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Re-release theatrical trailer for the 1947 Leo mccarey classic, THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. In this heratwarming sequel to the Oscar-winning, GOING MY WAY (1944), Father Chuck O'Malley (Crosby) is assigned as the pastor of an inner-city Catholic school and has to work with the dedicated, but stubborn, principal Sister Mary Benedict (Bergman). Nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Actor and Actress, the film won only for ...

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Hey Kids!! Join Captain Midnight's Secret Squadron and get this nifty membership card, manual and the 1957 Silver Dart decoder! You, too, can then decode sertet messages -- broadcast on television -- from Captain Midnight (Richard Webb). Even girls can join, too!! Oh, yes, be sure to drink plenty of rich, chocolate-flavored Ovaltine! Tobuy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and ...

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Do you find making tasty coffee a real grind?? Listen to the advice Mrs. Olsen (Virginia Christine) gives to a pert, young housewife (Yvonne Craig) in this 1960s era commercial for Folger's ("It's mountain grown") Coffee. Ms. Craig is best remembered for her portrayal of the crime-fighting, motorcycle-riding "Batgirl" on the popular BATMAN television series starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Tobuy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie ...

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Theatrical trailer for the 1938 Republic Pictures' cliffhanger classic, THE FIGHTING DEVIL DOGS, starring Lee Powell, Herman Brix and Hugh Sothern. Built largely around stock footage from previous serials including DICK TRACY (1937) and ROBINSON CRUSOE OF CLIPPER ISLAND (1936), plus incorporating two budget-saving retrospective/ economy chapters within its brief 12 chapters, FIGHTING DEVIL DOGS was the studio's most inexpensive chapterplay with a 20 day shooting schedule and a final negative ...

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Theatrical trailer for Shirley Temple's first Technicolor film, THE LITTLE PRINCESS (1939). Based the novel called "Sara Crewe; or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the author later adapted her work for the stage with the title, "A Little Princess", which debuted in London in 1902 and the following year in New York. Ms. Hodgson's publisher, Charles Scribner and Sons. requested that she expand her original novel to include scenes from the play. The result was the ...

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Re-release tariler for the Leo mccary classic, GOING MY WAY (1944), starring Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald and Rise Stevens. This heartwarming tale told of the conflicts between a crusty, older parrish priest (Barry Fitzgerald) and a younger, more "modern" replacement (Bing Crosby). Together they must find common ground to serve their flock and save the aging church. This delghtful film won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (mccarey), Best Actor (Crosby) and Best ...

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Theatrical trailer for the William Wyler screen epic, BEN-HUR, starring Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet and Stephen Boyd. The massive production cost a record $15 million to produce, but griossed over $75 million on its initial release. It remains one of the most honored films in screen history winning a then-record 11 Academy Awards (since tied) including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. One of the film's most most moments was the chariot race, which was helmed by ...

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1970s era commercial for four Marx Carry All Action Playsets: Fort Apache, Fighting Knights, Boot Camp and Cape Kennedy. Tobuy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.

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Theatrical trailer for Woody's nostalgic, semi-autobiographical memoir, RADIO DAYS, starring Mia Farrow, Danny Aiello, Dianne West and Julie Kavner. Allen's film is a reminiscence of daily life of a workin family in Rockaway Beach, NY told in a series of wistful, humorous series woven together with a thread of radio ether. If you were there in those pre-television days , spending your days seated near the family Philco, you'll find RADIO DAYS to be much the way you might fondly remember ...

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Lionel Barrymore hosts and narrates this theatrical trailer for the 1938 screen version of Charles Dickens' timeworn holiday classic, A CRISTMAS CAROL. Tobuy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.

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