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In this documentary short film, a link is described between the U.S. Navy forces of World War II and the advance Navy of 1950. After illustrating the work of the Navy in winning the Second World War, the film demonstrates how peacetime brought new explorations and new techniques for national defense. The reorganization of the various military forces under the Department of Defense is described, and the importance of naval air power to the defense of the country is spotlighted.

This 1950s' film looks at the measures to preserve water flow from the Rocky Mountains. With the steady falling of the water table, the exploitation of timber stands and the recession of glaciers, water conservation was an urgent concern of the Alberta and federal governments.

Alexander Calder created and performed one of the most important and beloved works, his miniature circus (1926-1931). More than twenty years later Jean Painleve made Le Grande Cirque Calder 1927, begun in 1953 and completed in 1955.

Road safety film warning that we must watch the hazards from the other man or woman on the road.

A Donatello Golden Plate winning documentary on the Appenines, and on the adventures of a young racoon.

A brief portrait of Tokyo.

Tourists traveling on a cargo ship.

Surveys the role of chemistry in American life and the central role of the people, products, and plants of Monsanto.

This Traveltalks visit to Holland spotlights The Hague and two smaller tourist destinations. We learn that the economy of Holland, which for many centuries has been based on fishing and the growing of tulips, is slowly changing to an agricultural base.

Jeff Moore, a high school student, has trouble controlling his emotions. An expert in the subject (though it's never explained who he is or what he's an expert in) assures the audience that Jeff's problems stem from the fact that he lets his emotions escape, instead of reining them in like everyone is supposed to. At the end, Jeff realizes that he must not let his emotions get in the way of logic and reason, and goes to a marshmallow roast with the gang.

Educational documentary which extols the different forms of labor, and its importance to Puerto Rico’s progress.

The documentary is a cavalcade of King Haakon VII's life from his arrival in Christiania in the autumn of 1905 until May 17, 1952, the year he turned 80.

A river symphony and an early example of stereoscopic film made about the River Thames.

The tenement houses at the Old Town of Lublin have two contradictory faces: beautiful facades for the eyes of the tourists and hidden derelict courtyards and apartments for the inhabitants.

Presents an overview of the Netherlands and Belgium. Relates their economy to their environment.

Document about the progress and winners of the Youth Creativity Competition organized in 1949 by the Czechoslovak Youth Association.

Mannerheim's life stages.

The film opens with general views and shows building works and Sherpas loading up. Scenes of threshing and a campsite, with Sherpas and huts. A settlement is then shown, including people weaving. Scenes of walking in towards the mountains and climbing in the foothills. More threshing scenes and the film ends with shots of the mountains and village.

A portrait of the sculptor Seamus Murphy from Cork, Ireland.

This film, with an autobiographical flavor, was shot in part on the very premises where Father Proulx grew up and highlights the importance of agriculture and the very special attention given to rural youth in the from the Government of Quebec. The farm and its little world are presented during the four seasons: the introduction of children to agricultural work, the holidays, the return to school. From November to the end of April, the older ones take courses in the various agricultural schools scattered across Quebec. In addition to studying the methods of cultivation and breeding, they receive notions of carpentry, blacksmithing and other lessons likely to be useful in their future work as farmers. In the spring, the young girls go to secondary schools of agriculture to learn domestic art, beekeeping, weaving, sewing, etc.

Bristol's historical buildings, streets, docks, churches, bomb ruins, and industries, her great traditions and associations with famous citizens.

In 1950, Jean-Claude Sée produced a singular and daring experimental, one of the rare films which constitute a transition between the urban symphonies of the end of silent films and certain experimental practices of the 1960s such as the apocalyptic found footage films of Bruce Conner. Moreover, Aube embodies a form close to both “pure cinema” and a cinematographic essay.

Working at the Strömfors plastics factory. Scenery from the surroundings. Leisure activities.

A presentation of the nursing education program at Ullevål Hospital, in Oslo, on the occasion of the nursing school’s 50th anniversary.***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

This short travelogue, visiting Norway, was shot in VistaVision.

Documentary short

A short, humorous history of aviation based on Kamil Lhoták's book "Balloons, Wings, Propellers."

Surfers Henry Ford, Freddy Pfhaler, Kemp Aaberg, Del Cannon, and Dick Thomas decide to leave California so they can embark on a dream trip to Hawaii. While in Hawaii the carefree quintet ride all kinds of waves at various top Hawaiian surfing spots and live together in a rundown shack on the North Shore of Oahu on only a hundred dollars a day.

A short documentary about the transportation of goods and livestock by train around the UK.

A shy teen wants to ask out a girl on a date - but how can he know what she'd like to do, or what kind of activity would be best suited for getting to know her?

In this short film, a curious high school civics class has a lot of questions about Canadian history. Suddenly, while the class is visiting Robert Harris’ famous painting The Fathers of Confederation, John A. MacDonald comes to life from the painting and speaks to the students, explaining the Canadian Constitution and the reasons for it. This lively animated meditation on history and art is an engaging portal to the lessons of the past.

An impressionistic BBC documentary portraying a northern English city at dawn through street scenes and recorded voices, blending observation and sound montage to capture postwar working-class life.

Reserve Officers' School activities.

The wanderings (and Lawrence Jordan's "Odyssey" triptych) begin in the late 1950s when the filmmaker joined the U.S. Merchant Marines and sailed through stormy and serene weather to the Orient. WATER LIGHT is an impression of that far wandering.

Documentary highlighting the importance of the province's road network which, in addition to allowing the population to enjoy beautiful hikes, is a considerable asset for commercial and industrial activities.

A satire movie about sports car racing at the Little Lemans, directed while at New York University and very populare among sports car devotees.

Warm sympathy and human understanding are powerful instruments in helping mental health patients; this is the inherent message of this film.

Travel film about South Tyrol, the Dolomites and Lake Garda.

In 1951, the Council on African Affairs produced a twenty-two minute agitprop documentary film about apartheid in South Africa, narrated by Paul Robeson and edited by Hortense Beveridge (also known as Tee Beveridge; her first complete film). South Africa Uncensored is a raw and gritty piece of black-and-white agitprop, full of firsthand testimonial footage of the appalling conditions endured by Black South Africans under apartheid. The film portrays the filth in Black shantytowns lacking proper sewage systems, the country's segregated public spaces, and the vile white leisure spectacle of enjoying forced fisticuffs between Black workers.

A record of a winter journey, when a farmer decides to move his whole stock by rail from Yorkshire to Sussex.

Skopje's old bazaar depicting the old, already ancient crafts carried out by tailors, coppersmiths, goldsmiths, silversmiths, leather craftsmen, etc.

Presentation of films that failed in various ways. At the beginning, there is no image other than an audio track, later an overexposed, underexposed, or otherwise failed image.

Construction of a university of technology and a tech village in Otaniemi, Espoo.

Replacing a century-old rail tunnel at Woodhead, co-ordinated road haulage services in Argyllshire, Whitemoor freight marshalling yeard, Bristol bus services and the Calais to Dover cross-channel ferry: these are the subjects of this early BTF production covering a world of transport co-ordination now largely vanished.

This Government-commissioned documentary was intended to reflect the modernisation of French industry. However, in Franju’s hands it became an ode to fire and a fascinating portrayal of industrial architecture.

New Guinea Patrol is a 1958 Australian documentary film produced by R. Maslyn Williams.

How do puppet theaters work in Poland? What is the art of creating dolls and props for a performance? On the example of the Puppet Theater "Arlekin" in Łódź, we will see a puppet show from the backstage.