short motion picture
71featurettes — n. short feature film, short motion picture …
72fea|tur|ette — «FEE chuh REHT», noun. a short motion picture, such as a cartoon or newsreel; short: »[The film company] will release five technicolor feature films and six, three reel featurettes (Wall Street Journal) …
73Smith, Bessie — orig. Elizabeth Smith born April 15, 1898?, Chattanooga, Tenn., U.S. died Sept. 26, 1937, Clarksdale, Miss. U.S. blues and jazz singer. Smith sang popular songs as well as blues on the minstrel and vaudeville stage. She began recording in 1923… …
74Naughty Anthony — David Belasco wrote and produced this comedy, which opened on 8 January 1900 for 90 performances at the Herald Square Theatre starring Blanche Bates. Its healthy run was due, in part, to the addition of Madame Butterfly as an afterpiece, but… …
75Duchamp, Marcel — (1887 1968) painter Marcel Duchamp, who has had a major influence on modern art, was born in Blainville Crevon, the brother of the artists Raymond duchamp villon, suzanne duchamp, and jacques villon. His early works, which he began at age… …
76newsreel — news•reel [[t]ˈnuzˌril, ˈnyuz [/t]] n. sbz a short motion picture presenting current or recent events • Etymology: 1915–20 …
77newsreel — ☆ newsreel [no͞oz′rēl΄, nyo͞oz′rēl΄ ] n. a short motion picture of recent news events: formerly shown as part of the program in theaters …
78film|let — «FIHLM liht», noun. a short motion picture, sometimes made as a film loop: »Students, most of whom borrow their parents 8 mm. equipment, are required to make one filmlet a week which is subjected…to scathing professional criticism (Time) …
79one-reel|er — «WUHN REE luhr», noun. U.S. a short motion picture, such as a newsreel or cartoon, contained in a single reel of film that runs approximately twelve minutes …
80Mary Pickford filmography — Mary Pickford on location for The Pride of the Clan (1917) Mary Pickford (1892–1979) was a Canadian motion picture actress, producer, and writer. During the si …
