The Phantom of The Opera

(overture)


For our Halloween revels this dark night, The Pacific Slope proudly presents one of the most frightening depictions of The Phantom committed to film: The Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Cheney Sr. as The Phantom.




Good night... sleep well, if you can.

After all, it's only Halloween...

Frozen Peas

I knew that The Brain from "Pinky and the Brain" was inspired by Orson Welles.

What I didn't know is that this bit...

...was inspired by a real incident!

[Updated] Even James Lileks and the rest of the crowd over at Ricochet is getting into the act...

The First of The Few

Proudly presenting "The First of the Few," the 1942 story of the design of the Supermarine Spitfire and its designer, R.J. Mitchell.

Thanks to CDR. Salamander for finding this!

The Mighty Fitz In Happier Days

White Hurricane

Starting November 7th, 1913, two weather systems converged over the Great Lakes to produce a horrendous storm.

Five days later, the storm would have moved on, but only after claiming over 250 lives, sinking or stranding 38 ships, and sending millions of tons of cargo to the bottom of the Lakes.

The book White Hurricane tells of the storm and the ordeal out on the Great Lakes during the storm. I highly recommend it; special attention should be paid to the appendices in back.

The Phantom of The Opera

(overture)


For our Halloween revels this dark night, The Pacific Slope proudly presents one of the most frightening depictions of The Phantom committed to film: The Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Cheney Sr. as The Phantom.



Good night... sleep well, if you can.

Margaret Thatcher's Legacy, and More

Desert Empire

Presenting "Desert Empire," an old Universal Pictures travelogue touring Utah just before World War Two.







Sponsored by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.

Yes, really.

A Time For Choosing, On Reflection

Getting cerebral again, analyzing Ronald Reagan's 1964 speech with Peter Robinson and his guests Mark Steyn and Rob Long.

Western Coal Connection

The Burlington Northern moves coal in the late 1970s.

A big thanks goes to "mwmnp25" on Youtube, for making these available.

Part 1:

Part 2:

The Lively World of Great Northern

A promotional movie by the Great Northern Railway, just before its merger into the Burlington Northern in 1970. This is state of the art railroading, circa 1969.

A big thanks goes to "mwmnp25" on Youtube, for making these available.

Part 1:

Part 2:

Fail Safe

McClintock!

Featuring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara.

The Deadly Mantis

Proudly returning this blog's new irregular feature, Movie Night.

Tonight's feature: The Deadly Mantis.



Hey, I never said they'd be good movies.

"Attention... Attention Please..."

Proudly (sorta) introducing this blog's newest irregular feature: Movie Night.

To kick things off, presenting the original disaster movie, 1970's Airport.



To start the movie, CLICK HERE.



Thanks to oldclassicmovies2 at YouTube for making this available.

Joe Patroni is the man.