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In a foundry, in 1951, a modernization program was implemented in order to revive competitiveness.

Good-grooming film for women that was funded by the meatpacking and consumer products giant to showcase the company's Dial soap. The Clean Look teaches how to apply makeup, bathe, develop proper posture, apply shampoo, and comb one's hair.

Early 1950s short about women entering the work force

Part two in a three part documentary series looking at how supersonic flight might be achieved in the future.

A documentary investigating the science, aerodynamics and technologies involved in enabling aircraft to travel at speeds approaching or surpassing that of sound.

This Jam Handy-produced short goes through every conceivable way a human being could hurt themselves. Presented in the Interest of Safe Living and Education by Your Coca-Cola Bottler,” that educates viewers—primarily children—on safe ways to avoid injuries from sharp objects, falling, shooting, hot objects, and crashes

A documentary about Eskimos in northern Alaska made by the Ommidvar Brothers on their travels around the world

One of the few short films shot in the three strip Cinerama process, this promotional film is essentially an ad for Renault’s “new” car, the Dauphine.

Educational film showing locations in Tasmania. Includes scenes of local businesses and scenes of land being cleared for new farms.

This film records the struggle for life within the Arctic Circle. It reveals flowers of startling beauty, whose entire life cycles last less than thirty days, and strange animals like the shaggy musk-ox, the shy lemming, and migrant water birds that survive in a land of vast deserts and almost perpetual cold.

Mozart's life and music are described against a background of the 18th century and of the European cities which influenced his career. Stresses the classic character of his compositions.

UNESCO-funded "one world" documentary by Paul Rotha and Basil Wright.

The camera traces the Trans-Canada Highway, unveiling Canada's people, resources, and diverse geography from east to west. It showcases remarkable engineering accomplishments integral to constructing the highway.

History of yellow tobacco cultivation in the regions of Joliette, Berthier and Trois-Rivières. The documentary describes the care and work required for this crop and pays tribute to the producers whose efforts have made it possible to introduce and maintain this highly specialized industrial crop in Quebec.

Film promoting advertising in Redbook as the best way to reach young suburban consumers, a growing demographic of the late 1950s. It makes the point through a rich collection of actuality footage showing families and children engaged in leisure activities at home and at the shopping center. Produced in Kodachrome.

Set to a poetic musical dialogue, this film shows the beauty of Melbourne and gardens as the bride, groom etc gather for a wedding at St John's Church in Toorak (Melbourne).

A rare TV documentary with journalist Daniel Farson.

This quick look at Lisbon begins with aerial footage of the port city as the off-screen narrator provides some history of a seafaring, colonizing nation, of destructive earthquakes, and of contemporary construction. Then it's on to famous buildings and monuments, a look at female fishmongers who ply neighborhoods with baskets of fish on their heads, a survey of two nearby resort areas, watching a town's annual running of the bulls, and a visit to a bullfight, where the bulls are not killed.

The documentary depicts the celebrations of the 15th anniversary of the socialist Polish state. The entire country celebrates industrial successes and progress in rebuilding the homeland from post-war destruction.

Film of the royal visit to Tasmania.

A documentary feature with Basil Spence explaining, with the aid of a model, the concepts behind the design of the new Coventry Cathedral to replace the one destroyed during WWII.

a short film by Robert Youngson

Ceremonies for the beatification of the foundress of the Sisters of Charity, Mother Marguerite d'Youville. The first Canadian to ascend the altar, Mother d'Youville was the object of national celebrations highlighted by a triduum of thanksgiving at the Temple of the Canadian Martyrs in Rome.

A BBC Television film recalling the part Alexandra Palace has played in British television between 1935 and 1954. It shows the erection of the first transmitter, the building of 'A' and 'B' studios, and introduces scenes and excerpts from early television productions and outside broadcasts.

Danger Under the Sea is a 1951 short documentary directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau: The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.

This short film displays the dynamic movement of people as they enter and exit parks in Paris.

Peronist docudrama for the diffusion of the Second Five-Year Plan.

The kitchen is an alchemist’s workshop, and the chef is a master of secret teachings. He commands molecules to bubble, boil, rise, change their state, shape, and colour. This educational film shows that cooking an egg or letting dough rise can be a fascinating chemical and physical process, and that our body is a small laboratory, with its own test tubes, gauges, and instruments.

This film covers the basics of atomic theory while addressing the moral issues inherent in yielding such godlike power.

In Oslo, traffic accidents have increased sharply, and pedestrians' behavior are the cause of many of these accidents. Both the Traffic Police and Oslo Kinematografer have made this film to convince their audience to be more aware of the traffic, so the number of accidents could be reduced. ***** 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.

A modern dance solo interpretation of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring created by dancer/choreographer Jim Huntley and filmed and edited by Pieter Van Deusen.

This 20th Century-Fox CinemaScope special traces the journey of Queen Elizabeth (II) and Prince Philip to the United States and Canada in conjunction with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway dual-country project. There are scenes of the Royal Yacht 'Britannia'; visits with President Dwight D. Eisenhower and vice-president Richard Nixon, and New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller. This special short is comprised of previously-used newsreel footage, and edited material from several "Royal Visit (1959)" films made by Canada's National Film Board.

This Traveltalk series short gives a glimpse into South African history, albeit from a white person's viewpoint. South Africa is a union of four separate states: the Transvaal, the Orange Free State, Natal, and the Cape Provence.

Classroom film, depicting a young boy and his mother taking a train ride.

Agitation about the need to supply consumers with coal already in the summer months of the year.

Against a backdrop of Gaasbeek castle, the residence of the Count of Egmont, Meyer pays homage to a desire for freedom and a zest for life. The desire for freedom behind the Netherlands' resistance to the Inquisition and the repressive politics of Philipp II and the zest for life shown by the people of the Netherlands. Goethe's text is a fitting accompaniment to this ode to freedom and justice and against cruelty and oppression.

Retells the story of Johnny Appleseed against the background of pioneer America.

Feature on the modern airplanes in the year 1951.

Introduction to the Aulanko Hotel and its surroundings.

Urho Kekkonen assumed the office of President of the Republic of Finland on 1.3.1956. J. K. Paasikivi hands over the duties of President to Urho Kekkonen, who states that he will follow Paasikivi's policy and humbly accept the duties of President. On the same day, a general strike declared by the The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) also began.

A brief overview of the painter Edvard Munch’s journey from young art student to world-renowned artist. The film presents a range of Munch’s works, from drawings and paintings to lithographs and frescoes. We also see images from his homes, including those in Åsgårdstrand and at Ekely, as well as the drawing of the planned Munch Museum in Oslo. ***** 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.

The introduction of electricity into the village of Bigga in New South Wales.

A first part of a documentary on the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.

Queen Elizabeth's younger and only sibling, Princess Margaret, went on a 5-week tour of Mauritius and East Africa in September-October 1956.

An insight into the training of recreational pilots.

In the third edition of "Terras fönster" we visit Varberg in its winter gear with a visit to the Monark bicycle factory. Dive among the ice floes. Albert Sandklef displays the Bockstensmann from 1360 and Charles XII's bullet button at Varberg's museum. Swedish actor Stig Järrel turns 40. Thure Mårtensson, a prominent plastic manufacturer in Gislaved, is named the good man of the week. Visit to the plastic factory with assembly and production of e.g. The sapphire ballpoint pen, toothpaste cap and towel hanger. A woman escapes Nybroviken's December cold and travels to sunny Lisbon. Eva Dahlbeck sings "Pigalle".

A report on the Film Academy in Ulm, Germany

Documentary from British Transport Films

For most of us, including actor Fred MacMurray who presents the film, the noun atom and the adjective atomic are synonymous with devastation, period. Of course, there was Hiroshima and Nagasaki but atomic energy is also - at least according to Father James Keller, who produced the documentary - "a Gift from God". For atomic power can also (and should only) be beneficial for mankind. In 1952, it is already effective in various fields, such as industry, agriculture and medicine. Let the atom be a blessing instead of a curse.