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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Oct 01, 1991

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991 113 min 7 vues
For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Ken Burns examines the lives of three extraordinary men who shared the primary responsibility for this invention and its early success, and whose genius, friendship, rivalry and enmity interacted in tragic ways. This is the story of Lee de Forest, a clergyman’s flamboyant son, who invented the audion tube; Edwin Howard Armstrong, a brilliant, withdrawn inventor who pioneered FM technology; and David Sarnoff, a hard-driving Russian immigrant who created the most powerful communications company on earth.
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Dick Henderson
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Dick Henderson

Sep 16, 1926

Dick Henderson
1926 4 min 1 vues
British music hall entertainer Dick Henderson sings "I Love Her All the More" and trills out a resounding ode to his beloved in this early sound recording, stopping to aim some rather less romantic jibes at his wife before delivering a rousing encore.
Music
Casey at the Bat
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Casey at the Bat

Nov 05, 1922

Casey at the Bat
1922 6 min 3 vues
In his career, De Wolf Hopper recited Ernest Lawrence Thayer's "Casey at the Bat" thousands of times. Here, wearing a tuxedo, he emerges from behind a curtain as if at a theater, gives a short introduction, and launches into the poem. The camera is stationary, and although Hopper stands in one place, his hands and arms, his face, and his voice are animated throughout. In delivery, it's a minstrel performance.
Dick Henderson
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Dick Henderson

Sep 16, 1926

Dick Henderson
1926 4 min 1 vues
British music hall entertainer Dick Henderson sings "I Love Her All the More" and trills out a resounding ode to his beloved in this early sound recording, stopping to aim some rather less romantic jibes at his wife before delivering a rousing encore.
Music
Billy Merson Singing 'Desdemonia'
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Billy Merson Singing 'Desdemonia'

Jun 01, 1926

Billy Merson Singing 'Desdemonia'
1926 4 min 1 vues
'Billy Merson, the great Nottingham-born music hall performer, presents one of his signature numbers. The film clearly captures Merson's comic brilliance - he not only sings, but dances, skips and indulges in a lot of creative business with a lyre. Merson had been making films since 1915 and Desdemonia is often cited as Britain's first sound film.' (Robin Baker, BFI)
Music
From Far Seville
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From Far Seville

Apr 14, 1923

From Far Seville
1923 11 min 1 vues
Spanish dancer Conchita Piquer performs in a short film produced in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.