Manhatta is a A portrait of New York by painter Charles Sheeler and photographer Paul Strand. The title cards show quotes from Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass". Listed as Public Domain by Wikipedia. "The film spans an imaginary day in the life of New York City, beginning with footage of Staten Island ferry commuters and culminating with the sun setting over the Hudson River. It has been described as the first avant-garde film made in America... It may be found elsewhewre on the Archive but I have added a jazz track from the period.

The original French title is Excursion dans la lune. IMDb Page

This film shows tests on Carrier takeoff, landing and deck handling of various models and the McDonnell F3H-2N Demon on the USS Ticonderoga

Phantom of the Air (1933) - Tom Tyler - 12 Chapter Movie Serial from Universal Pictures Inventor John Edmunds (William Desmond) is working on a device called the Contragrav, a machine that defies gravity and can enable a plane to fly without a pilot. He and his daughter Mary (Gloria Dea) enlist the help of airborne Border Patrol captain Bob Raymond (Tom Tyler) as a test pilot to help them complete Edmunds' work on the Contragrav. However, airborne importer (and secret smuggler) Mort Crome (LeRoy Mason) has got wind of the Contragrav, and will stop at nothing to get it.

From Edison films catalog: Upon a large sheet of white paper a cartoonist is seen at work rapidly sketching the portrait of an elderly gentleman of most comical feature and expression. After completing the likeness the artist rapidly draws on the paper a clever sketch of a bottle of wine and a goblet, and then, to the surprise of all, actually removes them from the paper on which they were drawn and pours actual wine out of the bottle into a real glass.

Military training film on the characteristics, capabilities, weaknesses, and recognition of the World War II Japanese fighter aircraft, Mitsubishi A6M Rei Shiki Kanjo Sento Ki, known as the Zero.

Based in 1824 Mexico, Zorro leads a fighting force to battle the mysterious Don Del Oro, who plans to become emperor of Mexico.

Based in 1824 Mexico, Zorro leads a fighting force to battle the mysterious Don Del Oro, who plans to become emperor of Mexico.

From IMDB: Coke Ennyday, the scientific detective, divides his own time in periods for "Sleep", "Eat", "Dope" and "Drink". In fact he's used to overcome every situation with drugs: consuming it to increase his energies or injecting it in his opponents to KO them. To help the police he discovers a contraband of opium (which he eagerly tastes) transported with "Leaping Fishes", and the blackmail of a mysterious man who wants to marry the "fish blower" girl. Will Coke be able to free the girl ?

Conversations with people in Times Square of the topic of friends or money