A.C. Lyles

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
May 17, 1918 (107 years old)
Death date
Sep 27, 2013

A.C. Lyles

Known For

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille
1h 28m
Movie 2016

The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille

Filmmaker Peter Brosnan digs up the set of the 1923 film 'The Ten Commandments', long buried in the sands of California's Central Coast.

Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
0h 36m
Movie 2012

Wings: Grandeur in the Sky

A making-of featurette for the first Academy Award winning film "Wings" (1927), with plenty of rare photographs and the participation of William Wellman, Jr.

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1h 9m
Movie 2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.

Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
Movie 2009

Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood

Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years
0h 30m
Movie 2008

Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years

This piece follows Audrey Hepburn's life from her childhood through her acting career. It explores her background in ballet, her Broadway debut, and her films for Paramount including Roman Holiday, Sabrina, War and Peace, Funny Face, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Paris When it Sizzles.

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
1h 25m
Movie 2007

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by scientists and inventors, to the triumph of the talkies.

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
1h 10m
Movie 2007

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines the rampant sexuality of early Hollywood through movie clips and reminiscences by stars of the era. Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, Marlene Dietrich and others relate tales of the artistic freedom that led to the draconian Production Code, which governed content from 1934 to 1968. Diane Lane narrates.

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
1h 30m
Movie 2006

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

"Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer" is a feature-length documentary. In this entertaining look at the legendary singer's life, hosted by two-time Grammy award singer Lou Rawls, Frankie tells his own story. Classic archive footage of the great performances of the past has been painstakingly collected, and new interview material shot with distinguished guests such as Clint Eastwood,Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Dick Clark, Ringo Starr, Patti Page, Pat Boone, Maria Cole, Mitch Miller, Michel Legrand, John Williams, Kay Starr, Jack Jones, Herb Jeffries, Peter Marshall, Howard Keel, Terry Moore, Lucy Marlow, Sammy Nestico, and A.C. Lyles. From Dick Clark's American Bandstand to The Bob Hope Show, from Rawhide to Blazing Saddles, from the Ed Sullivan Show to Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, audiences will journey through the life of one of the most popular male vocalists of all time.

Biography: Humphrey Bogart
0h 50m
Movie 2003

Biography: Humphrey Bogart

He was one of Hollywood's greatest tough guys. His charisma and electric on-screen presence propelled the success of classic films such as The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and The Big Sleep.

John Travolta Remembers James Cagney
0h 7m
Movie 2003

John Travolta Remembers James Cagney

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