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The Technicolor corp used Mamba in their ads in the spring of 1930. 

The Technicolor corp used Mamba in their ads in the spring of 1930. 


Just before the holidays I heard about a new film that had had its premiere at the Cannes festival in May. Normally I don’t comment on movies made after 1935 but in this case I have to make…

French hats

French hats

Taken with instagram

Taken with instagram

Taken with instagram

Taken with instagram

Poster for the legendary nightclub Kaos in Stockholm (1930)

Poster for the legendary nightclub Kaos in Stockholm (1930)

Here’s Norma and Chester for you. A still from The Divorcee 1930.

Here’s Norma and Chester for you. A still from The Divorcee 1930.

Please enjoy the new track from the Mommyheads! Honest and heartfelt American music hot off the press!

The Mommyheads - Another Crowded House (via Mommyheads)

Juni Having Fun John S Lens, Float Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Juni Having Fun

John S Lens, Float Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

The Garden Of Eden (1928)

The Garden Of Eden (1928)

Swedish poster to The Girl Said No (1929)

Swedish poster to The Girl Said No (1929)


This summer I have been away on paternal leave for almost three months. Most of the time was spent in the south of France. Most French cities have a public médiateque, a library not only…

Swedish poster to Our Modern Maidens (1929)

Swedish poster to Our Modern Maidens (1929)

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Here’s another of those hard to restore Hit Of The Week records. Also from 1931, Sam Lanin’s Orchestra playing a snappy fox-trot - Me.

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From my own collection, here’s a five minute Hit of the week record from 1931. Freddie Rich’s Radio Orchestra performs It’s The Girl. Freddie Rich’s Orchestra included famous people like Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti, Bunny Berrigan and Tommy Dorsey.