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Sharing 34 videos about 1950s

Rosa Parks, her story as a lifelong civil rights activist

Rion NakayaDecember 1, 2015February 4, 2022

Who’s on First – Abbott & Costello (1953)

Rion NakayaAugust 14, 2015March 5, 2018

Singin’ in the Rain (without singing) – Musicless Musicvideo

Rion NakayaOctober 14, 2014May 17, 2017

The Solar Do-Nothing Machine by Charles and Ray Eames

Rion NakayaJuly 1, 2014February 18, 2015

Harpo Marx plays the clarinet

Rion NakayaJune 12, 2014August 14, 2015

Pen Point Percussion and Dots: Norman McLaren

Rion NakayaMay 22, 2014June 28, 2021

British Pathé: Cricket Balls (1956)

Rion NakayaApril 17, 2014November 15, 2016

How they made Fred Astaire’s famous dance scene in Royal Wedding (1951)

Rion NakayaMarch 6, 2014May 11, 2023

Norman McLaren’s Le Merle

Rion NakayaNovember 5, 2013June 10, 2016

Donald O’Connor performs Make ‘Em Laugh

Rion NakayaSeptember 6, 2013June 7, 2021

Louis Armstrong performs Basin Street Blues and Reveille

Rion NakayaJuly 30, 2013April 17, 2019

Glas, Bert Haanstra‘s Oscar-winning documentary short film (1959)

Rion NakayaJuly 1, 2013September 10, 2019

Gene Kelly performs Singin’ in the Rain

Rion NakayaApril 6, 2013August 25, 2023

The brilliant Lindy Hopping of Al Minns and Leon James

Rion NakayaMarch 12, 2013February 1, 2021

Life Has Its Funny Little Ups and Downs: Donald O’Connor tap dances on roller skates

Rion NakayaJanuary 25, 2013August 25, 2023