Cinematic Era: 1948 Vintage

A musical film marking Yoshiko Yamaguchi's debut at Daiei.

A 1948 short film made by Hawley-Lord, Inc., that takes viewers through a tour of a trout hatchery, seeing fish raised from egg to catch.

Discusses the care and use of such art tools as brushes, paints, chalk, crayons, scissors, clay, paste and glue. The film is designed to promote an interest in art materials and their care.

Paul Campani's second short. Made on 35mm film.

Paul Campani's first short film. Made on 16mm film.

Athletics national competition in 1948. Including Viljo Heino and Tapio Rautavaara.

Tourists in Koli. Campers. Traveling by bus and ferry. The city of Savonlinna. Exploring Olavinlinna.

The journey of meat from the meadow to the sausages that children nibble on.

Celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Ilinden Uprising. The atmosphere surrounding this historical event is conveyed through documents and memories of the surviving participants.

Early nudist short documentary

A post-war film by Włodzimierz Kowańko, created in Argentina

Travelogue promoting air travel to the Caribbean. During a glamorous trip to Cuba, Jamaica, and other islands, an animated figure periodically pops up with comments and praise for Pan American’s service. NOTE: This is one of the many Wings To films sponsored by Pan Am.

Part of the “Flight Safety” series of animated shorts commissioned by the U.S. Air Force at the end of World War II. This one tells the story of the human body's sensory system, including the operation of the inner ear. The film tells the story of Hank Morgan, a man of "unwavering power and concentration" and takes a peek inside his head to see how decisions are made. Unfortunately for Morgan, he trusts his inner ear and not his instruments, leading to a near crash.

The first film to be produced by the Dagenham Cooperative Film Society, ‘Seeds of Time’ focuses on young people in the area in 1947-8. It’s great for the rare colour footage of the area from this period with shots of the Civic Centre and the world famous Dagenham Girl Pipers.

An early animated short film from Gyula Macskássy

A tour of Shakespeare country.

Bottle of Magic traces the development of the electron tube from the pioneering efforts of such scientists as Lee de Forest, Thomas Edison, and John Fleming, then demonstrates the role the tube played in our society.

“Let’s Be Safe At Home” (1948) is a black-and-white kids safety film intended for elementary school-aged children.

A travelogue to various parts of Brazil, the largest country in South America. Featured are the country's people, its industry and its customs. Also shown are the country's variety of geographic feature;s, such as its rivers, jungles, forests and other climatic conditions.

Highlights of the All-Ireland Hurling Championship Final 1948.

“Vibrant, progressive animation contrasts with some outdated attitudes in this Electricity Council cartoon on energy usage” - BFI.

Tells the story of a woodchuck which was taken to a state park to live and now entertains the park visitors by performing tricks. Shows the woodchuck's appearance, size, natural habitat, food, habits, and adjustment to captivity.

Part of the Speaking of Animals short film series.

Soviet documentary about the 1947 Sachsenhausen show trial in Berlin-Pankow.

A rough but powerful film made by anti-apartheid crusader, Rev. Michael Scott, this is the first anti-apartheid documentary. The purpose of the film was clearly to generate international support for dealing with the plight of the African and Indian population in South Africa and South West Africa. Indeed, the very title, Civilization on Trial is a direct take-off of Arnold Toynbee’s influential 1948 book of the same title.

The March of Time was an American newsreel series sponsored by Time Inc. and shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951. This episode covered the Dutch Empire.

A film about the National Health Act that established the NHS, and how it benefitted communities. It starts with a bleak look, when coordinated patient care is non-existent, patients cannot see the right specialist when they need to and a family is split up over Christmas.

Cartoon featuring the characters "The Colonel and Willie (the Worm)", with the colonel attempting to catch the Loss Ness monster.

Infofilm made by Norsk Film and NSB in 1948 about the plans and work to complete the Nordlandsbanen line to Bodø. On December 10, 1947, the Nordlandsbanen opened the section from Dunderland in Rana to Lønsdal on Saltfjellet, a section that was mainly built with the help of Soviet and Serbian prisoners of war. The film focuses on the work that is underway on the last planned stretch, through Saltdal to Rognan, Fauske, Tverlandet and Bodø.

Three children on a picnic learn the process of fire making and the principles involved. The dangers from fire and methods of control are shown.

Young Frank Taylor loathes working at a shoe store, but discovers that he is doomed to hate any job unless he changes his attitude. After a motivational lecture by his high school guidance counselor, Frank looks forward to working the rest of his life selling shoes.

Shows many accidents on a farm, and describes how they can be prevented. Joe the Special in-the-meantime agent magically appears and tells a farmer about the safety problems on a farm.

The story of three beagle puppies and their adventures on the farm and in the woods. Shows the characteristics and actions of dogs and several other animals.

Seeks to create in minds of Prudential salesmen a favorable attitude toward prospective insurance buyers. Points out variety of prospect sources & presents five fundamental points of prospecting.

Postwar adjustment is easy for a young World War II veteran who is welcomed back to his job at U.S. Steel with a position, training courses, and counseling.

Dramatizes the story of a father, who, after finding himself at a loss for words at a public meeting, follows his son's lead and starts a campaign of vocabulary improvement.

A teenager eager to make the high school basketball team fails the tryouts. Devastated, he turns to the family doctor to find out what happened. The doctor tells him that he failed because of his "poor attitude", and proceeds to show him a parade of losers, rejects and derelicts who let their "bad attitudes" get the best of them. Shaken to his very core, the young man vows to improve his attitude, and begins to succeed in life.

The importance of good grooming is emphasized by showing how Don and Sue, a brother and sister, keep up their neat appearances. The benefits of not wearing red nail polish, "loud" sport shirts and "inappropriate" blouses are driven home by reminding students that "all through the day, other people are looking at you."

A group of students who put on a radio debate show discuss what capitalism is. While they tend to agree on the general idea, they each have a different emphasis for what is important to capitalism: profit, competition, free enterprise, or something else.

Mexican movie

Mexican movie

Mexican movie

In bringing you this most unusual picture, the producers wish to point out that "Satan and the virgin are the same person!" At no time during her performance does she have help from any other person.

A comic short film by Riccardo Freda.

A pine tree longs to be used for something.

Once again the moving beam of "Spotlight" swings across the city of today to pinpoint a new story for the screen audience of tomorrow. This time we start from an office building in London, late on a summer evening, when the timeclocks have rung in the evening's freedom for London's daytime workers.

1948 Thomas Wilfred light animation

A short film on the matingritual of hens and ruffs

A visual interpretation of Brazilian popular songs "Azulão" and "Pinhal".

Jack is motivated to learn better spending habits after becoming envious of his friend Ralph's new camera.

"...a psychodrama of an alienated young man in New York City."