The Universal Story

"An overview of the history of film studio Universal Pictures, featuring clips from many of its films."

Richard Dreyfuss hosts a celebration of the 80 year history of Universal Studios. Founded as IMP by Carl Leammle to oppose Edison's Motion Picture Tust, it soon grew under the leadership of 21 year old production head Irving Thalberg with classic silents from artists like John Ford, Erich Von Stroheim, and Lon Chaney and prospered further in the Sound Era under the leadership of Carl Leammle Jr. with such classics as "All Quiet on The Western Front," "Showboat," and the studio's signature monster franchises, "Frankenstein" and "Dracula."

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Home Deadly Home: The Making of "House IV"

Home Deadly Home: The Making of "House IV"

2017

The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention

1937

Los Angeles: 'Wonder City of the West'

Los Angeles: 'Wonder City of the West'

1935

Boulogne-Billancourt - Le temps des studios

Boulogne-Billancourt - Le temps des studios

2020

Battling Darkness

Battling Darkness

The Life, Legend and Legacy of Donald P. Borchers

The Life, Legend and Legacy of Donald P. Borchers

2016

Nosferatu

Nosferatu

1922

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950

Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

1998

Speed Demon

Speed Demon

2024

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein

1999

Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills

2021

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955

Sinister 2

Sinister 2

2015

Millennium Actress

Millennium Actress

2002

Alex in Wonderland

Alex in Wonderland

1970

The Player

The Player

1992

Maggie May

Maggie May

2019

Halloween Ends

Halloween Ends

2022

Digging Up the Marrow

Digging Up the Marrow

2015