UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ITEM IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.Legendary and iconic figures of the twentieth century, the famous and the infamous, come to life on film in this fascinating collection of short subjects. A few of the many highlights include:
-A look at the life of Theodore Roosevelt, as he evolves from warrior to conservationist.
-Master of Magic Harry Houdini performs one of his daring escapes while suspended high above the Manhattan streets.
-Sergeant York, the greatest American hero of World War I, is interviewed in 1919.
-Famed evangelist Aimee Semple MacPherson, credited with curing thousands with her faith healing, discusses her impending marriage.
- Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan square off at the Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925.
-Ziegfield comedy queen Fanny Brice celebrates two decades in show business.
-Sherlock Holmes' creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle visits New York.
-After escaping 17 trials without a conviction, notorious mobster Jack "Legs" Diamond is gunned down by a rival gang in an Albany rooming house in 1930.
-Mahatma Gandhi struggles to free India from the yoke of Great Britain.