Theodore Case Test Film

Theodore Case Test Film 1925

6.00

“An engineering graduate of Yale University, Theodore Case assisted Lee de Forest in developing sound-on-film called “Phonofilm.” Falling out with de Forest, Case and associate E.I. Sponable then built a laboratory behind Case’s family home in Auburn, New York, where they developed their own optical sound film system. Sold to William Fox, it was commercially exploited as “Movietone” with sensational results.” —David Shepard

1925

Panorama Van De Koningshaven

Panorama Van De Koningshaven 1925

1

Shots of the port of Rotterdam, with images of the busy maritime traffic along the Maas river and the vertical-lift bridge above the Koningshaven, “the modern miracle of technology”.

1925

Como los muertos

Como los muertos 1925

4.00

A man suffers from leprosy. The disease progresses in such a way that it drives him to madness, without his wife's knowledge. She begins to suffer a progressive moral deterioration, which completely ruins the marital relationship, this intense conflict leads to the worst outcome.

1925

Pongo Arrives

Pongo Arrives 1925

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An aeroplane in the sky writes the word Pongo in large letters. We see reaction shots from members of the public who look up into the sky. A man who is filming a young boy looks up at the skywriting through a telescope at the same time. The aeroplane drops a large box from the sky. It crashes on the ground and Pongo jumps out bowing, pirouetting and looking very pleased with himself. A policeman comes along and says "Where's your Collar?"

1925

Pongo's Rodeo

Pongo's Rodeo 1925

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Pathe presents its third all-British cartoon of Pongo the Pup. Pongo sees a sign advertising a steer throwing competition with a £100 prize.

1925

The Adventures of Adenoid

The Adventures of Adenoid 1925

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It's love among the mice in this very elaborate Paul Terry-Aesops fable silent. There are some nice absurdities to keep it interesting, both in the social assumptions --you can tell the rich mouse, not only because he drives a car, but because he wears a top hat, while the poor mouse (who is, I would guess, Adenoid) wears a straw hat -- and in the venue: the rich mouse takes the lady mouse to a nightclub in a large fish, where an octopus is a one-man band; she is kidnapped by a fish in a fedora and subsequently rescued by the poor mouse.

1925