Los Angeles: 'Wonder City of the West'

The Man Who Looked Beyond the Horizon

More than 40 years ago, Bas Jan Ader decided to go on an adventure. In a tiny sailing boat, the Dutchman set sail across the ocean. Nine months later

2019

Bling Bling

2001

The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down

Tongue-in-cheek look at 20-something singles clubbing and partying in L.A. Voice-over narration, charts and graphs, and visits to a research laborator

2007

Jewel's Catch One

With four strikes against her (black, female, poor and a lesbian), our trailblazer, Jewel Thais-Williams, helped changed laws, save lives and influenc

2017

Spokespeople

For Los Angeles natives living in the early 1900s, bicycles and streetcars shared the road as our primary modes of transportation. But the arrival of

2020

Ruins of Delhi

Attractive travelogue filmed in and around Delhi's Qutb complex.

1910

Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry)

Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry.

1914

Czechoslovakia on Parade

This FitzPatrick Traveltalk series short looks at Czechoslovakia before World War II, including images of bridges, churches, and castles in Prague, al

1938

Cairo 'City of Contrast'

This Traveltalk series short takes a look at Cairo's landmarks, people, and culture.

1938

Season in Tyrol

A short look at various seasonal activities offered in the Tyrol region of Austria.

1969

Serene Siam

This travelogue begins at Bangkok's rail depot, a center of Indo-Chinese commerce. Next the narrator talks about Buddhism as the camera shows us some

1937

Glimpses of Peru

This Traveltalk series short brings us to Lima, Peru where we see a modern city.

1937

Chile, Land of Charm

This documentary short features Chile's history, culture, and customs.

1937

Rocky Mountain Grandeur

This Traveltalk short visits Rocky Mountain National Park and a nearby dude ranch in Colorado.

1937

Copenhagen

This Traveltalk series short visits Copenhagen.

1937

Another Romance of Celluloid

This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is processed and features behind-the-scenes glimpses of current

1938

The Fall

The Fall tells the remarkable story of a South African barefoot runner, an American track-and-field prodigy, and the events behind one of the most mem

2016

Wattstax

A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage

1973

Rize

A documentary film that highlights two street derived dance styles, Clowning and Krumping, that came out of the low income neighborhoods of L.A.. Dire

2005

Italy's in Season

This short film presents a look at Italy's popular tourist spots.

1967