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The story of the ascent of the Aiguille de la République by mountaineers Jacques Fromentin and Michel Bastien. The Aiguille de la République, in the Mont-Blanc massif, culminates at an altitude of 3,305 meters among the Aiguilles de Chamonix group of summits. In the Fontainebleau forest, children learn mountaineering techniques on the bouldering climbing site. In 1954, rock climbing was also practiced in the Chamonix valley. The Montenvers train crosses the viaduct taking tourists or athletes to the Mer de Glace viewpoint. The two climbers take an approach step and reach the Envers des Aiguilles refuge. They then climb this steep and smooth wall, progressing along the ridge. On the platform, a rope throw allows them to climb up and sit at the top to dominate the panorama. Then the return: abseiling from the summit block.

The first half of this Traveltalk entry is spent in the town of Bath, where we learn about the long history and architecture of the area. We then go to the coastal resort towns of Teignmouth and Torquay.

Bob Troy is not feeling as energetic as he has been and tries to find out why. He concludes that his eating habits are the problem. A 1954 educational film.

In this Columbia entry of the Screen Snapshots series (production number 5855), Ken Murray takes band-leader Spike Jones and his family (wife and kids)on a Hollywood tour to see the stars (via Murray's vintage home movie footage) at play. Among the celebrities at play they see Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Boris Karloff at a charity tennis tournament.

Documentary directed by José Eduardo Cavero.

Documentary. Produced by Franklin Urteaga. Excerpts from this short documentary are included in the Pathé-Warner newsreel, which reports on the fine imposed on the Greek shipowner's vessels for fishing without authorization in Peruvian waters.

The film presents wall decorations in public buildings in Oslo, featuring works by, among others, Alf Rolfsen, Axel Revold, Per Krohg, Yngve Anderson, Edvard Munch, and Hugo Louis Mohr. ***** 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.

Visit of Gaspésie and stops in a few places: Grande-Rivière, Chandler, Port-Daniel, Maria, Carleton, the Matapédia valley, Matane, Saint-Joachim-de-Tourelle, Cap Gros-Morne, Rivière-au- Renard, Cap Bon-Ami, etc. The film also underlines the commercial and industrial aspect of the region.

A Golden Bear winning short documentary about men working stone for building.

A documentary about the life of sailors in the Soviet Navy.

A recruitment film telling young male school-leavers about work in the Vítkovice ironworks. It takes them through the entire production process and acquaints them with the metallurgists, many of whom are exemplary Shock Workers. The movie ends with a call for young men to devote themselves to the metallurgical profession, thereby helping fulfil a five-year plan with their work.

A documentary covering the equestrian events of 1956 Olympic Games in Stockholm.

A Coronet Instructional Film highlighting America's diversity.

The joy of fishing for Atlantic salmon in New Brunswick, Canada.

The invisible link that powers Austria’s industry, cities and farms is, of course, electric power. Ultimately that power means jobs for the nation’s many unemployed. Kaprun Dam, in the mountains north of Salzburg—Austria’s largest—and some 20 others will provide more electricity than ever before, thanks to Marshall Plan aid.

About the military exercises of submariners of the Pacific Navy of the USSR.

Film capturing a family holiday on the North Antrim coast, with trips to the Giant's Causeway and the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge.

Choreographer Daniel Nagrin performs in a studio and in the sun.

Short film about the Austrian diocese of Sankt Florian near Linz.

A day in the life of Joe, a chainmaker from Cradley Heath near Birmingham, UK in the late 1950s

Documentary.

A look at the history of jazz, which has its origins in the music of Africans enslaved to North America 300 years ago.

A compilation reel of silent, black-and-white home movies featuring Cab Calloway and his family at their home in Long Island, NY and at the beach. It consists of 16mm film, an original 400-foot film reel, and original 400-foot film can.

An industrial epic plays out in steelmaking South Wales.

Massillon, Ohio, known as "Touchdown Town USA," where football is not only a sport is also a civic enterprise and a cult. It high-school football stadium seats 20,000 fans, and every new-born baby boy is presented a football on leaving the hospital.

For the first time, America thrills to the greatest international circus stars.

This engaging documentary focuses on a group of ‘studying mothers’ who decide to involve themselves in the civic politics of a provincial town, Kunitachi.

A documentary tackling the subject of living in the ruins of Warsaw. This austere portrait of the capital of Poland consists of static images: the camera is positioned to show the new city "logo" - the Palace of Culture and Science. However, after 13 years of rebuilding, Warsaw looks empty.

Dave and Tommy have found an old dead tree in the woods. As they explore it, they find that it is the home of many different plants and animals such as lizards, beetles, crickets, slugs, fungus plants, tree salamanders, ants and gopher snakes.

New York City’s bridges are reimagined through montage, superimposition, and vivid color, transforming industrial architecture into rhythmic visual abstraction. Accompanied by a jazz score by Teo Macero, the film renders the urban landscape musical, kinetic, and alive (an alternate version of the film features an electronic score by Louis and Bebe Barron).

Educational film about steele production.

A classroom film about the Tasman Peninsula. Natural scenery and historical landmarks are shown.

Explains the functions of the doctor and tells why it is important to co-operate with him.

Two farming brothers take a chance on a sick cow and send cattle that have been in contact with it to market.

Short documentary by Krsto Škanata.

Short film about the Montgolfier brothers' first flight in a hot air balloon

A documentary following the daily life on the island of Rathlin, off the coast of Northern Ireland.

Children are taught the benefits of safe practices, such as looking both ways before crossing the street, and the different distances it takes bicycles and cars to stop.

The US Army looks at educational programs from the American Friends Service Committee.

Frightening civil defense procedure film aimed at Cold War-era elementary school students.

This school film gives audiences a demonstration of the advantages of mechanised labour. The author mentions the digger plough invented by the Veverka cousins which was no longer sufficiently efficient at that time. The machines arrive to help the farmers work more effectively. They become a symbol of the connection between farmers and the proletariat.

The historical and strategic importance of the territories of the State of Portuguese India, and aspects related to the effort to defend them.

Classroom training film that promotes the benefits of "healthy" eating for children.

A new school is built in Brackwede, now a district of Bielefeld.

Hop farming in Tasmania.

The film gives a survey on innate behaviour patterns of the grey-lag goose. The first part shows reproductive behaviour. In the second part some behaviour patterns of gosling being imprinted on their human foster parent are shown: following reaction, separation of two flocks according to their imprinting, response to the alarm call and landing "by order" of the flying young.

Modern work tools are created thanks to the development of science, as a result of the transfer of knowledge between generations. A review of the tradition of Polish science from the times of Nicolaus Copernicus to the establishment of the Polish Academy of Sciences. [35mm online]

A film about the sports recruitment event of one of the groups of the Army Sports Club, which in this way captures the interest of young people in sports and conducts instruction in individual sports disciplines with the participation of the best army athletes.

Promotional film showing the role of atomic energy in medicine, agriculture, industry, and research and the potential for nuclear-generated electrical power.

Educational short about lead-acid batteries.

Firewalkers records a traditional Greek rite which, now Christianized, goes back to the ancient Orphic Mysteries of Thrace: walking barefoot on burning charcoal without pain or burning.

A Saturday matinee cine-magazine for the boys and girls' cinema clubs. Sections include, Percussion Band of the London Fields Primary School, Model Decoration, Warm Waters, and Standstill Speed.