Sports - 10 DVD Box Set

Disc 1: Sports Video Films (1940's - 1960's)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: We have collected the most interesting sports related movies from the 40s, 50s and 60s to bring you the only such compilation. This has movies about gymnastics, bowling, water polo, horse racing, basketball and more. Awesome rare films! Running time 83 minutes.

Title #1: Oakland Women's Rowing Club

Production Date: 1950s

Running Time: 1 minutes

Brief Description:  A brief historic newsreel about a group of elderly women rowers.

Title #2: The Golden Years

Production Date: 1960

Running Time: 15  minutes

Brief Description:  Brunswick bowling design at its finest! This film is very colorful and shows off the futuristic looking bowling alleys of the 1950s, with sleek curves and quasi-chrome ball return machinery.

Title #3: Good Sportsmanship

Production Date: 1950

Running Time: 10 minutes

Brief Description: Through two examples of good decision making, two young boys realize that the game is not the end all of sports, and that building relationships with your opponents is the most valuable experience.

Title #4: Human Grace

Production Date: 1952

Running Time: 10 minutes

Brief Description:The stunning cinematography in this movie showcases men's and women's Olympic gymnastic skills. An amazing looking film with awesome slow motion cinematography!

Title #5: Let's Go Bowling

Production Date: 1955

Running Time: 28 minutes

Brief Description: Brunswick bowling design at its finest! This film is very colorful and shows off the futuristic looking bowling alleys of the 1950s, with its sleek curves and quasi-chrome ball return machinery.

Title #6: Rest and Health

Production Date: 1949

Running Time: 11 minutes

Brief Description:  A youthful high school track star starts to lag in his studies, sports and social life. He learns the importance of rest and how it's just hard to function optimally without a good nights sleep.

Title #7: Willie Shoemaker at Golden Gate Fields

Production Date: 1950s

Running Time: 1 minutes

Brief Description: This is a short newsreel about Willie Shoemaker with excellent footage of 1940s horse racing.

Title #8: Aqua Frolics

Production Date: 1940s

Running Time: 7 minutes

Brief Description:  Fun sporting events to do in the water are shown here, including swimming, water polo and playing with seals. This creative movie has some of the first and finest underwater shots that I can recall from the 1940s.

Disc 2: Extreme Outdoor & Indoor Sports Films (1920 - 1950)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: Take a journey back in time to the world of extreme sports in the early 20th century. This unique DVD compilation contains three rare films from 1918-1946, encompassing the sports of shooting, dog sledding, skiing, sky diving and more. We designed this one-of-a-kind collection, so you can't find this anywhere else!

Title #1: 1918 Stunt Compilation

Production Date: 1918

Running Time: 11  minutes

Brief Description: This vintage collection of stunt footage shows people doing the craziest things on motorcycles, airplanes, skates, windmills, skis and more. Wow - what a cool piece of history. (And you thought your Grandparents were square!

Title #2: Chinook's Children

Production Date: 1940s

Running Time: 12 minutes

Brief Description: A silent documentary about a champion dog sled team living and training in New Hampshire. These dogs are sure to steal your heart and show the sheer grit and determination of all champion athletes.

Title #3: Making of a Shooter

Production Date: 1946

Running Time: 25 minutes

Brief Description: Cameos in this film include riflemen Thurman Randle, Dick Shaughnessy, Ned Lilly and Fred Armstrong. This classic gun competition and hunting video shows just how much things have changed in the last 60 years! A young boy and his sister learn all about shooting.

Disc 3: Rodeo & Cowboy Films (1950s)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: Saddle up for this one-of-a-kind DVD collection of rodeo and cowboy films from the early 1950s. See the West as it once was with these vintage videos, preserved for posterity and appropriate for anyone interested in the roots behind the style, culture and activities of the great West.

Title #1: Night Rodeo, New Mexico: Amateur Film

Production Date: 1951

Running Time: 8  minutes

Brief Description: This is a rare selection of night time footage of outdoor rodeos in the early 1950s Southwest United States.

Title #2: Reno Rodeo

Production Date: 1950s

Running Time: 2  minutes

Brief Description: A newsreel story about a rodeo in Reno, Nevada, Reno Rodeo shows a slice of life from the rodeos in the mid-50s.

Title #3: American Cowboy

Production Date: 1950

Running Time: 30 minutes

Brief Description: This interesting film shows the life of cowboys and ranchers in the West during the late 40s and early 50s, including all the daily activities of these American cowboys, from cattle driving to rodeos to branding.

Disc 4: Skateboarding Safety Film (1970s)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: Vintage skateboarding instructional and safety film by Sid Davis from the mid 1970s. 

Title #1: Skateboarding Sense

Production Date: 1970's

Running Time: 13 minutes

Brief Description: Excellent skateboarding safety film with a stong emphasis on wearing protective padding and gear, such as helmets.  Great vintage skateboarding footage with some great accidents.  

Disc 5: Bowling Films (1950s)

Three (3) vintage bowling promotional films made to inform the American public about the advances in the bowling industry in an attempt to attract a larger audience.  The invention of the automated pin setter and bowling ball returning machines made bowling a much more popular sport in the 50s. 

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Disc 6: The Olympics: Olympic Bids, Games & Ceremonies Films w/ Jesse Owens (1936 - 1960s)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: This compilation features newsreels following the US Olympic teams in the 1936, 1956, & 1964 Olympics.  This DVD also includes two films sponsored by the City Of Detroit in 1964 for the Olympic Selection Committee in a failing bid to host the 1968 Olympics.  Athletes including in this collection are Jesse Owens (USA), Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia), Don Schollander (USA), Jed Graef (USA), Dawn Frasor (Australia), Edith McGuire (USA), Wyomia Tyus (USA), Sharon Stouder (USA), & lots more medal winners. 

Title #1: Jesse Owens Takes Home The Gold

Production Date:1936

Running Time: 1 minutes

Brief Description:  One of the most memorable athletes and moments in Olympic history is featured in this 1936 Berlin Olympics footage of the great Jesse Owens sprint race, high jump, and being awarded the gold medal.  

Title #2: 1964 Tokyo Olympics: Opening Ceremonies

Production Date: 1964

Running Time: 2 minutes

Brief Description: Newsreel from October 12th, 1964 with scenes from the open ceremonies and the passing of Olympic flame to the main stadium's torch in Tokyo, Japan.

Title #3: 1964 Tokyo Olympics: US Dominate Tokyo Games

Production Date: 1964

Running Time: 2 minutes

Brief Description: Newsreel from October 15th, 1964 featuring the US Swim Team's dominance.  Includes Don Schollander (USA) winning the 100m men's freestyle as he set a new world record, Dawn Frasor (Australia), as she wins the women's 100m freestyle gold medal, & Jed Graef (USA), as he wins the men's 200m backstroke and sets a new world record. 

Title #4: 1964 Tokyo Olympics: US Widens Tokyo Lead

Production Date: 1964  

Running Time: 2 minutes

Brief Description:  Newsreel from October 19th, 1964 featuring Track & Field, Diving, & Swimming.  Includes footage of Bob Hayes's (USA) 100m Gold Medal Run as he went on his way to winning two Gold Medals and setting two world record times, footage of Wyomia Tyus (USA) as she beat her teammate Edith McGuire (USA) for the gold in the women's 100m, footage of 15 year old Sharon Stouder (USA) as she set a new world record in the 100m butterfly, in front of the Japanese Royal family, & Lesley Bush, as she wins the 10 meter women's platform diving gold medal. 

Title #5: Tokyo Olympics: US Team Wins Medal Honors

Production Date: 1964

Running Time: 3 minutes

Brief Description: Newsreel from October 26th, 1964 featuring footage from Track & Field events including the 4 x 100 men's relay where Bob Hayes (with Otis Drayton, Gerald Ashworth & Richard Stebbins (USA)) had his miraculous come from behind victory over France's Jocelyn Delecour as he set a new world record, and Bikila winning the marathon for the second straight Olympics & scenes from the closing ceremonies.

Title #6: New York

Production Date: 1956

Running Time: 1 minutes

Brief Description: Newsreel from May 4th, 1956 featuring the US Equestrian Team as they load aboard an airplane on there way to competitions abroad to prepare for the upcoming Olympics. 

Title #7: Detroit: City on the Move

Production Date: 1965

Running Time: 18 minutes

Brief Description: Propaganda film that highlights Detroit's beauty, occupants, buildings, and more, in an attempt to lure the 1968 Olympics to Detroit. 

Title #8:

Production Date: 1960

Running Time: 25 minutes

Brief Description: The Detroit You've Never Met (1960s) - Aimed at the Olympic Selection Committee, this film features speeches from the governor of Michigan and the mayor of Detroit, promoting the cities ability to host the '68 Olympics.  

Disc 7: Major League Baseball All Star Game Highlights Film (1978)

Brief Synopsis of DVD:  Remember the good old days of baseball? How about Major League Baseball circa 1978? Relive the memories with this DVD edition of a Navy-sponsored highlight reel of the 1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. See vintage footage of many of the prominent All-Stars of yesteryear. 

Title #1: All Star Baseball Game

Production Date: 1978

Running Time: 18 minutes

Brief Description:  Steve Garvey won the MVP at the 1978 All-Star Game, but great performances were turned in by a variety of players, including Rod Carew, Vida Blue, Pete Rose, Ernie Banks (interview only), George Brett, Jim Rice, Carleton Fisk, Joe Morgan, Ted Simmons, Jim Palmer, Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog, Tommy Lasorda, Dave Winfield and many more players. Don’t forget the infamous Chicken Mascot hailing from San Diego – the Chicken puts on quite a show wherever he pops up! Mel Allen narrates the action of the game as the National League goes on to victory. This film suffers from some flicker.

Disc 8: Sportsmanship Films (1950s)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: Sportsmanship is the standard of morality of a person while they are in competition with others. Good sportsmanship is a lesson preferably learned at a very young age, although one that many people seemingly never learn. The two 1950s films on this DVD demonstrate to children how to behave with the proper attitude while sporting, no matter if they are winning or losing.

Title #1: Good Sportsmanship

Production Date: 1950

Running Time: 10 minutes

Brief Description: Through two examples of good decision making, two young boys realize that the game is not the end all of sports, and that building relationships with your opponents is the most valuable experience.

Title #2: Understanding Your Ideals

Production Date: 1950

Running Time: 14 minutes

Brief Description: In this film a young man learns that to be healthy one must understand the difference between the important things in life, like family, love and kindness and the unimportant things, like cars, popularity and superficiality. 

Disc 9: Jackie Robinson Film (1950)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: Baseball lovers will marvel at this baseball movie starring Jackie Robinson in his own biography. Take a look at the incredible life of the first African American professional baseball player as he overcomes discrimination to become one of the most beloved baseball players of all time!

Title #1: The Jackie Robinson Story

Production Date: 1950

Running Time: 76 minutes

Brief Description: Jackie Robinson plays himself in this biographical film that follows the path of the baseball legend from his experiences as a young boy through his baseball career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The film follows Jackie through college at UCLA, where he excelled in many sports, and briefly touches on Jackie’s military career. The movie portrays Jackie’s meeting with Dodger’s manager Branch Rickey, who gave him his shot as a professional baseball player. The scenes show the discrimination Jackie experienced as the first African American professional baseball player .  

Disc 10: Babe Ruth Film (1920)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: Watch as the great Babe Ruth plays himself in this fictional movie about his life. See "The Bambino" in action with great scenes and footage of the baseball legend on the field. With an amusing plot and fun characters, you can't miss this great baseball movie!

Title #1: Heading Home Babe Ruth

Production Date: 1920

Running Time: 55 minutes

Brief Description: Babe Ruth plays himself in this vintage silent film about his life in the small town of Haverlock. Babe lives with his mother and foster sister named Pigtails. When Babe’s rival, Harry Knight, comes to town as the new pitcher, Babe must compete for a spot on the Haverlock team and win the adoration of his love, Mildred Tobin, played by Ruth Taylor. Recruited by another town’s team when their pitcher is drunk, Babe makes a homerun for the rival team. The townspeople are so angry at Babe he must leave town. Babe returns home as a famous baseball player and the town along with his sweetheart Mildred, embrace him.