475. Miami, 15 Feb. 1933

Jim got #474!

This man's act landed him in the electric chair and in a Sondheim musical.

474. Germany, Feb. 1933

Jim got #473!

He's pleased with the appointment of Chancellor Hitler, but his fiancee believes he's blind to the dangers posed by the party.

473. Texas, 1933

Group effort! Nora, DesiLinguist, Amy & Jim got #472!

Here's a couple that really knows how to paint the town red. (Nora, you better get this one!)

472. New York, 1933

Jim got #471; he's answered 5 in a row!

Welcome to 1933! We'll be ending Prohibition soon. Just don't offer me any of that bathtub gin. My cousin gave me bathtub gin once . . . once!

471. England, Nov. 1932

Jim got #470!

This is our last stop in 1932. In this mansion everyone knows her place in the social structure!

470. U.S., 1932

Jim got #469!

Let's all go to the movies! An actor performs a role he will return to again, and again ... and again. And again. Uh, 12 times in all. I wonder what the record is for the number of times an actor reprised the same role in movies.

469. U.S., 1932

DesiLinguist & Jim got #468!

She's one of the first modern female sports heroes.

468. Italy, 1932

Jim got #467!

She may have left New York behind, but she brought her reputation with her!

467. Germany, 1932

Nora got #466!

He might tell you that when you're not looking at his picture, it's in color. Couldn't be true? Maybe. Hard to be certain, though, isn't it? Who is he?

466. 1932

Jim got #465!

This filmmaker is looking for new material. He looks a bit devious, doesn't he?

465. Virginia, 1932

Jim got #464!

"Goodnight, grandpa!"

464. U.S., 1931

Jim got #463!

Her father's a lawyer and now she's fallen for his client.

463. New York, 1931

Nora got #462!

When your fiancee thinks your mother is a member of the social elite, but in reality she's an apple vendor who runs with a bootlegger, there's bound to be trouble!

462. Alabama, 1931

Amy got #461!

Who are these young men?

461. Alabama, 1931

DesiLinguist got #460!

People said he was the crazy neighbor but it turns out he was just misunderstood.

460. Georgia, 1931

Gale got #459! Thanks, Gale!

The song on the Victrola won't come out until next year, but it was just too appropriate for this film.

459. Berlin, 1931

DesiLinguist & Jim got #458!

Let's return to Berlin and see how the Germans are faring after the crazy inflation they had a few years ago.

458. Illinois, 1931

Jim got #457!

No seat belt laws in 1931, heck, there weren't even seat belts! Not in cars, anyway. Ford will introduce them in 1956. Name the movie!

457. Harlem, 1931

Melissa got #456!

Welcome to 1931! We'll start off the year in a jazz club.

456. U.S., 9 Aug. 1930

DesiLinguist & Jim got #455!

Here's a new cartoon character in her first appearance.

455. Chicago, 1930

Jim got #454!

While they may not have been called drive-bys in 1930, they were well known to the underworld. This man just survived one. His name will be famous one day, but not for crime...

454. Chicago, 1930

DesiLinguist got #453!

Big crimes, big guns!

453. Chicago, 1930

Nora got #452!

Here's a cop who was in training until he got a better offer.

452. California, 30 June 1930

Jim got #451!

We're at the premiere of a very expensive movie.

451. U.S., 1930

Nora got #450!

Let's all go to the movies! This will be a rough decade; we should start with something fun.

450. U.S., Oct. 1929

DesiLinguist & Jim got #449!

Ushering in the Great Depression -- The events of October 24-29 kicked this man while he was down, but don't count him out.

449. New York, September 1929

Jim got #448!

Sort of an X-Men meets Forrest Gump for the Lost Generation.

448. N.J., 29 Aug. 1929

Jim got #447!

Remember when it was a feat to go around the world in 80 days? Well we just cut it down to 21 days! What is the name of this airship? (BTW, the sound clip on #447 is working again!)

447. U.S., May 1929

Jim got #446!

Hollywood is holding its first annual Academy Awards. Not everyone loves the talkies; you can hear Jones & Hare sing about it if you click on the Victrola (if you get an error try again later). Anyway, who's this?

446. Miami, February, 1929

Jim got #445!

These ladies fled Chicago after witnessing the events in #445. No guesses? Come on, people, this is a classic!

445. Chicago, Feb. 14, 1929

Here's wishing you and your gang a Happy Valentine's Day!

444. January 17, 1929

DesiLinguist got #443!

Not really a question, because you all know him. But today marked the first appearance of a character we all recognize.

443. Chandrapore, 1928

Jim got #442!

After this brief stop in India, we'll move on to 1929. Can you believe the '20s are almost over?

442. U.S., June 1928

DesiLinguist got #441!

Who's this?

441. U.S., May 1928

DesiLinguist & Nora got #440!

She jumped out of the plane when the pilot forced a kiss on her. He'll be much less rougish in years to come. Who are the stars of this study in sexism?

440. New York, 1928

Jim got #439!

These two started off small-time, but now they're becoming successful career criminals. Choices have consequences, though.

439. Chicago, December 1927

Jim got #439; he's on a roll!

This musician just cut his first album. He'll be famous one day. Click the Victrola to hear him perform, if you support RealPlayer files. (Personally I hate RealPlayer's ads and prefer a compatible alternative. If I'd found a Media Player version I'd use it instead.)