Arthur Kent
2021Circus Freaks and Sideshows
Arthur Drooker
David Ackroyd, Arthur Kent
A trip through the bizarre world of midgets, giants, tattooed ladies, and other human curiosities as we trace the colorful history of a distinctly American form of entertainment--the circus sideshow. From the 1840s when P.T. Barnum exhibited Tom Thumb to the last remaining shows struggling to survive at New York's Coney Island, we learn the truth behind the sideshow adage that freaks are not born, but rather created, as performers share their memories of the magical midway.
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
Banking with Hitler
Adolf Hitler, Arthur Kent
Swiss banks stand accused of collaborating with the Nazis during World War II. At the time, US Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau suspected as much, and began investigating this collaboration. He found the Swiss were not alone. His archives reveal that both British and American bankers continued to do business with Hitler, even as Germany was invading Europe and bombing London. This investigative film shows in detail the roles played by the Anglo-German banking clique. Key members of the Bank of England together with their German counterparts established the BIS, the Bank for International Settlement, which laundered the plundered gold of Europe. On its board were key Nazis such as Walther Funk and Hjalamar Schact. The president of BIS was an American, Thomas McKittrick, who readily socialized with leading Nazis.
Banking with Hitler
U.S. Weapons Against Iraq
Arthur Kent
An in-depth look at the armaments used in the second Iraqi war. Some are familiar--such as the B-2 Stealth Bomber--while others are profiled on camera for the very first time. Experts like Michael O'Hanlon, a senior official at the Brookings Institution, and USAF Sergeant Jay Perkins offer insights into U.S. tactics and the devices that make it possible, including the state-of-the-art defensive equipment that will protect troops from biological and chemical attack.
U.S. Weapons Against Iraq