Movies: Red Barber

  • 1991
    Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

    Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991)

    Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

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    For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Ken Burns examines the lives of three extraordinary men who shared the primary responsibility for this ...

    Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
  • 1992
    When It Was a Game 2

    When It Was a Game 2 (1992)

    When It Was a Game 2

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    Composed entirely of never-before-seen 8mm and 16mm footage filmed between 1925 and 1961 by baseball players, their families and their fans, this second chapter in the HBO series "When It Was a Game" brings many lost moments to life. Narrated by Pete...

    When It Was a Game 2
  • 1950
    The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties (1950)

    The Golden Twenties

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    Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures....

    The Golden Twenties
  • 1947
    Try and Catch Me!

    Try and Catch Me! (1947)

    Try and Catch Me!

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    Sportscaster Red Barber narrates this Paramount Headliner short about the escapades of a raccoon, who is beginning his day when the rest of the world is going to bed. He visits a henhouse and swipes some eggs, the farmer organizes a hunt with his dog...

    Try and Catch Me!
  • 1991
    When It Was a Game

    When It Was a Game (1991)

    When It Was a Game

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    As seen through the eyes of true baseball enthusiasts, this award-winning documentary tells the story of America's favorite pastime from the Depression to the 1950s, using footage shot from the movie cameras of fans and players. From the first color ...

    When It Was a Game