Flying Circus Show

The Video History of Our Times: 1941. Norwalk Conn: Easton Press Video, 1988.

VIDEO VHS IN FINE condition with plastic case. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...and other curious people. In your Video History of 1941, you will see the following events that shaped that historic year: AMERICA CELEBRATES NEW YEAR The nation welcomes in 1941 with all the traditional festivities. FDR ASKS FOR WAR AID--President Roosevelt delivers an address to the 77th Congress in which he states that increased taxes will be necessary to finance aid to the free nations fighting aggression in Europe. LEND-LEASE BILL IS PASSED--Weeks of bitter debate have preceded the passing of the bill, and Senators from both sides state views. DUKE OF WINDSOR ATTENDS AIR SHOW--England's former monarch flies in from the Bahamas as a special guest at the All-American Air Maneuvers. FASHIONS AT THE TRACK--Models wearing the latest designer styles see jockey Eddie Arcaro win a race at Belmont Park. NEW YORK'S HARVEST MOON BALL--Madison Square Garden hosts the event of the year for couples dedicated to dancing. BOSTON WINS ICE HOCKEY CUP--In the final game of the Stanley Cup play-offs, the Boston Bruins defeat Detroit 3-1, and become the first team in history to win the trophy in four straight games. GENERAL DE GAULLE INSPECTS WARSHIPS--The commander reviews units of France's fleet that escaped German capture to continue the fight against the Nazis. WOMEN ENTER DEFENSE WORK--The U.S. begins teaching young women to take over jobs in defense plants formerly handled by men who have been drafted into the armed services. SEATTLE HOLDS "BLACK-OUT" TESTS--Seattle becomes the first U.S. city to hold a full-scale trial of wartime "black-out" regulations. It is an exercise to insure U.S. preparedness in the face of the world situation. INDO-CHINA BOWS TO JAPAN--Under pressure from Japan, a truce is signed in the conflict between Thailand and French Indo-China which requires France to cede valuable sections of land to Thailand. NATIONAL DEFENSE PLANTS HUMMING--Bombers for Britain and for U.S. National Defense are rolling off the assembly lines at the Glenn Martin plant in Baltimore. Production of the new B-26 bombers is in full swing. U.S. TROOPS TO NEWFOUNDLAND--American forces arrive at the snowy base which is the critical gateway from Europe, and platoons of ski troops embark on defense training. BRITISH TAKE LIBYAN STRONGHOLD--The British score a victory over the Italians in Libya as mechanized forces go into action after an R.A.F. bombardment and conquer a key port. U.S. TO GUARD GREENLAND--Signing of an agreement between the U.S. and Danish Minister Kauffmann is a vital step in hemisphere defense. Kauffmann states his conviction that the treaty will stand despite Nazi-inspired threats from occupied Denmark. BASEBALL SEASON OPENS--President Roosevelt throws out the first ball and is an enthusiastic spectator despite the fact that the home team Washington Senators bow to the New York Yankees 3-0. HANK GREENBERG OFF TO ARMY--The big Detroit Tigers outfielder slams two home runs in his last game before answering his Selective Service call. GIRLS RESPOND TO "DANCE DRAFT"--Uncle Sam's appeal for pretty federal employees to enroll as dance partners for nearby Army camps is met with enthusiasm. GAS MASK DRILL--Civilian workers at the Washington Navy Yard are now required to carry gas masks with them on the job, and go through a drill on correct procedure at the sound of a "raid" alarm. At Fort Ord, California, both human troops and their horses wear gas masks during maneuvers conducted in clouds of gas and smoke as part of training. U.S. PARACHUTE TROOPS TRAIN--The 501st Parachute Battalion makes a mass jump with 70 men bailing out of six transport planes to practice their skills in this new branch of modem warfare. EX-KING CAROL REACHES SAFETY--The former Romanian monarch, who ruled for 10 years before abdicating in 1940, arrives in Bermuda with Madame Lupescu enroute to seek refuge in South America. JACK BENNY GETS 10 YEAR AWARD--Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and dummy "Charlie McCarthy" are among the screen and radio notables on hand to celebrate the comedian's 10th anniversary as a broadcast star. BRITAIN BATTLES ON MANY FRONTS; CITIZENS APPLAUD CHURCHILL--The tiny island fortress of Malta undergoes an intense bombing raid for the 234th time as Hitler seeks to conquer Britain's key to the Mediterranean. At Cape Matapan off Greece, the H.M.S. Warspite refuels after taking part in a naval battle that sank or crippled much of Italy's fleet. In North Africa, British troops drive through Eritrea to capture Cheren, taking hundreds of Italian prisoners. Back in London, Prime Minister Winston Churchill is cheered by the people. JAPAN HIT BY REPRISALS--A crisis looms in the Pacific. With Japan in almost complete control of French Indo-China and threatening Singapore, economic retaliation comes from the U.S. and Britain, and the Dutch ban oil exports to Japan in the face of Japanese troop movements in the East Indies. TOP NAZI FLEES TO BRITAIN--A bizarre event occurs when high-ranking Nazi Rudolf Hess is taken prisoner in Scotland after landing from a solo flight from Germany. Hess has been prominent in Hitler's cabinet and his action mystifies the world. AMERICA SHOWS ITS STRENGTH--The U.S. Army puts on a spectacular demonstration of preparedness, with 45,000 troops passing in review. NEW SUBMARINE LAUNCHED--The U.S.S. Drum is christened at Portsmouth Navy Yard, the latest addition to the expanding undersea defense armada. WHIRLA WAY WINS TRIPLE CROWN--The famous horse gains admission to racing's Hall of Fame by adding the Belmont stakes to his victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. BRITISH SINK THE BISMARCK--On-the-spot film shows the chase and destruction of the long-sought-after Nazi battleship, and records the victory celebrations aboard the British ships involved. ETHIOPIA'S EMPEROR REINSTATED--After a 6-year exile forced by Italy's invasion of his country, Emperor Haile Selassie returns to his throne, with British forces now reinforcing his Ethiopian troops to help him keep his country. MOVIE STAR WINS BOAT RACE--Popular young Robert Stack pilots his speedboat to a record run at the Long Beach Regatta. FLYING CIRCUS DELIGHTS CROWDS--Howard Hutton offers hedge-hopping planes. stunt flying and other aerial thrills in his . Air Circus." NAZIS INVADE RUSSIA--In a startling about-face, Nazi Germany turns on her former ally. The Soviet Union, making a massive land-air attack along a 2,000 mile front. Russia mobilizes its forces, and the Soviet envoy in the U.S. warns Germany that it will regret this move. SECOND DRAFT LOTTERY HELD--A number is drawn from a fishbowl to determine the sequence in which the 750,000 young men who reached the age of 21 since the last draft will be called into the U.S. armed services. LOUIS RETAINS BOXING TITLE--Another young hopeful, Billy Conn, challenges world heavyweight champion Joe Louis and fails to unseat the master of the K.O. TUNNEY TRAINS NAVY RECRUITS--Now a Lieutenant Commander, the former boxing champion Gene Tunney is conducting a physical fitness program that is increasing stamina and endurance of thousands of young recruits. FLYING CADETS GET WINGS--The Air Force commissions 87 new second lieutenants. THE SIEGE OF TOBRUK--British and Australian forces continue to fight off Axis attacks on the strategic Libyan outpost. JAPANESE ATTACK PEARL HARBOR; U.S. AND JAPAN AT WAR IN PACIFIC --On December 7, 1941, without warning, and while their envoys are at a peace conference in Washington, the Japanese bomb the U.S. base at Diamond Head in Hawaii, causing severe loss of lives and property. All U.S. forces in the Pacific are mobilized, and the entire American nation unites in resolve to fight the aggressor and achieve ultimate victory. AMERICA ON THE ALERT--Around the country, preparedness plans are checked. In New York, Times Square is cleared of all traffic and pedestrians on a busy day in an air-raid warning test. On the West Coast, loyal U.S.-born Japanese-Americans attest to their allegiance, and coast cities take precautions against possible air attacks. The U.S. is now a nation at war. Video condition: Fine

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Skynner, Robin und John Cleese: ... Familie sein dagegen sehr. Wege in die Zukunft. Aus dem Englischen von Annegret O'Dwyer. Illustrationen von Bud Handelsman. Paderborn, Junfermann Verlag, 1990. ISBN: 3873872889
Sehr guter Zustand. Frisches Exemplar. Wie ungelesen. - John Marwood Cleese (* 27. Oktober 1939 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset) ist ein englischer Komiker, Schauspieler, Drehbuchautor und Synchronsprecher, der als Mitglied von Monty Python berühmt wurde. Er war außerdem mit der Fernsehserie Fawlty Towers und dem Film Ein Fisch namens Wanda erfolgreich. ... John Cleese studierte Jura am Downing College in Cambridge und schloss das Studium mit der Promotion ab. Er war Mitglied der erfolgreichen Cambridge Footlights Revue, wo er sein komödiantisches Talent weiter ausleben konnte, zusammen mit Graham Chapman, einem späteren Monty-Python-Mitglied. Nach seiner Promotion schrieb Cleese für die BBC und ging mit der Cambridge Footlights Revue auf Tournee in Neuseeland und den USA. Dort lernte er Terry Gilliam kennen, ein weiteres späteres Monty-Python-Mitglied. Zurück aus den Staaten trat er in der BBC-Radiocomedy I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again auf, die mehrere Jahre erfolgreich lief. Erste Fernsehauftritte folgten, er arbeitete zusammen mit Marty Feldman und den weiteren späteren Monty Python-Mitgliedern Eric Idle, Terry Jones und Michael Palin. 1969 wurde dann erstmals Monty Python's Flying Circus ausgestrahlt. Die Gruppe hatte überwältigenden Erfolg mit ihrem farcenhaften und grotesken Humor. Cleese trat in Hunderten verschiedener Rollen auf, parodierte aber meist den steifen, Emotionen fürchtenden Oberklassenengländer. Nach drei Staffeln verließ Cleese die Show, arbeitete danach aber trotzdem an weiteren Monty Python-Projekten außerhalb des TV-Formats mit. 1975 produzierte Cleese die Sitcom Fawlty Towers, die ein großer Erfolg wurde. Cleese spielt hier einen steifen, immer um den äußeren Anschein stoischer Ruhe besorgten Hoteldirektor, der immer wieder in peinliche Situationen gerät. Cleese gründete die Produktionsfirma Video Arts und war mit geistreich-ironischen Schulungsvideos für Manager erfolgreich. Zusammen mit dem Familientherapeuten Robin Skynner schrieb er psychologische Ratgeber. Bis heute entwickelt er auch erfolgreiche populärwissenschaftliche Fernsehsendungen. ... Aus wikipedia-orgJohn_Cleese , ISBN-13: 9783873872882

4. Auflage. 316 Seiten mit einigen Illustrationen. Illustrierte Originalbroschur.

[SW: Comedy, Familientherapie, Monty Python, Psychologie, Tiefenpsychologie, Psychoanalyse, Verhalten, Psychische Vorgänge, Mensch, Verarbeitung, Psychoenergetik Beziehung, Emotionen, Psyche, Seele, Gefühl, Motivation, Humoristische Darstellung]

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Jeremy Lloyd: Are You Being Served? SAMUEL FRENCH, Juni 2011 ISBN: 0573019630
Genre: Comedy Characters: 8 males and 4 females (with doubling) Scenery: Interiors Lovers of innuendo and British humor, Flying Circus fans and seekers of laughs - look no further than this uproarious play. To the delight of fans everywhere, this popular British television comedy is now a stage show that revels in nonstop double entendres. When the motley crew of the Grace Brothers department store prepare for a sale of German goods and then depart for a staff holiday in Spain, they survive their stay in the tropics at a one star establishment and their encounters with everything from a Spanish crumpet to randy revolutionaries with everything intact but their modesty.

NEW 215X7X139 216 mm x 140 mm x 4 mm

[SW: Fiction - General, Drama / General]

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Idle, Eric;James, Angus;Chapman, Graham;Palin, Michael;Brooke-Taylor, Tim;Jones, Terry;Cleese, John;Gilliam, Terry;Feldman, Marty: Monty Python Live at The Hollywood Bowl, DVD, engl. Originalfassung 77 Min. SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT, Dezember 2007
Unflätig und hemmungslos ungeniert mischen die Pythons die legendäre Hollywood Bowl in einer ausverkauften Live-Show auf, die neben ihren wohlbekanntesten Liedern und Sketchen brandneues Material zum Besten gibt, das nie in der Flying Circus-Serie zu sehen war. Mit seinem digital re-mastertem Bild und Ton sieht dieser zum Schießen komische Auftritt nicht nur ganz und gar umwerfend aus, sondern ist dazu noch ein echter Brüller in Sachen Monty Python-Humors. Also nehmen Sie Platz und machen Sie sich seelisch auf ein schlicht unversäumenswertes Komödienerlebnis gefasst.

NEU 2007. 193 mm x 142 mm x 22 mm Dieses Produkt ist durch technische Schutzmaßnahmen kopiergeschützt!

[SW: Humor/Comedy (DVD)]

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