Movies Similar to American Maker

The Song of Styrene(1957)

Le chant du Styrène is a 1958 French documentary film directed by Alain Resnais. The film was an order by French industrial group Pechiney to highlight the merits of plastics.

A Trip to Paramountown(1922)

Documentary short film depicting the filmmaking activity at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood, featuring dozens of stars captured candidly and at work.

Personalities(1942)

In this "Romance of Celluloid", MGM showcases performers whose careers are just starting. Excerpts from their recently released films are included. The narrator says that moviegoers will have to decide whether these fledgling actors and actresses have that certain quality that made superstars out of MGM players Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Lana Turner.

Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions(1966)

A short making of feature about the 1966 John Frankenheimer movie Grande Prix

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story(1951)

Dore Schary presents clips from upcoming Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films.

A Dream Comes True(1935)

A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'(1977)

Documentary of the making of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (1977)

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound(1940)

This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.

Another Romance of Celluloid(1938)

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 MGM productions.

The Making of a Great Motion Picture(1936)

Narrated documentary of the making of Anthony Adverse (1936), featuring many clips from the actual film.

Céline Dion – Céline Parle D'elle(s)(2007)

ABBA-dabba-doo(1976)

This first documentary about the pop group ABBA was made around the time of the release of their fourth album 'Arrival'. It contains unique archive footage filmed at the secret location where they made the record, concert footage, specially made promotional videos, photos from the group members' private collection and interviews in Swedish with each of them: Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Stig was also interviewed briefly and was shown playing and singing part of Tivedshambo on acoustic guitar.

Fashion Horizons(1940)

Combines airplane trips and fashion. Heavy on the fashion.

American Thrift: An Expansive Tribute to the "Woman American"(1962)

Chevrolet presents this tribute to the American woman and her thrifty ways with money. The film also salutes the individuality of the Amerian citizen and the variety of choices we have in the marketplace.

The Red, White and Blue Line(1955)

A promotional film for United States Savings Bonds

Pour bien filmer(1937)

Promotional short film to reveal the potential of the new Paillard-Bolex camera.

Walt Disney World Resort In Florida Holiday Guide Video(1998)

Presenter Andrea Boardman adventures through all of the Disney theme parks, dining options, Water parks, Downtown Disney area and hotel resorts that were available at the Walt Disney World resort in 1998.

The Man Who Makes the Difference(1968)

Promotional documentary for the MGM film "Ice Station Zebra" focusing on the career and cinematographic innovations of cameraman John Stephens.

Everything You've Ever Wanted in a 16MM Projector(1962)

"Everything You Ever Wanted in a 16mm Projector" is an RCA promotional film made for the RCA 1600, probably in the mid-1960s. Yes, everything . . . brilliant pictures, superb sound, simple operation, smooth, safe film handling, instant performance, good looks, light weight, ruggedness — even an automatic threader that never touches the film !

The Hollywood You Never See(1934)

The making of Cleopatra (1934), showing pre-production, DeMille directing a scene, and the addition of music to the soundtrack.