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Dick and Ada Bird fonds Castle Films, 1924-1984
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Compilation - Musical Numbers

Compilation: 1) Footage from an unidentified Hollywood production possibly produced in 1945; 2) the 1947 Castle Films presentation The Music Album (Hit Parade of Hits) featuring The White Cliffs of Dover with Sugar Kane and Dick Hogan; Row, Row, Row with Joy Hodges, the Ric Brothers and Rudolph Frim, Jr. conducting; and Anniversary Waltz with Marc Plant, Helen Cole and Ted Florito conducting; 3) the 1949 Castle Films presentation The Band Parade featuring Count Bassie and his band playing Someone's Rockin' My Dream Boat, Delta Rhythme Boys and Count Bassie Boogie; 4) the undated Official Films presentation Variety Show: A Musical Film Review featuring Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle with Rudy Valle; Oh' Susanna with the Four Merry Men; and Mrs. Yankee Doodle with Virginia Meyers and the Four Merry Men.

Bird, Ada Gertrude Bovee (Mrs.), 1917-2003

The News Parade : War in the East : British - Greek Victories

Newsreel: Covers the Italian invasions of Greece, Ethiopia, Albania, Egypt, and Sudan and the resistance of the British, Greek and Ethiopian armies. Includes scenes of Italian, British, Australian and Ethiopian military manoeuvres and engagements, both land and sea; and of Benito Mussolini, Haile Selassie and General Archibald Percival Wavell.

Castle Films, 1924-1984

THE WORLD PARADE: ROAMIN' IN SCOTLAND

Travelogue: Includes scenes from different areas of Scotland including Alloway, Ayrshire, birthplace of Robert Burns; Abbotsfords, Sir Walter Scott's home; Dryboro Abby, Sir Walter Scott's burial place; the city of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland with shots of the Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle, Linlithgow Palace, Holyrood Abby and John Knox's home; Dunfermline, Andrew Carnegie's birthplace; St Andrew's golf course; the highlands of Braemar. Also included are scenes of highland dancers. CAUTION - EXTREME SHRINKAGE - DO NOT PROJECT!!

Castle Films, 1924-1984

THREE LITTLE BRUINS IN A CANOE

Dramatized short: Three small bears playing in the forest get into a canoe left at the side of a river by campers. The bears accidently launch the canoe and get caught in rapids. One of the bears is thrown from the canoe; however, the campers rescue it and the three bears are reunited after their adventure.

Castle Films, 1924-1984