Author Archive: Retro

Horror legend John Carradine trades his cape for a rod and reel in this recently unearthed documentary, Fish Story, unseen since its release in 1947! The esteemed Hollywood actor, “an avowed saltwater man”, is taken to the Wisconsin woods by reporter ‘Tubby’ Toms and ‘Stu’ Pritchard, “wizard of the casting rod”, to learn the benefits of freshwater fishing! Though Carradine at first complains about swapping his tuxedo for overalls and galoshes, he is soon laughing, joking, and even singing with his new friends. More importantly, he learns the right and wrong ways of casting! By film’s end, John vows to “show old man (Clark) Gable how things are done back East” and come back next year with his three sons. At the time of filming, Carradine had recently completed a stint at Universal as Count Dracula in House of Frankenstein (1944) and House of Dracula (1945). In addition to his roles in dozens of classic [...]

Explains how Japan’s rapid industrial growth has influenced the way of life in the country.

Tree farming, as compared to logging, in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Northern New York.

This is a look at the Hoover Company sometime during the mid 1960s. Quite interesting.

Made in 1939 by Seabiscuit’s owner Charles Howard. Watch this inspirational film as it chronicles Seabiscuit’s life from birth, through training, and the legendary match race with War Admiral.

A history of Paramount Pictures 1912 – 1932

A nostalgic look at film clips from the Silent Era.