LC Adds 25 Titles to National Film Registry

Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named 25 more titles to the library’s National Film Registry December 28, bringing the total number of films on the list to 400. The films, chosen by Billington in consultation with the library’s Motion Picture division staff and the National Film Preservation Board, are singled out for preservation because of their cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance. This year’s entries are:

• Ben Hur (1959)
• The Blue Bird (1918)
• A Bronx Morning (1931)
• Clash of the Wolves (Rin-Tin-Tin) (1925)
• The Court Jester (1956)
• D.O.A. (1950)
• Daughters of the Dust (1991)
• Duck and Cover (1951)
• Empire (1964)
• Enter the Dragon (1973)
• Eraserhead (1978)
• Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers (1980)
• Going My Way (1944)
• Jailhouse Rock (1957)
• Kannapolis, NC (1941)
• Lady Helen’s Escapade (1909)
• The Nutty Professor (1963)
• OffOn (1968)
• Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor (1936)
• Pups Is Pups (Our Gang) (1930)
• Schindler’s List (1993)
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
• Swing Time (1936)
• There It Is (1928)
• Unforgiven (1992)

Posted December 30, 2004.