Williams, Esther.

Summary: Cynthia must choose between her wealthy husband and the soldier she loves; Maria steps in for her twin brother when he abandons the bullfighting ring; a singing soldier abandons his pre-war life for love; an Ohio schoolteacher falls in love with a Tahitian girl; Williams portrays Australian swimmer and film star Annette Kellerman; swimming star Julie Hallerton falls in love with her boss who is...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY EST

Summary: "America's mermaid" Esther Williams stars as a teacher at a women's college, a woman accused of being a marriage-breaker, a star shooting a film in the tropics, a woman in love with the captain of the South American polo team, and a woman who swims the English Channel and meets a handsome Frenchman.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY EST

Summary: A singing soldier has just returned home to find himself discontent with both his work at his father's opera company or to pick up where he left off with his girlfriend. Having met an aquacade showgirl while in the service, he reintroduces himself and soon romance blossoms.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS THI

Summary: A dead showman looks down upon the Earth and dreams of his perfect show.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2006

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS ZIE

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ZIE

Summary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO
1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO