roxy theatre ( also known as the roxy ) was a movie theatre in edmonton , alberta , canada , that was later converted into a live-action performance venue .

it opened on october 13 , 1938 and was destroyed by fire on january 13 , 2015 .

the theatre was designed by william g blakey and built by i.f.shacker of hanna .

it was managed by bill wilson , the son of a famous players theatre manager .

it was considered luxurious for its time as it had air conditioning , spring seating , and extra legroom .

in 1941 , the theatre was leased to odeon theatres of canada ] ] .

after odeon 's lease ran out , the cinema was operated as a part of inner city cinemas along with the avenue theatre and varscona theatre .

inner city cinemas ran a calendar program that ran movies for three days first at one , then the next , then the next cinema .

famous players leased all 3 theatres from inner city , which ended their unique venture .

when famous gave up the lease , the roxy became the $ 2 roxy , operating as a discount theatre with all shows $ 2 .

in 1989 , the building was taken over by the theatre network and converted to a live-theatre venue .

a fire at the theatre was called in to the edmonton fire department just before 4 am on january 13 , 2015 .

firefighters were unable to control the blaze and the building was destroyed .

as of june 2015 , the cause of the fire remains unknown .

the theatre network had planned to open a new show the night of the fire and had to find alternate venues for its shows .

the theatre network plans to rebuild the theatre .

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edmonton’s theatre community is rallying to ensure the show will go on after edmonton’s iconic roxy theatre burned to the ground tuesday .
theatre network ~ live at the roxy 8529 gateway blvd . edmonton , ab t6e 6p3
nearly two months after edmonton ' s roxy theatre was gutted by a massive fire , theatre network is still struggling to recoup its losses and find venues for its shows .
investigators are now on scene at edmonton’s roxy theatre , where an early morning fire tore through the building , leaving only a couple walls standing .
firefighters put out hotspots on jan . 13 , 2015 , during the fire that destroyed the historic roxy theatre at 124th street and 107th avenue in edmonton .
but edmonton’s theatre community is reaching out to offer support and the theatre network , a registered charity , continues to take donations at urltoken .
bradley moss , artistic director of theatre network , takes us through the burnt remains of the roxy theatre after it burned down on jan . 13 , 2015 . video by ryan jackson , edmonton journal .
a statement from adam kuss , artistic director of the walterdale theatre , called the roxy an institution .
after a fire destroyed the roxy theatre on 124 street in edmonton , theatre network has moved into a temporary venue located beside the yardbird suite which is owned and operated by the edmonton jazz society ( ejs ) . a former home to catalyst theatre – theatre network has renamed the venue the roxy on gateway with the support of the ejs . we serve the city of edmonton , and we also serve the communities of st . albert , stony plain , sherwood park , leduc , and millwoods .
we are deeply saddened — this is a loss for the edmonton theatre community that is beyond words .
the roxy first opened in 1938 as a movie theatre . it was converted to a live performance facility in 1989 .
live theatre in edmonton . theatre network ~ live at the roxy presents live performances out of the newly named roxy on gateway after a fire that destroyed the company’s beloved roxy on 124 street in edmonton . lead by artistic director bradley moss , theatre network produces contemporary canadian theatre from a diverse range of artists . with the mainstage season , you will see the best of canada’s playwrights , actors , set & production designers in an amazing collection of the best live theatre that edmonton has to offer . with the roxy performance series , bradley moss programs a schedule of artists and performers from a variety of performance disciplines , including comedy , variety shows , dance , puppetry , clowning , and musical shows . with a focus on canadian playwrights , edmonton plays , and local artists , theatre network provides the city of edmonton and its communities with accessible and thought provoking performances that enrich our minds and improve our quality of life . theatre network also hosts the emerging artist festival , nextfest and presents live performances from established and burgeoning theatre companies from around alberta . the dedication to artists and risk - taking performances have helped theatre network become a vital hub in the edmonton arts community for over 40 years .
the historic roxy theatre was gutted by an early - morning fire on jan . 13 . ( dave bajer / cbc )
only one day after the fire , theatre network , which owned and operate the roxy , announced it planned to rebuild .
the roxy , home of theatre network since 1989 , was built in 1938 and first operated as a neighbourhood movie house .
theatre network is slowly starting to make headway on its plans to rebuild the roxy in the same spot at 10708 124th st .
on behalf of the walterdale theatre , our hearts go out to the theatre network family and all the artists that have ever graced the stage at the roxy ,
he wrote .
it ' s a tough old fire ,
said deputy fire chief barry lamb of the roxy theatre blaze . ( cbc )
maggie baird , associate producer of the theatre network , which operates out of the roxy , says everyone associated with the venue is grieving .
in 2003 , theatre network presented metis mutt at the roxy . it was the first time some of my immediate family had seen it .
“on behalf of the walterdale theatre , our hearts go out to the theatre network family and all the artists that have ever graced the stage at the roxy . an institution in our city has been lost , ” said adam kuss , walterdale theatre’s artistic director .
the iconic roxy theater is an edmonton gem . unique plays at a reasonable price . staff is always friendly . loved when it was on 124th street - hope it returns there !
several peopled posted thoughts and memories about the roxy theatre and what it meant to them on twitter and facebook wednesday . here are some of them .
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members of edmonton ' s theatre community have been mourning the loss of the space , which had become an integral part of the city ' s performing arts scene .
flora and fawna ' s field trip : edmonton ' s darrin hagen and trevor schmidt . . .
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lamb said he felt a
twinge
when he realized edmonton was likely losing one of its landmark buildings .
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whatever . . .
“at this point it’s hard for us to find the words to describe how we feel . we are thankful for all the support , ” reads a tweet from roxy theatre .
you can find out more about our neighbours at the edmonton jazz society by visiting the website for the yardbird suite . urltoken
several fundraisers have been held by other theatre groups over the past several weeks .
the show will be the first held at the backstage theatre , a new venue the varscona is creating inside the arts barns in collaboration with fringe theatre ventures .
made their way to the theatre as soon as they heard about the fire .
three hours after arriving on scene , fire crews continued to douse the roxy theatre in water . officials say the building to the south will likely sustain some water damage . ( lydia neufeld / cbc )
morgan smith , cheerleader’s producer , said when she heard the fire call to the roxy , her “heart just stopped . ”
an edmonton actors theatre production burning bluebeard by jay torrence inspired by a true story , burning bluebeard tells the tale of six singed clowns who emerge from the burnt remains of a theatre to perform their spectacular christmas pantomime . this time , they hope to finally reach the true happy ending of their second act and …
a new show — cheerleader from human loser theatre — was set to open tuesday .
matwichuk said buildings to the north and south of the roxy theatre have some smoke and water damage , but crews were able to stop the fire from spreading . there are no estimates yet for the total cost of the damage .
“the roxy is a home for many artists and community members . everyone who touched that building lost something today . we are speechless . ”
many people have already taken to social media to start planning efforts to rebuild the historic theatre .
deputy fire chief lamb was among the first to speak out about the theatre’s history and importance tuesday morning .
it has since relocated to the former c103 space on gateway boulevard , which has been renovated and renamed the roxy on gateway . its 41st season is underway .
* feb . 2013 — shops and cafes in edmonton’s trendy 124 street area are closed for business as owners struggle to repair flood damage after a massive water - main break .
street around 4 a . m . after getting a call that the theatre ' s smoke detector was going off .
in the past few seasons leona has designed costumes for theatre network’s productions of excavations , perfect pie and all clear . other recent credits include honour , the odd couple , the beginning of august , the glace bay miners’ museum and the last train , all for shadow theatre , the citadel theatre’s homeward bound ; the margin of the sky , skirts …
power was also shut off to homes and businesses within two or three blocks of the roxy for several hours , but has now been restored to all but the immediately neighbouring buildings .
theatre network recognizes that we have the dual responsibility of our commitment to our mainstage season , a performance series made up of local independent theatre companies , the nextfest arts company and as well , to create a hub of artistic activity in our neighbourhood .
the theatre network’s annual spring fling gala will also help with fundraising efforts . it takes place april 29 at the chateau lacombe .
by 6 : 30 a . m . , the theatre ' s roof , front and some of its walls had collapsed .
firefighters were called out to the 124th street theatre early on the morning of jan . 13 but were unable to save the building .
that project is being bolstered by funding from three levels of government , a fundraising campaign and an infusion of cash from a crowdfunding campaign launched by former edmonton actor nathan fillion , who stars in the television show castle .
in the past few seasons leona has designed costumes for theatre network’s productions of excavations , perfect pie and all clear . other recent credits include honour , the odd couple , the beginning of august , the glace bay miners’ museum and the last train , all for shadow theatre , the citadel theatre’s homeward bound ; the margin of the sky , skirts on fire , the vile governess and pith for teatro la quindicina ; leona recently returned from performing in winnipeg and new york in pith and she will design and perform in that companies upcoming production of feverland . leona is a regular cast member of edmonton’s on - going weekly soap opera die - nasty .
when they arrived on scene just four minutes later , they found heavy smoke pouring out of the back of the theatre and called a second alarm .
despite losing the former cinema built in 1938 and the challenges that came with it , the contemporary theatre company has persevered and has much to celebrate .
theatre network’s artistic director of 15 years woke up a year ago wednesday to learn the company’s historic building on 124th street had gone up in flames overnight .
metis mutt began as a 7min monologue for a vocal masque project while i was attending grant macewan college’s theatre arts program in 2001 . i performed it at the roxy in summer of 2001 at nextfest . my drama instructor and mentor , kenneth brown , asked me if i would be willing to turn it into a full one man show . after graduating from the theatre arts program in 2002 , ken and i spent the summer writing the show together and presented it at nextfest . it went really well and launched us into a sold out edmonton fringe run that same summer , winning 2 sterling awards for best new fringe work , and best fringe performance by an actor . the show toured ottawa for the magnetic north theatre festival’s inaugural launch . it then went on to tour new zealand , and all over canada . it was later adapted for a high school tour with azimuth theatre that toured rural alberta . the play then went on to become more of a motivational speaking tool . it toured to many reserves , and settlements in its simplest form with only me , a chair , and a guitar , followed by a drama , self - empowerment workshop , helping students build confidence through telling their own stories .
the company has received 70 per cent of its $ 3 . 8 - million insurance coverage , but won’t get the remaining money until they break ground , moss said . to rebuild the 188 - seat theatre , it will likely cost closer to the $ 7 . 5 - million price tag of the varscona theatre , which was rebuilt at 10329 83rd ave .
it managed to carry on with the remainder of its 40th season at a temporary space , after receiving an outpouring of support from the local theatre community , audience members and many others , moss said .
a sterling award winning actress and an artistic associate of teatro la quindicina davina spent this past august in new york performing in stewart lemoine’s award winning production of pith ! and directing silly soup for the edmonton fringe festival . among her other favourite roles have been hedda in hedda gabler , agnes in dancing at lughnasa , …
hey ladies ! is not your average info - tainment , game / variety / talk show . then what is it ? it’s tattoos , homemaking tips , booze , prize and even get some culture all in one spectacular evening ! each show features local edmonton businesses , celebrities , bands , cocktail - of - the - night , baddies and troublemakers .
lewis cardinal is a board member with theatre network and has spent most of his professional life in the field of education and public service . his long track record of public service includes his involvement with many human rights and social advocacy boards .
a series of five unique cabarets by actress / singer patricia zentilli , each with a different theme and special guests . piano accompanist : liz han september 30 , 2017 , october 28 , december 2 , 2017 february 3 , may 12 , 2018 showtime : 8pm details on the saturday may 12 performance pattyzee @ theroxy returns to the roxy on gateway for her 5th and final cabaret …
noel has been very active in the theatre community over the past many years . a trained teacher noel is currently teaching high school drama , advanced acting and social studies . a long time improviser noel has been with hey ladies since the first episode . in the past few seasons noel has been a guest for the …
and a great title it is . do you identify yourself as an indigenous artist ? i do identify as an indigenous artist . i think i was always defined as one whether i wanted to be or not . i think that it has opened many doors and provided me opportunities that many of my other theatre colleagues would never have .
noel has been very active in the theatre community over the past many years . a trained teacher noel is currently teaching high school drama , advanced acting and social studies . a long time improviser noel has been with hey ladies since the first episode . in the past few seasons noel has been a guest for the live improvised soap opera die nasty .
i had a terrible experience with the box office at this theatre . i could not receive my ticket purchased online , paid again for a second ticket and then was asked to sit on the stairs next to the audience after paying double . staff are inexperienced , did not know who their management team was , and did not have the necessary cognitive skills to solve a simple problem .
what inspired the story of infinity ? on some level , ross manson , who commissioned it for volcano theatre , did . he set me the task of writing about time . because it was such an opaque topic , such an intangible one , so structural and so impenetrable , i wrote personally about time : the relationship between time and ambition , time and love , and time and death .
in 2017 , former artistic director , ryan cunningham of native earth performing arts , asked if i would be interested in doing the show again , but in toronto at their theatre . i told him that i had never done it in toronto , and that if i was going to do it again , i would want to make some changes and breathe some new life into it . he agreed . with the help of the amazing stage manager and designer , tessa stamp , media designer , erin t . gruber , sound designer , aaron macri , and under the new direction of ron jenkins , the play came back to life . i knew that with this amazing team , the piece would become a theatre play again and embrace some more of its technical elements while keeping the integrity of the original work .
a sterling award winning actress and an artistic associate of teatro la quindicina davina spent this past august in new york performing in stewart lemoine’s award winning production of pith ! and directing silly soup for the edmonton fringe festival . among her other favourite roles have been hedda in hedda gabler , agnes in dancing at lughnasa , cecily pigeon in the odd couple , pam in cocktail at pam’s , nina in evelyn strange , and theresa in marion bridge . davina is also a core company member of the improvised soap opera die - nasty which was recently honored with a canadian comedy award . she recently finished work on peter wunstorf’s short film , patiences . upcoming projects include cathleen rootsaert’s new play house of cats and the remount of the guys in disguise production of bitchslap ! davina’s love of gourmet food grew out of her first job as a clerk on woodward’s food floor .
“it’s been really overwhelmingly busy” he said . “i think a lot of people think we’re back up and we’re happening and stuff . but it’s still a struggle to find venues . there’s a lack of venue space in the city . ”
“we really are starting from scratch . we lost everything . it’s all gone . we do have insurance , but that’s all in process now as we start to build ourselves back up . ”
anniversary show . summer of amazing luck willl run march 6 and march 7 , and will feature an array of local talent .
“there will be bricks for sale from the building . and we’re trying to have some tongue - and - cheek fun , like serving some baked alaska . that doesn’t mean you don’t have reverence for the building we were part of and caretakers of for 30 years . don’t misinterpret our humour — it’s part of the healing process . ”
the show will be a major event for the group , which still has a long way to go in their fundraising efforts .
“millions and millions . . . just to give you an idea ,
said moss .
if you think about the varscona project , they’re about a $ 9 - million or $ 10 - million project , so i can only imagine we would be somewhere in that area . we are a slow fix situation . ”
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about 50 firefighters responded to the live performance venue at 124 street and 107 avenue just before 4 a . m .
fire crews were able to contain the blaze to the building before the roof collapsed . no injuries were reported .
“seeing it come down right now is just devastating , ” said baird , as fire crews continued to put out hotspots just before lunch on tuesday .
“i was holding off tears all morning , and when i saw the back of the building , i had to stop my car and cry for a long time .
“when i turned the corner and saw the roof had collapsed , that was the end . watching it burn down is like watching my home burn down . ”
“it’s like watching a friend in pain , or a friend who is injured or sick and you can’t do anything to help them . it’s the worst . ”
power remained out along the trendy strip of galleries , shops and restaurants along 124 street for much of tuesday as fire crews remained on scene .
the 124th street gallery district has seen its share of recent emergency calls and been transformed over the decades . some highlight include :
* nov . 2012 — greasy and fat stained rags left in a laundry room dryer are the cause of an early morning blaze that tore through smokehouse bbq restaurant located at 10810 124 st . the fire was under control within 45 minutes . fire officials said the rags left inside a laundry room dryer self heated and ignited the restaurant . the blaze quickly spread to the roof of the building , causing significant fire and smoke damage . nobody was in the restaurant at the time of the blaze , which caused approximately $ 500 , 000 in damage .
* june 2005 — goodbye edward . hello 124 street . the 124 street and area business association officially says goodbye to edward street and sheds the street’s original name . edward street was the name of 124 street at the turn of the century and when the city’s street numbering system was standardized in 1914 , edward street was given the numerical moniker of 124 street .
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provided support . however , structural damage to the building and the intensity of the blaze prevented crews from entering the building to fight the fire .
for safety reasons , we had to fight the fire from outside ,
said deputy fire chief barry lamb on tuesday morning .
it ' s a tough old fire .
said a team of 16 firefighters will remain on scene putting out hot spots through the afternoon while investigators begin sorting through the rubble .
avenue was diverted for hours tuesday morning while firefighters put out the flames . most have now been reopened
just in time to see the walls collapse and everything come down , ” said production manager scott peters .
a lot of things go through your head , you know , ” added marketing direct taylor chadwick . “we had a show ( cheerleader ! ) that was set to start performances tonight , actually ,
he said .
long ago , one odd and lonely night , the otherwise kindly children’s book author lewis carroll was overtaken by a strange trance . his eyes rolled back gruesomely in their sockets , and his hand , as if possessed , scribbled out seemingly random combinations of letters – slowly , fiendish phrases emerged , forming some kind of dire incantation from the nether depths , written in some forgotten and diabolical language : the dread verses now known as jabberwocky .
the poem is nigh incomprehensible to us today . but tweed - clad and bewhiskered experts on mysterious and secret subjects have managed to eke out some scraps of meaning : it tells the tale of a monster and its slayer , a tale as old as or older than the telling of tales itself , a tale told even amongst our tongueless protozoan ancestors . it’s the story scrawled on einstein’s blackboard , the story that spurs atomic flickers , microbial battle - cries , even our sperm’s frantic race to be devoured by the egg ; the same story is shrieked from pulpits , murmurs in the minds of maniacs , or whispers from the pages of sinister children’s books somehow meant to comfort us in the night . it’s the story that surges in our youthful muscles on summer days , but it’s also the resolute rhythm of the ticking of the clock , our imminent dwindling , our forlorn forecast : hast thou slain the jabberwock ?
so asks the poem . so too asks the show you are about to see , an attempt to adapt those ancient and esoteric stanzas for the stage . are you haunted by that same question , on odd and lonely nights , yearning for sleep ?
in lewis carroll’s through the looking - glass , and what alice found there , alice comes across a poem which makes no sense – or rather , as alice puts it : “somehow it seems to fill my head with ideas—only i don’t exactly know what they are ! however , somebody killed something : that’s clear , at any rate . ”
it’s mentioned again briefly later on , but it’s not really important to the plot ; truth be told it’s sort of hard to say what actually is important to the plot of that book , since almost everything that happens in it comes out of the blue and then goes right back there . there’s no jabberwock that alice defeats to win the day or anything , and alice doesn’t seem to be a character in the poem , either . apparently lewis carroll wrote it for his school newspaper many years before he even ever thought up any of the alice stuff , and maybe just stuck it in there because it pleased him , whether or not it made any sense , which is as good a reason as any to do something , really . point being : the poem really has nothing to do with alice , and in case you’re worried that you need to remember what happened to her to grock this show : you don’t . the poem is its own strange self - contained little universe .
but it does seem to have some strange resonance which has kept it skulking around in the back of our collective minds since it was first thought up . the resonance perhaps has something to do with taking the epic hero quest mode in one hand and then gobbledygook in the other and mashing them together , and that’s probably what attracted us to making this show – nonsense is a variety of nihilism with a sense of humour , which is a strange philosophical disposition for children’s book writing but seems to have been a sort of victorian obsession .
another victorian eccentricity that inspired this show was their enthusiasm for things called ‘toy theatres’ ; apparently in those days it was popular to have a miniature cardboard proscenium in your living room for entertaining guests , and publishers sold books with scripts and cut - out paper puppets and sets . we were also kind of fired up about scrolling panoramas , a wildly high - tech avant - garde theatrical contraption from the same era ( we saw a version in the whaling museum in new bedford many years ago ) , which involved a narrator turning the crank on a long unspooling canvas scroll painted with scenes from the story ( melville probably saw the same one we saw , which is hand - painted and 1300 feet long , for crying out loud ) .
all of this adds up to a kind of proto - animation , created with great physical effort , which is of course a completely absurd way to tell a story now that actual animation has been invented . but we old trouts are attracted for some peculiar reason to the anachronistic , the primitive , the unnecessarily difficult ; because to us there is some inkling of beauty in the pointless , a glimmer of truth in nonsense , that is kind of what puppetry is all about .
` twas brillig , and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe : all mimsy were the borogoves , and the mome raths outgrabe . “beware the jabberwock , my son ! the jaws that bite , the claws that catch ! beware the jubjub bird , and shun the frumious bandersnatch ! ” he took his vorpal sword in hand : long time the manxome foe he sought — so rested he by the tumtum tree , and stood awhile in thought . and , as in uffish thought he stood , the jabberwock , with eyes of flame , came whiffling through the tulgey wood , and burbled as it came ! one , two ! one , two ! and through and through the vorpal blade went snicker - snack ! he left it dead , and with its head he went galumphing back . “and , has thou slain the jabberwock ? come to my arms , my beamish boy ! o frabjous day ! callooh ! callay ! ’ he chortled in his joy . ` twas brillig , and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe ; all mimsy were the borogoves , and the mome raths outgrabe .
a one little indian production métis mutt written & performed by sheldon elter in sheldon elter’s hilarious and heartbreaking one - person show , we follow a young métis man on his journey out of a destructive cycle . in dynamic shifts between storytelling , stand - up comedy , and multi - character vignettes ; this personal tale unfolds to expose the impact of family …
i have always hoped that people will walk away from this show questioning their use of racial stereotypes in everyday conversation , in jokes , stories , etc . in this day and age , anyone can film us , record us , and take our words out of context and twist our meaning . we must all educate ourselves on language and context so that we can truly take responsibility of our own words . in truth , it is getting harder for me to continue the use of the word , “indian” , in my everyday language . in the context of the show it may work , but in my daily conversations it will have to change . being bullied for being an “indian” , or being bullied for not being “indian” enough , has always made me feel that i have earned the right to use that word , despite its social and political inaccuracies . i have literally fought people about this word . times have changed . we are finding clearer language to use in the proper context . i will have to change too .
the main thing i hope people will understand is that through my own unique , indigenous experience – despite the harsh realities of history and oppression , loss of culture and identity , dysfunctional family life as a result of intergenerational trauma , and the present day society’s inherent need to define me through colonial measurements – at the very least i can take responsibility for my own actions and create positive change for myself one day at time to overcome all odds . hopefully , so can everyone else , whatever their story is .
i have been very lucky to have had time to develop this piece over some time now . it has given me the confidence to push forward , despite the fact that some audience members may even walk away completely missing my point . if my play can at least create discussion , then hopefully through active , fractious disagreement can we all hold each other accountable , including those we choose to lead us .
lewis and sheldon recently sat down to talk about métis mutt and the work sheldon has done to get to where he is .
thanks for taking the time to chat with me , sheldon . i’d like to start at the beginning . what is the origin of the play’s title , métis mutt ? while i was in college at grant macewan and my instructor , mentor , and co - creator of metis mutt , kenneth brown , was doing a lesson on vocal masque . we were asked to think of a theme that would represent ourselves . being a young procrastinator , and a pothead , i forgot and hadn’t put any thought into it . we were in class when he asked us to share our titles . i was sweating bullets and thinking hard , but had nothing . after hearing some of my classmate’s titles , i started formulating something . it was my turn , and i just blurted out , “metis mutt ! ” everyone laughed . i secretly was relieved , and now had to figure out what that title meant .
while it opened up doors and opportunities , do you feel that title limits you or has emboldened you ? i used to worry as a young , emerging artist that it would hinder me , or pigeonhole me , and that i would only ever play native roles . i am not sure why i thought that might be a bad thing , but i wanted to be able to have the opportunity to play all kinds of parts . my friend , shaun johnston , a wonderful artist and all around great guy , said he worried that he would always be type cast to play bad guys because that was all he ever seemed to be cast as . he said he got his first big break in film working with gordon pinsent , and asked him some advice about being type cast . he said mr . pinsent laughed for an uncomfortable amount of time before gathering himself to say , “young man , you don’t have to worry about being type cast . you have to worry about being cast ! ” beautiful advice for any budding actor .
this story seems like it would be difficult for you to share . why do you keep revisiting it and sharing it ? it is very difficult to share this story and every time i do it i ask myself this very question . it always takes me until my first performance in front of the audience to be reminded of why this piece of work still has value and should be told . after the show , people of all genders and ethnicities speak as if i was telling their story . each time i am reminded that if i can be brave enough to tell my truth as best i can , that the story becomes more human and relatable .
at the same time , truth can be difficult , painful , and yet so necessary to move forward and gain the necessary knowledge to grow . you look at a lot of negative stereotypes through off - colour “jokes” in the play . why do you think you were encouraged to tell those jokes when starting your comedy career ? simply , because they got laughs . great laughs , in fact . sometimes , 1500 people laughing at my stuff . i was rewarded with laughter , but i was too young to fully comprehend the impact of what i was saying . this began at an early age as a class clown . i grew up in a small town where i experienced a lot of racism . i learned quickly that if i made negative , stereotypical jokes about natives , i could win over those who would likely make fun of me first . i will always carry the shame of unknowingly perpetuating these negative stereotypes of my own people .
shame can be such a teacher and a catalyst for change . do you encounter feelings of “responsibility” to the indigenous community to share this story ? i often feel immense , overwhelming responsibility to the indigenous community . i have often been called a “leader , ” a “role model , ” and many other titles that scared the crap out of me . here i am sharing all my dark secrets about myself onstage , and i am still being called these things ? i often feel that people expect i am not only speaking on behalf of the metis , but on behalf of all indigenous people . i can’t do that . i have for too much to learn . it puts a lot of pressure on me to feel that i should have all the answers . i don’t .
what are the main messages you hope the community can resonate with or learn from ? i am constantly learning who i am , and slowly learning to take responsibility for my own actions . i hope my audiences know that they don’t have to have all the answers right now either . i hope they are inspired to create positive change for themselves .
often times storytelling is used as a way in which to make and inspire positive change . can you talk a bit about the importance of storytelling you had in your life and how that lead into a passion for the arts ? i had some understanding of my own cultural importance of storytelling growing up . it was how we passed down knowledge . stories carry powerful medicine through teachings . but i think at the heart of it , i just wanted to truly be remembered . i seemed to have a knack for telling stories , and it seemed the more i told them , the better the stories got , and the more people remembered them . ( because they had heard it a thousand times )
it’s easy to see this as your story , but there is a lot in it about your mother . how did that evolve as you developed the piece over the years ? i am very lucky i have my mother’s blessing to tell these stories . the play in the past mainly focused on the relationship with my father . it still does , but as the play has grown and changed over the years , i started thinking about the great lengths my mother had gone through to protect me . it was my mother’s bravery to finally leave my father for good , breaking a cycle of family violence . i wanted to make that clearer in the piece . she is my hero .
i guess , in a way , storytelling can be an act of heroism and healing . pieces like metis mutt can bring up a lot of feelings and emotions in audiences . why is that an important part of healing ? i think when we see and hear others sharing their stories , it can sometimes give us the confidence to share our own . i have gotten a lot of disclosures over the years doing this play . i think it helps audience members feel brave enough to begin their own healing by first voicing what is troubling them .
if the mature sheldon of today could talk and advise the growing teen artist sheldon , what would you give – what would you say ? or , would you say anything ? wow . umm…let’s see . “stay away from cocaine , crack , and meth . every time you think you are giving anything your all , if you dig deeper , you’ll find more . and don’t just be an actor . write more , sing more , paint , draw , dance , whatever . just keep creating . if you are just an actor , you will always be waiting for someone to give you a job . ” i don’t know if that would inspire my younger self , or if i would look at me and say , “who is this chubby , jaded old fart ? and what does he know ? ”
do you see yourself still doing this show in 10 years ? maybe . but it will be a different show , because i will be different . if it continues , it needs to grow and change as me , the artist does as well .
how do we measure time ? we have clocks and calendars and yet those have proven to be not as accurate or reliable as we would like them to be with our consistent realignment of our calendars throughout our history . we see the physical effects of time all around us , as we grow older with our kids growing up or losing our pets to old age . time passes in forward increments , out of an unknown future into a fading past . time reflects the pattern : now this / now this / now this / etc .
i believe that we measure time with our relationships , first with our parents and then with our peers , then with our own kids and then with old age . i think that time evolves us as we move through life and as well our perception of time changes .
i have more of my life in the rear view than in the forward view and as i pile up my experiences i begin to see more of the past , which i have learned from this play time is fixed and not only fixed but the past is also timeless and is etched in our memories for eternity .
it is that thought that haunts me , how our past experiences affect our future . when we look at our past we start to see the patterns in our lives and how our relationship with our parents resonates throughout our lives .
time is malleable but we experience it in a forward movement and we carry it with us in each present moment : the past , the present and the future , all of them moving along with us with each step we take .
love . love is the force that provides the impetus for us to change .
the love we all experience in our lives : love of a parent , love of a child , love of pet , love of a partner , love of nature , love of science , and love of art is where we find value in our lives . and like time , love exists for us on all three planes of our past , present and future . love is the true determining force in our existence as it looks back at us from the abyss of time .
in your opinion , what do artists and scientists have in common ? my experience working on the show with our consulting theoretical physicist named lee smolin gave me some insight into what we have in common . we both had a strong desire to creatively understand the universe .
when you write characters is it difficult to not put some aspects of yourself into them ? sometimes it’s easier not to than others . when i’ve used interviews with , say , our canadian soldiers returning from panjwaii , afghanistan as the source material for a play , i think there is less of me in it . sometimes i write confessional work , in which “hannah moscovitch” is a character in the piece , and the point is to put all aspects of myself into the work . infinity is somewhere in between i think .
have you ever let your passion for your work become more important than other aspects of your life ? how do you find balance ? when my son was born , i learned about work / life balance . before his birth , work / life balance was uninteresting to me – i loved my work and wanted to work all the time . that meant i saw friends less and had no hobbies , but i loved my non - work / life balance . now that i have a son , i can’t work flat out without the cost being his wellbeing . and i love him and want to be hanging out with him . so now i have work / life balance .
do you think canadian writers are forced into telling canadian stories ? for you , what is a canadian story ? hunh . i think canadian writers are forced into telling american stories . most of the canadian playwrights i know are tv writers living in la . in terms of a canadian story , i distinguish between sensibility and content . if i write it , it’s canadian in its sensibilities i think . implicitly canadian . if there’s canadian content in it as well , then it’s explicitly canadian . there are also degrees of explicit . in infinity , the backdrop is canadian but not the discussion . i name canadian cities . but the themes of infinity – broken love , time , death , ambition – don’t lend themselves to content about nationality for me . this is war , my project set during our war in afghanistan , lends itself to a more comprehensive discussion within the piece about “canadian - ness” .
a lot of plays explore the lives of intellectuals and artists – what have you seen from those stories in the past and what did you want to do differently when exploring the lives of artists and professors in infinity ? a lot of projects about intellectuals and artists speak mostly about academics and art – the conversation is epistemological and existential . i was interested in the personal lives of my intellectual and artistic characters . i get criticized sometimes for that , for not being interested in the “big questions” and focusing on sexuality , gender politics and psychology . but for me , those are the big questions .
how important is love in your life ? for family , friends , work and everything in between . how does that love keep your creating ? love is everything . what else is there ? ( safety ? money ? health ? i mean those things become more important than love when you don’t have any or enough of them . otherwise : love . ) i do love my work , and i get to be guided in my work choices by desire rather than fear . so i’m unusual and i’m lucky .
what do you enjoy doing with your free time ? what is your escape and how do you recharge ? i spend time with my husband and son , in our garden , in halifax . we have grapes in our garden , and mint , and tomatoes , and tulips , and also , there’s a swing . ( i’m making this sound amazing . it’s a tiny overgrown garden . )
so… in your opinion – is time actually a construct ? no , time is real . like death is real . you are going to die , in real time .
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on trial is a 1939 drama film directed by terry o. morse and produced and distributed by warner bros. .

it is based on the 1914 broadway play by elmer rice .

warners had previously filmed rice 's play in 1928 as an early talkie , also called on trial , and , earlier , in 1917 , essanay studios had made a silent version with the same title .

on trial ( 1939 film )

on trial ( 1939 ) directed by terry o . morse • film + cast • letterboxd
title parents on trial year 1939 formats cinema distributor ( s ) columbia picture corp . ltd classified date ( s ) 26 / 09 / 1939 bbfc reference azf002912
photo – this party of hitler youth and nazi officials found this a pleasant spot from which to watch the trial . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
an innocent man stands trial for killing the man who tried to steal his wife .
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photo – at almost every corner throughout the trial there were nskk men on point duty . the riders are h lodermeier and h luber ( 494cc b . m . w . s ) note the dust , which was such a feature of the trial . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales collection )
“ during this week the world’s most important motor cycle trial , the international six days’ trial , is being held in germany , and representatives from all motor cycle manufacturing countries astride their own machines are competing .
image – scanned article from ‘the advertiser’ adelaide south australia 12 october 1939 reports the abandonment of the british from the isdt 1939 as the second war world was commencing .
those 1939 results found by ‘stb’ , these were rejected & changed & led to upsets .
the plot centres on the military trial of four german judges accused of crimes against humanity for having carried out nazi law . american prosecutor col . tad lawson ( played by
this short film focuses on the job of a lab technician and forensic detail .
photo – the finest photograph could not do justice to the wonderful scenery through which the route of the trial passed . here h . j . flook ( 596 norton sc ) on the grossglockner , with a background of snow - capped crags isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
’s orders and therefore no different from any other law - abiding german . meanwhile , to gain perspective on the postwar german mood , the trial’s presiding judge , dan haywood (
a dramatization of the 1865 war - crimes trial of henry wirz , commandant of the notorious confederate pow camp at andersonville , georgia .
a juror in a murder trial takes pity on the recently acquitted defendant and invites her to move into his family ' s home and his son soon falls in love with her .
this short film focuses on the agriculture , history , and natural wonders of virginia .
a faded film star fights to hold on to her past glamour despite failing finances .
margaret hamilton ( elizabeth allan ) faces trial by coroner ' s court , an archaic british institution where justice can ' t be guaranteed .
photo – typical of many villages through which the trial passed was hof , seen above . the machines are lightweights – a puch and a dkw – ridden by # 250 p günther and # 233 g sandküler . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
photo – miss marjorie cottle ( 249 triumph ) , chatting with obergruppenfuhrer kraus , president of the international jury , at the check at the top of the grossglockner . miss cottle made a magnificent performance in the trial isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales collection )
one final note . some elements of this ( moriarty on trial , the theft of the crown jewels ) may seem familiar . if so , that’s because this film inspired the opening of the season 2 finale of the series sherlock ( the reichenbach fall ) , where moriarty first steals the crown jewels , and then goes on trial and gets acquitted . for my money , though , zucco is a better moriarty .
the american trial and american cinema share certain epistemological tendencies . both stake claims to an authoritative form of knowledge based on the indubitable quality of observable phenomena . and both are preoccupied with sustaining the authority that underlies the knowledge produced by visual perception . the american trial and cinematic form also increasingly share cultural space . although the trial film ( otherwise known as the courtroom drama ) is as old as the medium of film , the continuing popularity of the legal drama centered on a courtroom verdict suggests more than a trend . the inherent affinities between law and film not only produce enduring and memorable stories about law and justice but help constitute a popular legal consciousness that sustains the authority of the rule of law in the united states . this article describes these affinities in more detail , tracing the common themes in trial films , the special case of trial film based on true stories , and the future of the genre in american popular culture . it concludes by reviewing the disciplinary approach to the study of law and visual popular culture .
photo – after his success in the scottish six days trial fh whittle was chosen as the sidecar reserve driver for the british teams . whittle and his passenger were snapped while putting final touches to the panther outfit at salzburg . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
in this social guidance short film , teens on the make spread syphilis among their friends .
this short film focuses on the rules and safety measures for the sport of ski flying .
photo – near the summit of the grossglockner , where every tourist stops to admire the magnificent mountain views which are on every hand . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
this short film highlights the impact of the automobile on the united states . vitaphone release 2512a .
joseph doakes appears on a game show and competes against a child in this comedic short film .
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) , the widow of a german general , outside the courtroom . the trial reaches a dramatic climax during an investigation into the role of defendant ernst janning (
photo – # 58 vic brittain ( 490 norton ) swerves a curve on the road approaching unterwössen , a village near the end of thursday’s route . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
photo – a bullock cart awaits while t mooney ( 497 ariel ) passes through the village . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
my grandfather ‘wag’ charles bennett in the 1939 isdt team , and i have a photo of him standing outstanding his german hotel .
rob byrne , a film restorer , is board president of the san francisco silent film festival .
photo – # 135 geo . rowley ( ajs ) of our trophy team followed by h . kirchberg ( dkw ) near salzburg on the first day’s run isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
photo – w . t . tiffin ( velocette ) leading j . white ( ariel ) through wolfgang isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
image of scanned advert from official programme isdt 1939 for puch . puch motorcycles were made by the german austrian company steyr daimler puch .
photo – a typical scene at a check with nazi’s operating the control and a policement looking on # 6 is capt gm barry of the british army norton team . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
library of congress > programs at the library of congress > national film preservation board > film registry > brief descriptions and expanded essays of national film . . .
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this short film focuses on songs that have become standards in american music , such as
the band played on
and
bicycle built for two .
vitaphone release 1593a .
photo – george rowley , who is again a member of the british trophy team , looks confident as he poses on his fully equipped a . j . s [ xm 791 ] isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
photo it had been quite hot during the six days trial . here one can see three thirsty souls as they refill some liquid . the tall one , standing at the outside , is the swede hedelin , sitting in the middle is pierre van maldeghem , president of the belgian motorcycle association , and on the right hand side , our [ motorrad magazines ] employee heinz hahmeyer . isdt 1939 ( das motorrad )
in the long run , the korpsführers help didn’t bring any benefit , as schrimpf lost ten marks on the first day , and had to retire the second day , as something at the sidecar did break . isdt 1939
photo – a typical scene at a time check showing the interested crowds which gather to watch the fun . the rider on the right of the picture is len heath ( ariel ) . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
a husband is put on trial for murder and he is ready to take the rap , for he is trying to shield his wife from scandal , along with their six - year - old daughter . but the smart young attorney . . . see full summary »
the above image is what the route of this event looked like in a real world setting . there is a full article on our project of the rediscovering of the route to create modern day mapping of the 1939 route here
“ the harassing experiences of a party of british motor cyclists in germany for the international six days trial on the eve of the war are described in an article received recently . this famous trial is held annually in different countries . germany organised the event this year running it towards the end of august in the bavarian alps near salzburg . english clubs and manufacturers were represented bv 12 teams and the british army sent three teams comprising nine of its best motor cyclists . when the contest commenced from salzburg the atmosphere was fairly tense but became more strained two days later when the russo – german pact was signed . when only two days remained the british contingent decided to do their best to see the trial through . but late that night an urgent message was received stating that the british consul in germany had advised all british nationals to leave immediately . early next morning they set out some for the swiss and others for the french frontier recieving every help from the german authorities all eventually reached england . the trial finished with germany as the winner and italy the runner up . britain won the trial in 1938 ”
in this short film , a soda jerk / songwriter dreams of performing his songs on broadway . vitaphone release 1776 - 1777 .
photo – the italian e catolini ( guzzi ) following f . mayer ( bmw ) in wolfgang on the second day . the picturesque hotel , with overhanging eaves , is typical of the district . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
photo – right on the top of the grossglockner pass is the dolfuss memorial , the impressive archway through which l . e . c hall has just passed . it was included in wednesday’s run . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
photo – off duty . a cheery group of british army competitors lunching in the pleasant grounds of the hotel pitter at salzburg . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
his trial , however , led to revelations about brutality against him in the dungeon . a jury condemned his treatment in alcatraz , and convicted him of involuntary manslaughter , which at the time was tantamount to a verdict of manslaughter by reason of insanity . the trial was a triumph for young , and led to improved conditions in alcatraz . but two years later , young committed suicide there . ' i almost went nuts '
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this film ' s earliest documented telecast took place in tucson saturday 15 september 1956 on kdwi ( channel 9 ) ; it first aired in indianapolis saturday 22 december 1956 on wish ( channel 8 ) , in boston thursday 27 december 1956 on wbz ( channel 4 ) , and in honolulu friday 26 july 1957 on khvh ( channel 13 ) .
photo – this was the daily routine for the six days riders , very loose gravel and narrow roads , additonally this seesaw , one bend after the other . second man on this picture is the swede larsson on bmw r 51 . in front kurt zimmermann , ss - untersturmführer [ comparable to 2 . lieutenant ] , on zündapp ks 500 . isdt 1939 ( das motorrad )
based on humphrey cobb ' s novel about three french soldiers , portrayed on film by joe turkel , ralph meeker , and timothy carey , on trial for cowardice during world war i , the film established stanley kubrick as an influential director . adapted by kubrick , calder willingham , and jim thompson , the screenplay chillingly spotlights the arrogance and incompetence of military leaders , three of which are portrayed by adolphe menjou , george macready , and wayne morris . though decidedly antiwar , the film does not espouse pacifism , exemplifying this contradiction in the character passionately portrayed by kirk douglas as the officer defending the unjustly charged soldiers .
“i think collectors are sitting on things that they don’t tell anyone about because they fear someone will lay claim on them , ” byrne said .
in this short film , a man fired from his job places a curse on his former boss . vitaphone release b194 - 195 .
after a sensational and much - covered trial , weidmann was sentenced to death . on the morning of june 17 , 1939 , weidmann was taken out in front of the prison saint - pierre , where a guillotine and a clamoring , whistling crowd awaited him . among the attendees was future acting legend christopher lee , then 17 years old . weidmann was placed into the guillotine , and france’s chief executioner jules - henri desfourneaux let the blade fall without delay .
photo – miles of rough tracks passing through magnificent wooded country were the feature of tuesday’s run . here is l ridgeway ( 496 bsa ) going hard to arrive at the st . koloman check on time . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
rob miller found these 2 pics , we believe them to be 1939 isdt , enjoy them & note attention that military matchless is getting from a military youngster & an italian machine with ‘i’ on it which we’d love to receive more info about .
it was originally thought the above image was from the 1933 isdt . however , the bike registration number fxm 791 was not released until june 1939 advises blog reader john tinley .
photo – b nocchi ( 500 guzzi ) ploughs his way through the mud that was encountered in the woodland section after the check at ungenach . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
on jan . 13 , 1939 , he and four other men tried to escape on a raft . one , arthur ( doc ) barker , the youngest son of the infamous bank robber ma barker , was killed . the others , including young , were seized , apparently after a prisoner betrayed them to authorities . killing of an inmate
a husband is put on trial for murder and he is ready to take the rap , for he is trying to shield his wife from scandal , along with their six - year - old daughter . but the smart young attorney appointed by the court to defend him puts the child on the stand and the truth comes out - - - the mother had been fooling around with another man .
two sailors on leave romance a dance - hall hostess and her prim sister .
a promotional short encouraging pennsylvania ' s citizens to allow movie showings on sundays .
four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner .
d . a . pennebaker follows bob dylan on his 1965 tour of england .
a radio commentator avenges an old wrong by blowing the whistle on hollywood scandals .
during world war ii , neglected teens on the home front turn to delinquency .
this short film focuses on how the production team for the movie
mister buddwing
( 1966 ) scouted for filming locations in new york city .
this short film focuses on joseph goldberger , the physician who found a cure for an endemic that affected the american south in the 1910 ' s .
“every decision we make in a restoration is evidence - based , ” byrne said . “i don’t want to impose my hand on the film . ”
photo – starting on monday : ( left to right ) the riders are # 58 v . n brittain ( norton ) # 57 w . schlichting ( bmw ) germany and # 56 j . h . sybrandy ( triumph ) holland isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
the film opens with moriarty on trial for murder . in this film , moriarty is played by george zucco . zucco was a british actor who went on to appear in many of universal’s horror movies of the 40s , before reappearing in another of the films starring rathbone as holmes as an entirely different character . in fact he was not the first choice for the role of moriarty , which was originally to be played by lionel atwill ( who had also played the villain in the previous film ) . atwill would later go on to play moriarty in a later film in the series . zucco plays moriarty as an urbane character with an edge of menace , a classic portrayal that would help to establish the character as the pre - eminent villain of the holmes franchise .
still , film restorer positions were few and far between . but an internship here and a fellowship there — not to mention the silent film festival’s growing commitment to help restore silent films — changed the trajectory . byrne became an independent film restorer , and he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon .
photo – “you can lead a horse to water…” ! # 101 sergt . f . m . rist ( 496 bsa ) passes through the outskirts of unterwössen . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
photo – sign writing is a thirsty job in the hot sun , and there’s nothing like a mug of ice - cold german beer to lighten the task . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
a group of space troopers investigates the destruction of a colony on a remote planet .
a deserter takes on his dead captain ' s identity to save a wagon train .
a gangster plots an elaborate revenge on the wife and partner who did him dirty .
the wisconsin primary of 1960 sets john kennedy on the road to the white house .
paleontologists converge on one of the world ' s primary fossil deposit zones in 1986 .
photo – near the top of the grossglockner pass , with the ‘fuscher tori’ mountain hut in the background . the competitor is # 177 a weber ( 242 nsu ) isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
photo – # 49 , who may that be , always with some wild expressions [ on his lips ] and generally going strong , julius von krohn and his passenger dürr on a zündapp ks 600 outfit . but one can see , that even julius wasn’t completely happy at this place , and dürr had to get up from his chair . isdt 1939 ( das motorrad )
i have just come into possession my grandfathers copy of motor cycling magazine dated august 30 1939 and there is both an editorial and article devoted to this particular race - as you can imagine it gives a very unique perspective on the literal eve of war . i can scan it if wanted .
this short film provides highlights from u . s . history , focusing on washington ' s farewell to the troops to the war of 1812 . vitaphone release 1740 .
photo – dusty fume and stony boulder give a clear image of the arduousness of this six days trial . the moves of the people reflect the stress , which the riders have all day long . the two # 233 # 235 from the kraftfahrtschule der luftwaffe [ air force motoring school ] , in the foreground of the picture , have won some time [ in advance of the schedule ] , which they now use for some smaller work . isdt 1939 ( das motorrad )
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vladimir nabokov ' s racy classic focuses on an aging intellectual in love with a teenager .
a lawbreaker uses a killer horse to set up a protection racket preying on local ranchers .
when a family is shipwrecked on a desert island , their butler comes to the rescue .
a young tough guy and his teen - aged girlfriend take off on a killing spree .
enlisted men in hawaii fight for love and honor on the eve of world war ii .
common nonsense jury : the jury at moriarty ' s trial finds him not guilty because all the evidence supports that . they know he ' s guilty but there ' s no evidence to prove it - they even ask god to forgive them for doing their lawful duty .
photo – where a sidecar is more stable than a solo . # 229 h zuur ( 600 bmw sc ) has to wait to allow # 217 l wohlfahrt ( 245 zundapp ) to regain an even keel after a fall on the loose stones of the ‘road’ . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
photo – a dutch rider of a british marque in the german alps . j . f . fijma ( ariel ) sweeping along the road by the beautiful wolfgangsee during tuesday’s run isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
the child is killed by the chauffeur during a car accident—he was visibly drunk when driving . the result is a showpiece trial at the old bailey , presumably of the chauffeur on a charge of infanticide , in which the woman at first tries to protect her lover , but is forced finally under cross - examination to make a dramatic public confession that the dead infant was hers . by the end of the film , she returns to her husband .
portrayed henry wirz with a relatively light germanic accent , while in real life , and at the actual trial , wirz was known to have a heavy , or thick , germanic accent . this was done to make the character ' s dialogue clear and intelligible for television audiences .
photo – # 52 alan jeffries ( triumph ) , british trophy team filling up under the eye of n . p . o bradley , team director and an old hand at “internationals” isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
in the early morning of 17 june 1939 , eugène weidmann became the last person to be publicly executed by guillotine . he had been convicted of multiple kidnappings and murders , including that of a young american socialite .
adaptations of three short stories by w . somerset maugham comprise this anthology film where the celebrated author introduces each segment of the film in front of the camera .
this short film presents a series of bloopers from various warner bros . productions .
this short film tells the true story of vermont blacksmith and inventor tom davenport .
this short film highlights the work of master make - up artist william tuttle .
in this silent film , a spanish army captain falls for a german spy .
in this short film , nostradamus predicts the fate of dictators mussolini and hitler .
this short film takes the viewer to several cities in the state of florida .
this short film , filmed off the coast of florida , offers fishing advice .
photo – zero hour ! a batch of competitors waiting on the starting line at salzburg for major watling to give the signal to set off on the day’s run . left to right are c . n rogers ( 246 royal enfield , of the british “b” vase team , h kirchberg ( 343 dkw ) and george rowley ( 347 ajs ) of the british trophy team . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales collection )
photo – dusty fume and stony boulder give a clear image of the arduousness of this six days trial . the moves of the people reflect the stress , which the riders have all day long . the two with # 239 led by f weber bmw 593 from the kraftfahrtschule der luftwaffe [ air force motoring school ] , in the foreground of the picture , have won some time [ in advance of the schedule ] , which they now use for some smaller work . isdt 1939 ( das motorrad )
the army teams for 1939 were specially selected riders and they spent the entire summer training at aldershot under the command of major c . v . bennet . their specific aim was to capture the prestigious huhnlien trophy . after
photo – # 52 allan jeffries ( 498 triumph ) wearing his usual cheery smile and # 53 s lück ( 494 bmw ) pose for the camera while officials stamp their time cards . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
photo – good roads again at last , and not far from the end of the tiring first day’s run . l heath ( 497 ariel ) leaves the rough stuff behind at vöklm . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
the time is 1939 . prisoners , shackled to one another , climb off a barge onto a dock . guards armed with shotguns hover nearby .
welcome to alcatraz ,
says one guard in an unwelcome voice .
photo – dusting it up on the grossglockner pass . the “racers” are # 120 g . keitel ( 350 dkw ) in the lead with j . h . wood ( 343 triumph following him . some idea of the glorious scenery can be gathered from the mountains in the background . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
what a wonderful site , well done you ! i searched on the off chance of finding something . i have just cleared out the last of my dad’s bits and pieces from his garage and always remember him reminiscing about the 1939 salzburg isdt . he was a mechanic ( reme ) with the british army team .
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a night - club singer on the lam becomes a farmer ' s mail - order bride .
on the verge of graduation , a high - school boy decides he needs a social secretary .
the skull of the first animal to set foot on land is found at miguasha national park .
photo – these men are hoping nothing has been overlooked as they wheel their machines into the official shed at the weighing - out . both solo and sidecar have a high level exhaust system . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
a 1939 sherlock holmes film produced by 20th century fox as an immediate sequel to their hit production of the hound of the baskervilles ( 1939 ) that premiered earlier in the same year . this is the second film to star basil rathbone and nigel bruce as holmes and watson and the first where they got top billing . it would also be the last film where they would be in a victorian setting . after fox lost the rights , universal picked them up but they decided ( probably for fiancial reasons ) to have holmes and watson in the present day . in the meantime a radio spinoff was picked up , and ratbone and bruce would continue to play their parts in both mediums until 1946 .
photo – there it did outwit him ! [ * ] with all respect for the riding abilities of the english tommys , but it seems that # 101 sergeant f . m . rist on bsa [ eog 21 ] , entered by the war department , will go down to the ground . isdt 1939 ( das motorrad )
photo – last minute adjustments outside the shell depot . the man in the foreground is seeing wether his belt fits him , while hn toomey ( panther ) gives a final look over his controls . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
photo – a good idea of the difficulties that the sidecar competitors had to face can be obtained from this picture of # 44 k döbereiner ( 750 bmw sc ) tackling the run into sudetenland . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
to be sure , there were a few detours on byrne’s path toward becoming a film restorer . from the time he got hooked on silent films as a boy , he never lost interest in the art form , but he didn’t see a realistic path to make his passion a career .
a radio announcer accidentally kills his wife , then leads an on - air hunt for her killer .
a producer fights labor problems , financiers and his greedy ex - wife to put on a show .
today , where dr andrew hulme is giving a talk on how to improve confidence in your designs .
photo – this was on the second day , the “5 lakes day , on the road parallel to the lake “attersee” . as long as only one solo rider comes along , the road seems quite wide , but imagine how tight it will be , if a sidecar outfit wants to overtake a bus , and they meet up there at the hump ! the pictured rider is # 217 nskk - truppführer [ comparable to sergeant ] wohlfahrt on zündapp 245cc , a motorcycle that surprised some people with its performance . isdt 1939 ( das motorrad )
photo – the english army participants did like the event , and they got along very well with the german army teams . in this picture one can see # 142 sgt . major mackay on matchless 350cc , together with colonel bennet . in the background # 148 , eigtheen , on matchless 350cc . isdt 1939 [ at that time , no one in germany distinguished “british” from “english” , all british was seen as english ] ( das motorrad )
photo – the railway crossing gates were such thing . again and yet again , they were closed when riders did arrive . but , there always were attendants , so that lost time could be credited , if necessary . the pictured riders are : # 13 oberfeldwebel [ staff sergeant ] linhardt on bmw r 51 . # 15 oberwachtmeister [ staff sergeant ] höser ( his clutch lever is still o . k ! ) from the kraftfahrtschule der luftwaffe [ air force motoring school ] on bmw r 51 , # 16 brunetto on 500cc sertum , and from holland # 18 c . a . ridders on bmw r 51 . isdt 1939 ( das motorrad )
the gamble paid off as it became the first post - war british film to be sold to the u . s . the final reel of the film was filmed in the
when frank stauffacher introduced the art in cinema film series at the san francisco museum of art in 1947 , he was on his way to becoming a significant influence on a generation of west coast filmmakers .
notes on the port of st . francis
is the natural progression of stauffacher ' s appreciation for the abstract synthesis of film and place . impressionistic and evocative , the film is shaped by the director ' s organization of iconic imagery , such as seascapes and city scenes , and by the juxtaposition of these visuals and the soundtrack featuring vincent price narrating excerpts from robert louis stevenson ' s 1882 essay on san francisco . expanded essay by scott macdonald ( pdf , 548kb )
photo – sometimes it became very tough , and this picture shows , how korpsführer hühnlein [ head of the nskk ] himself gives a hand to help a stuck sidecar outfit . the rider is ddac [ der deutsche automobil club – the german automobile club ] man # 29 schrimpf on the bmw r 17 outfit . isdt 1939 ( das motorrad )
i was looking through the photo’s on the site again and found one whichnis courtesy of rob millers collection .
when a bank robbery goes bad , an ex - con and his wife take it on the lam .
the ravages of the vietnam war will take their toll on soldier robert deniro . library of congress collection .
jack nicholson coaches susan anspach as she plays a mozart piece on the piano . library of congress collection .
considered a masterpiece of experimental filmmaking , stan brakhage ' s
dog star man
is a silent cosmological epic consisting of four short films and a prelude . shot in 16mm , the film utilized variable exposure times and the physical manipulation of the film stock , including painting directly on the film and scratching its surface , to produce specific visual effects . with its innovative new techniques , it is considered to have ushered in a new age of experimental film . brakhage later incorporated it into a longer film titled
the art of vision
( 1965 ) .
in this short film , choreographer dave gould and his students demonstrate various tap dancing steps .
in this short film , a raccoon spends the night looking for food for his family .
this short film visits the commonwealth of virginia and showcases some of its many historical sites .
this landmark work from california filmmaker scott bartlett is the first avant - garde title to fully marry video with film . the film combines masterful usage of optical printing , superimposing images , color saturation and hand - dying of the film strip , making abstractions from natural images .
photo – this stone hut situated at the summit of the grossglockner pass marks the end of the great climb of nearly 8000ft . inside the building is a tablet to the memory of those whose enterprise it was . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
with the end of world war ii came a dark edge in the american psyche and a change in the films it produced . film noir defined the 1940s and
gilda
defined the hollywood glamorization of film noir—long on sex appeal but short on substance . director charles vidor capitalizes on the voyeuristic and sadomasochistic angles of film noir—and who better to fetishize than rita hayworth , poured into a strapless black satin evening gown and elbow - length gloves , sashaying to
put the blame on mame .
george macready and glenn ford round out the tempestuous triangle , but
gilda
was and , more than 65 years later , still is all about hayworth . expanded essay by kimberly truhler ( pdf , 283kb )
photo – # 110 the nskk - obertruppführer [ comparable to staff sergeant ] röser , who right at his first appearance at schönerlinde made people talk of him , did become an excellent off road rider . here he can be seen with his bmw at a steep climb , on his way to the next to last checkpoint . isdt 1939 ( das motorrad )
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i have written an article listing the entire british entry in this event . the list is based on the riders appearing in the official results provided by the fim and includes images of those riders we hold photographs of . in addition the details of all british riders in the programme found at the technisches museum wien which can be read here . isdt 1939 gb entry list
martin e . brooks , who played dr . rudy wells on ‘six million dollar man , ’ dies at 90
early on , a captain played by martin sheen comes into the court to tell gen . wallace that the defendant tried to hurt himself . the crossed sabers insignia of the cavalry on sheen ' s cap is upside down .
when mobsters kill the witness he was assigned to protect , a dedicated policeman investigates the case on his own .
this story is loosely based on the discovery of the b - 24
liberator
bomber the
lady be good
that was found in the libyan desert after the crew got lost on their 1st bombing mission to italy .
photo – that was the typical terrain at the first day , narrow forest tracks , interrupted by short boulder sections and large bathtubs with mud . rider is # 41 nskk - obersturmführer [ comparable to 1 . lieutenant ] meinl of the motorgruppe ostmark on bmw r 51 . isdt 1939 [ ostmark was the name for former austria , after germany annexed this country ] ( das motorrad )
photo – that was the typical terrain at the first day , narrow forrest tracks , interrupted by short boulder sections and large bathtubs with mud . rider is # 41 nskk - obersturmführer [ comparable to 1 . lieutenant ] meinl of the motorgruppe ostmark on bmw r 51 . isdt 1939 [ ostmark was the name for former austria , after germany annexed this country ] ( das motorrad )
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when he ' s stationed in tahiti , a sailor hires a witch doctor to keep an eye on his girlfriend .
a small - town lawyer gets the case of a lifetime when a military man avenges an attack on his wife .
in this comedic short , joe mcdoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case . vitaphone release 1636a .
easily in the pantheon of best student films ever produced ,
a time out of war
managed to beat the odds and win the oscar for best short film . two union soldiers and one confederate soldier declare a temporary truce in this sensitive , elegantly unhurried film that helped put student filmmaking on the cultural map .
this short film dramatizes the birth of the american bill of rights . vitaphone release 9300 - 9301 .
this short film presents various curiosities of people and nature across the united states . vitaphone release 1864 .
this hilarious new york university student film ( with a cast including danny devito and rhea perlman in her film debut ) was written and directed by martin brest who later went on to direct
beverly hills cop ,
midnight run ,
and
scent of a woman .
in the film , devito plays a down - on - his - luck photographer determined to capture visual magic and fame . he concocts an intricate plot to blow up the statue of liberty and sets his camera to record the exact moment of its destruction .
the title of this independent , regional film is inuit for tenderfoot or newcomer . ( traditionally spelled
cheechakos
the film ' s title was changed by associated exhibitors only after it was no longer controlled by alaskans . ) the first feature film produced in alaska , it is renowned for its spectacular location footage of the lonely and unfathomable alaskan wilderness , frenzied dogsled pursuits and life - and - death struggles on the glaciers .
worked on at the b - picture unit of warner brothers . hellinger was under close scrutiny by hollywood columnists to observe how he would perform , and they jokingly referred to this film as
hellinger ' s kitchen
.
this tcm original documentary looks at the imaginative producer who fashioned a lasting body of beautiful and unsettling films on meager budgets .
photo – # 27 len heath ( 497 ariel ) and # 20 hn toomey ( 498 panther ) , the latter disguised by a crash helmet have a few moments to enjoy the sunshine and a cigarette while waiting their turn to enter the check . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
photo – this is not scramble picture , but merely a shot of the rough going that the international competitors had to tackle . leading the group are # 34 hr taylor ( 977 ariel sc ) and # 43 j ramieri ( 500 sertum ) . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
in this silent film , an english noble sold into slavery escapes and turns himself into a pirate king .
this 13 - minute film was recorded by placing a movie camera on the front of a cable car as it proceeded down san francisco ' s market street . as a time capsule , the film showcases the details of daily life in a major american city , including the fashions , transportations and architecture of the era . the film was originally thought to have been made in 1905 , but historian david kiehn , who examined contemporary newspapers , weather reports and car license plates recorded in the film later suggested that
a trip down market street
was likely filmed just a few days before the devastating earthquake on april 18 , 1906 . expanded essay by david kiehn ( pdf , 281kb )
cinematographer harry dunham captured evocative views of the new york skyline in too much johnson ( with cotten seen on a rooftop ) .
a 35mm print of an early orson welles film long believed lost turned up in a warehouse in pordenone , italy . welles scholar and collaborator joseph mcbride analyzes the film’s style , history , and production , the still - puzzling circumstances of its discovery , and its place in the work of one of cinema’s titans . this article was originally published on april 7 , 2014 , but has been updated by the author since the work print of the film and an edited version have gone online and further information has become available about one of the mysteries surrounding the film’s survival .
photo – much rough going was included in the course . here is a glimse of a swedish rider , b . nilsson ( 498 zundapp ) and , appearing rather unhappy , an italian , e . scatolini ( 493 guzzi ) dropping down a section of loose stone isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales collection )
world war ii , conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45 . the principal belligerents were the axis powers—germany , italy , and japan—and the allies—france , great britain , the united states , the soviet union , and , to a lesser extent , china . the war was…
having fiddled with extracts of the picture the cycle on the left looks as if it has the reg of n 65297 which is the same configuration as n 36133 on the nsu 250 ridden by # 185 r knees so i would guess that machine is german .
this short film presents how separate events led to the creation of three of the rights in the american constitution .
in this short film , a man commits a murder and is tormented by the victim ' s beating heart .
this short film is a humorous look at basic first aid techniques for mishaps that often occur around the house .
dates to 1937 , more than 25 years before andy warhol paid homage to the iconic structure with his film .
photo – the two norton men in the british trophy team with their overhead - camshaft models . nearest the camera is vn brittain , [ tog 175 ] an old trophy team member , while hj flook is representing his country as a sidecar driver for the first time . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
photo – a group of british competitors pose for the camera amid the grandeur of the grossglockner scenery . # 163 is jj booker ( royal enfield ) and # 166 colin edge ( 347 matchless ) . behind the latter is ab bourne the editor of ‘the motor cycle’ . isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
it was on a foggy night in 1939 that henri young and four other inmates tried to escape from alcatraz . kevin bacon portrays henri young in
murder in the first ,
christian slater is his ivy league lawyer , gary oldman plays a vicious warden and embeth davidtz - - who played helen hirsch , the brutalized maid , in
schindler ' s list
- - is mr . slater ' s law colleague and lover .
in what many consider jerry lewis ' s greatest film as actor and director , this film is a twist on the classic
dr . jekyll and mr . hyde
story , as translated by lewis and co - screenwriter bill richmond . nerdy professor lewis concocts a formula to become more popular and turns himself into the narcissistic womanizer buddy love who attempts to work his magic on co - ed stella stevens . this comical character study tinged with pathos reveals lewis ' s not inconsiderable acting talent .
photo – another view of the grossglockner , the riders being # 189 w . reinhardt ( 597 bmw sc ) with another german rider # 193 g . stoltze ( 248 puch ) as his next astern . the flagstaffs in the background fly the colours of more than 30 nations isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
this animated short features two soundtracks : on one , frank narrates an autobiography , on the other , he reads off a list of words beginning with the letter
f .
tying the two soundtracks together and influencing their subject matter is the animated collage of photos collected from magazines — all arranged by theme and each theme merging into the next . the brainchild of frank and caroline mouris , with soundtrack by tony schwartz , the film won the academy award for best animated short film in 1974 .
the two ohv bsas are m24 gold stars with the barrels and heads painted black to make them look a little more ‘conventional’ . . bsa supplied a small batch to the army in 1939 for the isdt . ( 38 models for practice and the latest version for the event ) . the canister on the down tube is a compressed gas cylinder for rapid tyre inflation after a puncture and to ease adjustment of tyre pressures for ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ going .
photo – under the eyes of many other important officials , major watling gives a starting signal to # 131 bqms e smith ( 347 matchless ) , and # 130 g dotterweich ( 342 victoria ) . behind is # 135 ge rowley ( 347 ajs ) of the british trophy team isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
rob byrne , board president of the san francisco silent film festival , has restored five films for this year’s festival .
in the distant future , a small waste - collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind .
photo – this cheery group of riders are enjoying the brilliant weather while waiting their turn to weigh - out . they are # 209 k pusch ( bmw sc ) # 164 duckerschein ( 600 bmw ) of the berlin motor group ‘a’ team and # 201 k löffler ( 245 dkw ) isdt 1939 ( speedtracktales archive )
writer - director preston sturges turns monckton hoffe ' s take on the adam and eve story on its head with barbara stanwyck as a sassy , resourceful con artist out to trap serious young millionaire henry fonda . the film features sparkling dialog , a quick pace and more than a touch of sturges ' trademark screwiness . supporting stanwyck and fonda are memorable performances by charles coburn and william demarest . movie poster
ab bourne , the editor of motor cycle added a final story in the 7th september 1939 issue in which he provides an overview of the event and the issues of the abandonment by british riders . a copy of the article can be found in this blog and some of the images included in the article can be seen below