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London, Wembley Stadium, 29 July 1948, Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XIV Olympiad: John Mark lights the cauldron containing the Olympic flame.
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Ronald Reagan - then a liberal Democrat - campaigns on the radio for President Truman in 1948. He also supports Hubert Humphrey for Senator from Minnesota and opposes the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 which had been passed by the Republican congress over Truman's veto.
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From "At Last The 1948 Show," a show starring some familiar faces that would later show up in Monty Python. This is one of my favorite sketches from the series.
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Fun and Facts About America, John Sutherland Productions. Creative Commons license: Public Domain. This Cold War-era cartoon uses humor to tout the dangers of Communism and the benefits of capitalism. For more great vintage animation check out www.animationstation .info and subscribe to our podcast.
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Max Fleischer directed this cartoon gem for the Jam Handy Organization in 1948 on behalf of Montgomery Ward & Co. Paul Wing narrates the famous Christmas story of Rudolph and his shiny red nose. Matinee at the Bijou coming soon to PBS in HD hosted by Debbie Reynolds: Visit the Bijou blog: http://matineeattheb ijou.blogspot.com
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Fragmento de la genial "La Soga" (cuyo título original es Rope), de Alfred Hitchcock y protagonizada por James Stewart, Farley Granger y John Dall.
Mención especial a la angustia tan genialmente mostrada por Philiph (Granger), el nerviosismo de Brandon (Dall) y el carisma y seguridad de Rupert (Stewart).
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Film over de smeltploeg in 1948 en in 2005 bij de hoogoven van Corus IJMuiden holland.
Film about blast furnace in 1948 and 2005 by Corus ijmuiden in Holland.
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Later Monty Python members John Cleese and Graham Chapman together with Marty Feldman and Tim Brooke-Taylor in a sketch from the "At Last The 1948 Show". In my opinion it's one of John Cleese' best performances.
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It's early in the morning and Figaro the kitten wants to play, but Pluto arrives at home tired. He has been out all night and he just wants to go to sleep.
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La reyna del Guanganco...Que no sólo reina en Cuba, si no en los corazones d emcuhos latinoamericanos...S aludos a nuestros hermanos cubanos de un encantado admirador desde Trujillo - Perú