National Film Registry 2000

Short film which documents William McKinley's presidential inauguration.

Short film which documents President McKinley's escort to the Capitol building.

A young boy, opressed by his mother, goes on an outing in the country with a social welfare group where he dares to dream of a land where the cares of his ordinary life fade.

A boy surrounded by violence grows up to become an infamous gangster.

Salome, the daughter of Herodias, seduces her step-father/uncle Herod, governor of Judea, with a salacious dance. In return, he promises her the head of the prophet John the Baptist.

Peter Pan enters the nursery of the Darling children and, with the help of fairy dust, leads them off to Never Never Land, where they meet the nefarious Captain Hook.

An avant-garde take on Poe's classic story of a traveller taking shelter at a household under a mysterious curse.

Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night.

A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.

The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfus Affair.

Andy has problems raising the last payment for a used car and juggling three pretty girls with an upcoming country club dance scheduled.

Porky Pig goes on a hunt to catch the surreally elusive last Do-Do bird.

The official World War II US Government film statement defining the various enemies of the Allies and why they must be fought.

The official World War II US government account of Nazi international aggression leading up to the British and French declarations of war.

The World War II US Government account of the European theatre of the war from after the English and French entry to the fall of France.

The official World War II US government account of Great Britain's stand against the Nazi war machine after the Dunkirk evacuation.

Documentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.

The Official World War II US Government account of Chinese defense against Japanese aggression.

Part VII of the "Why We Fight" series of wartime documentaries. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up to America's entry into the Second World War.

Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between creatures of every shape, size and description.

A fading matinee idol helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.

An animated chorus line of treats dances down a theater aisle while singing a jingle that encourages the audience to visit the concession stand.

An independent former ranch foreman is kidnapped along with an heiress, who is being held for ransom by trio of ruthless outlaws.

To save his career, a writer for television advertising wants a famous actress to endorse a lipstick. In return, he has to pretend to be her new lover.

A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.