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Posted by: Karen Fishman
This blog post was co-written with Bryan Cornell, Reference Librarian, Recorded Sound Section, Library of Congress. Tis the season for Christmas carols and familiar holiday favorites, but did you know Santa Claus recorded for Victor Records? Well, not really. Gilbert Girard was a talented performer who frequently recorded children’s records with popular recording artist Len Spencer. He also …
Posted in: Christmas, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, December 17 (7:30 p.m.) We’re No Angels (Paramount, 1955) Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray and Peter Ustinov play three escaped inmates from Devil’s Island who concoct a plan to steal from a shopkeeper on Christmas. Their plans change when …
Posted in: Christmas, Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater, Uncategorized
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, December 10 (7:30 p.m.) The Lemon Drop Kid (Paramount, 1951) Bob Hope stars as The Lemon Drop Kid, a small-time New York City swindler who is illegally touting horses at a racetrack. When he accidentally cheats a notorious …
Posted in: Christmas, Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, National Recording Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson , an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, December 3 (7:30 p.m.) Love Actually (Universal, 2003 – R-rated *) The intertwining stories of more than twenty characters in London, England, are followed during the busy month leading up to Christmas in this romantic comedy written …
Posted in: Christmas, Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Karen Fishman
Of all the roles I’ve done, the one I’d like best to be remembered for is Scrooge. It is unquestionably one of my favorites. Lionel Barrymore, Dec. 21, 1947. The New York Times. (Interview with Dorothy O’Leary). When MGM Records released A Christmas Carol in 1947, Lionel Barrymore had been playing Ebenezer Scrooge for twelve …
Posted in: Christmas, Radio, Recorded Sound, Uncategorized
Posted by: Mike Mashon
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen. But do you recall that the most famous reindeer of all was the creation of a Montgomery Ward copywriter? And did you know we have that celebrity reindeer’s first appearance on film, in a version rarely seen before? In …
Posted in: Christmas, Film/Video, Motion Pictures, National Film Registry