart.

Remote Control

May 2008 •Arabic

A sarcastic look at the content provided by television programs

Te lo mereces

January 1996 •Spanish

Up the Ladder

May 1925 •English

An inventor invents a television telephone while going through some love troubles.

Goodbye Granadaland

June 2013 •English

As ITV's move from its iconic base on Quay Street to the Orange Tower at MediaCityUK nears completion, this tribute looks back at 56 years of Granada television. Beginning from its inception in 1954, including rare archive footage of its co-founders, brothers Sidney and Cecil Bernstein, replays archive clips of some of the programmes and performances filmed and produced there - from Coronation Street, Prime Suspect, Jewel In the Crown, and Stars In Their Eyes, to the television debuts of The Sex Pistols, Take That, and the Beatles.

Wieviel Fernsehen für Ihr Kind?

January 1981 •German

Short educational film about television

Predatrici

February 2025 •Italian

The men- murderer Margot is now in prison, separated from her sister, her loving accomplice. She stands up to a morbid reporter with vicious statements on their man-hate genesis during a live broadcast.

Wenn ich fernsehe

January 1976 •German

Short educational film about watching TV.

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

September 1978 •English

Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, Disney’s Wonderful World, Walt Disney, The Disney Sunday Movie, The Magical World of Disney. These are some of the titles of the Disney anthology series that first aired as Disneyland in 1954. Ron Howard and Suzanne Somers serve as hosts for the musical celebration.

Television: The Enchanted Mirror

August 1981 •English

Details the impact of television on people and social institutions.

Bibi

May 2022 •English

In suburban London, on New Years Eve in 1999, an Afghan housewife lives cut off from society by her controlling husband. In secret, with the aid of a present gifted by her mother, she sets out to reconnect with the world.

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

December 2023 •English

imagine... follows celebrated British TV writer Russell T Davies as he prepares to return as the showrunner of Doctor Who – with two Doctors and bigger ambitions.

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

January 2011 •English

A loving tribute to a forgotten pioneer of the golden age of television. Starting out as a Runyonesque character actor, Sheldon Leonard went on to produce some of the most beloved and groundbreaking shows of all time, such as The Andy Griffith Show, The Danny Thomas Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show and I Spy. A rare treat, this film is a delightful retrospective of Leonard’s body of work, including priceless clips from his productions— as well as his hilarious appearances on shows such as The Jack Benny Program—and interviews with many of his friends and colleagues, including Mary Tyler Moore, Andy Griffith, Dick Van Dyke, Carl Reiner, Ron Howard and Leonard himself.

Massacre Mania

November 1967 •Italian

A high level criminal attempts to enslave the world by thought control through TV.