Rick Jewell

A documentary on the roles of women in gangster movies.

Short documentary about the "woman's picture" at Warner Brothers.

Making-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street.

Clip job of the numerous films John Wayne made at 20th Century Fox with commentary from those who knew him.

A look at the motion picture production code and its effects on Hollywood.

Short documentary about prohibition and gangsters and how it affected the movies of the day.

A featurette about the distinctive film work of Busby Berkeley.

Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."

Documentary focusing on the film careers F.W. Murnau, Frank Borzage and William Fox and their impact on the history of cinema.

A featurette about 'Footlight Parade'.

Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.

Profile of famed dance director Busby Berkeley's career, in particular "The Gang's All Here"

Documentary that traces the tangled rights to Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale," the first James Bond story, which took over a half century to reach the screen in recognizable form.

As a newspaper writer in Chicago, young Ben Hecht saw it all and learned how to captivate an audience with his writing. By the 1920s, he took that talent to Hollywood as a screenwriter, where he crafted some of the classic Hollywood films.

Short documentary with background on plots that are taken from current news stories.

Documentary short included with the DVD extras of All About Eve.

Documentary on the making of the 4th Sidney Toler Charlie Chan movie.

In this documentary short, Astaire and Rogers experts and aficionados delve into the development of the legendary duo’s dancing partnership, focusing on Mark Sandrich’s “Follow the Fleet” (1936).