George Sealy, Jr. Collection
(1931),
Galveston civic leader’s Kodacolor footage of the 1931 Pageant of Pulchritude, a Miss Universe precursor
(2017 Federal Grants).
Play film
The Kidnapper’s Foil
(ca. 1930),
itinerant filmmaker Melton Barker’s production of his Our Gang–inspired script made with the townspeople of Childress, Texas
(2005 Federal Grants).
Play film
The Kidnapper’s Foil
(ca. 1940),
itinerant filmmaker Melton Barker’s second production featuring the townspeople of Childress, Texas
(2006 Federal Grants).
Play film
Orris Brown Collection
(1940s–50s),
footage related to Superior Film Studios, one of Houston’s first independent feature film companies
(2015 Federal Grants).