Vitaphone Movies

This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6...

The comedy team of Jack Born and Elmer Lawrence perform their vaudeville act.

The scene is a parlor out West, with Ray Mayer sitting at the piano in is cowboy duds - hat, scarf, and chaps. He plays a little barrel-house music...

A New york producer sends a spy to a nightclub to report back on the musical acts.

A musical Vitaphone short by Larry Ceballos. The songs include "Over the Garden Wall", It Was the Dawn of Love", and Baily and Barnum singing "Pretty...

A comedic team. The Ann seems to try and come across as a Mae West type. Jay plays the role of the straight partner.

Robert Ripley presents a well-dressed cocktail party an assortment of drawings and film clips showing the world's youngest parents and the largest...

This omnibus of film clips include a Savanna golf course made from Civil War trenches, wooden Indians used ourside cigar stores, an American Indian...

Ben Bernie and his orchestra play a few songs for a vitaphone recording.

Comedian Pat West performs his vaudeville act.

Harry Fox performs his vaudeville act.

Billy falls asleep and dreams Robert L. Ripley takes him on a tour of Believe-It-or-Not land to see many oddities.

Georgie Price tells Bryan Foy, who is to direct his short film, that he is nervous about performing to a camera and microphone instead of an...

Eddie White performs his vaudeville act.

Robert Ripley gives a show aboard a luxury liner at sea, starting with drawings discussing the origin of the "fathom" and Christopher Columbus being...

Robert Ripley shows a pretty blond a shrunken head and an iron execution chamber.

A cycle of songs performed by the singer Florence Brady.

Comedian Chaz Chase performs his vaudeville act.

In this short film, Robert L. Ripley introduces narrator Leo Donnelly who presents various "Believe It or Not" oddities from around the world as...

Val and Ernie Stanton make their second appearance in a Vitaphone short. This time out the two basically stand in the same spot as they re-create...