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A moral story of being good to the little creatures with the Terry Bears.

Abstract short.

Colourful animation depicts the formation, through geological ages, by fire and water, wind and ice, of the Earth's crust which holds our wealth of minerals, oil, coal, arable land, and even our water power.

A boy is making the difficult bicycle ride up a steep hill for the goal of being able to dive off the top of the cliff into the water below. The water looks even more enticing as he views it at that long distance from the top. As he jumps indiscriminately toward the water without surveying his surroundings, he may find that the water below is a little less enticing the closer and closer he gets to it, which may be, by that time, too late. The moral: look before you leap.

This short documentary profiles the uniquely cloistered wildlife of Sable Island, known as the “Atlantic graveyard” due to its inhospitable conditions. Barren sands and endless gales proved too much for human settlement on this island off the coast of Nova Scotia. Only a small group of researchers and maintenance people occupy the island; horses run wild, seals and birds multiply profusely, and the Ipswich sparrow has found a fruitful breeding ground for itself. Sable Island provides a perfect opportunity to observe nature in an untouched, organic laboratory.

It's 1913, and noble Mexican General Pancho Villa leads his troops against the assassins of President Madero.

Tells story of an adolescent who returns home late at night and neglects his school work. Pictures alternate methods of discipline being tried by his parents without success. Attempts to determine how much discipline is good for adolescents. Shows the results of both too little and too much parental control.

Ted Atkinson, the winningnest jockey on American racetracks is the subject for this Columbia World of Sports short. He is shown working out his mounts and then racing them at various racetracks in America.

Shots of city and country life come together to form an impressionistic whole. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Georgie, a young Scottish lad, befriends a baby dragon and takes it home as a pet and companion.

Said to be the fastest horse around, Lightning the horse is a sure bet for the Ups and Downs steeplechase. The jockey is all set to go for the big race, but Lightning decides to take a nap instead. The jockey tries all sorts of things to get Lightning to wake up. The real fun begins as he comes up with a plan of how to enter the race with a sleeping horse.

Sally leans how to make a quick meal... in just under 20 minutes!

An animated and live action fantasy, the loop de loops of ten spoons, forks and tableware ... a parable in the shape of a soup spoon ... conceived as a children's film.

This film poses the question of whether an honest judgment is better than diplomatic double-talk in situations where an individual's feelings may be hurt.

16 mm, color, silent, 5:25 or 15 min. "Optically printed Pythagoreanism in four movements supported on squares, circles, grillwork, and triangles with an interlude concerning an experiment."

Film promoting the telegram at a time when its use was on the decline.

The vital importance of good public schools and school teachers in preserving our freedoms, through the teaching of the tools and principles of our democratic way of life.

Mr. Magoo agrees to babysit Gerald McBoing Boing.

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.

Masked cowboy hero, first in a series of four.

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

Short film featuring performances by Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson, Billie Holiday and Count Basie and his sextet. From the Cinema Apart Collection.

Comedy of the theft of a poodle by a villain and the chase after him.

Popeye opens a diner; Bluto pulls one up right across the street. Wimpy comes along, and they compete for his business. The competition escalates, until finally they are throwing things at each other; Wimpy stands between them and snags a complete meal from the stream of objects passing overhead. Another spinach-free Popeye.

Two children fight with wooden blades while standing beneath a pendulum.

The Dingbat, guarding the sheep flock, has to resort to many daffy antics and tricks in order to keep Wily Fox from adding a little lamb to his dinner menu. The battle goes in favor of both for a while, until the Dingbat manages to cage the fox.

A record of Tibetan religious dances performed at Yung-ning Monastery in Yunnan. The footage depicts scenes including the assassination of Langdarma, the last non-Buddhist king of Tibet and a persecutor of Buddhism, alongside representations of Palden Lhamo, Mahakala, and Yama. It also features a procession of Maitreya, the future Buddha, and showcases a large thangka tapestry, depicting Je Tsongkhapa. Produced in 1954 using footage filmed by Rock in 1929.

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.

A scientist is faced with a difficult decision. A man devoted to saving lives, he may be forced to kill in order to prevent a statewide livestock epidemic.

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.

hong kong film

Building a steel mill from scratch and a city for its workers (Levittown, Pa.).

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

Short documentary drawing parallels between the Sicilian people and their history of sacred visual representation.

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 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 film, those clichéd remarks that we are all guilty of muttering, are here jam-packed into one long clay animated comic monologue.

An endless loop of film composed entirely of disparate images. Through repetition, certain images isolate themselves from the flow reforming the original pattern.

The Grampians mountain ranges rising from the plains of western Victoria were discovered by Major Mitchell and continue to delight tourists. This program shows the exquisite wildflowers, the animal life, the rugged mountain scenery and the foaming waterfalls which make the Grampians so beautiful and so popular. Winner of an AFI Award: 1959.

Short film shot at Stratford-upon-Avon and exploring the joy of folk dancing.

The Sound of Jazz is an historic episode from the "Seven Lively Arts" anthology series featuring jazz greats in concert. Hosted by John Crosby, it offers some fascinating performances from Count Basie, Billie Holliday, Thelonious Monk and many more. This 58-minute program is a truly original and unique broadcast from CBS Studio 58 in New York on December 8, 1957.

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.

A lonely man and woman meet on rainy afternoon in New York. Studio One, Season 2, Episode 34

A beautiful young woman is aware that she is dead, but she does not seem to understand why she has been summoned back to the swamp behind her father's now-decaying home.

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.

The story of a little mouse who goes with his grandfather to a nearby town where a Carnival was being held.

‘A patchwork sewn together by a lunatic, God knows what sort of junk thrown together.’ This is how the irritated Renaat Braem characterised the Belgian landscape as seen from the air in his pamphlet ‘The ugliest country in the world’ (1968). Over the last half century, this sort of complaint about the lack of planning has alternated with resentment at the surfeit of spatial regulation on the part of the authorities. Film-makers have provided pictures to go with these divergent opinions. From Charles Dekeukeleire’s propaganda film disguised as a documentary, through Luc De Heusch’s documentary insert packaged as fiction, to the critical opinion pieces by Jef Cornelis.

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

Nothing frightens Madeline-- not tigers, not even mice-- but how about troublesome young ambassadors? Can she and Pepito ever get along? With its endearing, courageous heroine, cheerful humor, and wonderful, whimsical drawings of Paris, the Madeline stories are true classics that continue to charm readers even after 75 years. In this next adventure, Madeline has a new neighbor who she does not like so much.

Intended for the general public, this film illustrates scenes from everyday life in Roman Africa.

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

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.

Harry Hawkwood is the son of 'Pa' Hawkwood, one of England's greatest crooks, and it's Harry's ambition to follow in father's footsteps and be as good as Dad. Alas! Harry has a kind heart, and it is only out of respect for the old man that his father's gang tolerates him. When the gang decides to go for the Maddox jewels, Harry is given the job of "inside man" will his good nature get the better of him once again?

Per Høst is known as a cinematographer, explorer, zoologist and author. He has collected material for this film from 3 expeditions to Panama and Colombia in South America.

Short film about young boys acting out.

Safety film about a bus accident.