07 Aug 1953
The Band Wagon
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Roaches' Lullaby
A humorous short documentary which features interviews with three zealous New York City roach-haters who demonstrate their own extermination techniques and recount - in hilarious detail - their own personal experiences with cockroaches. Includes an original musical composition lamenting the presence of this pesty insect in urban life
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