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In a burlesque of the silent-film serials, Oil Can Harry, the most evil of all evil cats, has wicked gleam-in-the-eyes designs on Pearl Pureheart, the cutest mouse in all of Micedon. She is subjected to all manners of torture and is saved through the heroic efforts of Mighty Mouse.
Documentary film about the production of glass in Finland.
French teacher Annette Müller has two ardent admirers who are constantly urging her to marry: diplomat Klaus and engineer Theo. But she can't make up her mind. Then a third one joins them, the pianist Hans. Sometimes she dreams of Klaus, sometimes of Theo. And although she is angry that Hans has taken up residence in her boarding house, she can't stop herself from dreaming about him too. When she asks him, of all people, which of the other two she should marry, there is a big row between them - and she realizes who the right man is.
Biography of the Argentine poet Almafuerte.
Irish quota quickie
White Eagle shows the life of Polish immigrants in the years 1948-49 in the neighborhood of the same name, in Merlo, Buenos Aires.
Directed by Nazir.
In the late forties in the Flemish cinemas one could hear and see popular flemish songs played by a Schlagerband led by arranger Gerd Zonnenberg.
A young woman falls in love with a singer and when he disappears, a lookalike replaces him.
Everyone should hang out with Basketball! Basketball’s mom thinks Basketball is really cool, no matter what the kids at school say!
A surprising film about the large number of inadequately addressed letters that the postal service receives every day. The film is an invitation to the audience to address letters correctly.
The 22nd issue of the long running industry cinemagazine, unusually featuring a single article: 'Replanning a Coalfield'.
Earth's natural wonders give testimony to the creative work of a majestic God.
Short road safety film.
As a publicity gimmick, Harry has to announce his radio show from a real haunted house.
The technical office for the renovation of Milan Cathedral - the Duomo - shows the camera the treasures of the place and the projects for the facades of the building.
An African entourage makes a spectacular appearance in postwar London.
Buck Hurst, conjurer and illusionist, entertains at a children's party.
Chase of Death is a 1949 English language short film directed by Irving Allen. It has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel. Two-Reel. This film has been widely considered to be a LOST film. A copy has been located and verified as held in the archives of the Bibliotheque du Film, in Paris, France.
The historical places and geography of the city of Salvador.
Semi-documentary, focusing on the training young boys receive before they are sent down the mines on their first job.
A film about Oslo's parks. We visit Studenterlunden, Stensparken, Slottsparken, Frognerparken with Vigeland's children's ferry, St. Hanshaugen and Botanisk Hage on Tøyen. We see part of the new given to give Oslo a facelift: the "groundbreaking areas" in Iladalen and Torshov, with sheep projects, concerts and open-air theater for children. // 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.
Star-packed, tune-filled, screen event.
A short about Romanis in Sweden breaking up camp and moving on.
In the Cévennes, Tabusse is a figure of the village. Angry and but also in love, he goes through many adventures.
film about Swedish conscripts
Nature documentary meets Disney-style cute in this Animaland animated short.
The theme of the film is the celebration of October 11, 1948 in Prilep, Kumanovo, Kichevo and the commemoration of the day of the liberation of Debar. In honor of the holiday, in Skopje, in Daut - Pashin Amam, an exhibition about the Revolution and the National Liberation War is opened. Then, the holding of folk fairs, agricultural exhibitions and a book exhibition on the occasion of the "Book Week" are shown.
Sir Donald Bradman gives an instruction on how to play the perfect Cricket shots.
Neorealist mental health film produced for parents and health care workers. Palmour Street shows the daily life of an African American family and demonstrates how good parenting prepares children for adulthood and nurtures emotional growth.
A Shell-sponsored industrial science short examining the physics of liquid spray and dispersal, produced in the context of Shell’s research into insecticides and chemical application. Using high-speed cinematography to visualize droplet formation and breakup processes normally invisible to the human eye, the film presents atomization as both a scientific phenomenon and a practical industrial problem, aligning technical research methods with educational demonstration.
Originally intended to be a reenactment of a shipwreck rescue, that turned into an actual documentary about a real shipwreck rescue that took place close to where the reenactment was supposed to.
A film about conservation of the earth made in 1949 by the N.Y. Zoological Society.
Encouraged by the offers of a prestigious position in the city, the teacher is unconvinced and decides to return to his native village, where before the war he taught at the local school.
This black-and-white newsreel segment shows a team of scientists making their way to Heard Island in 1949 to relieve the previous year's team. The segment, entitled Scientists Go to Antarctica to Study Weather, opens with HMAS Labuan leaving Melbourne, followed by scenes of the voyage. As they near shore, Big Ben volcano comes into view. Stores for the team's 12-month stay are then brought on shore. After a sequence showing local fauna, humorously described by the commentator, the segment ends with the outgoing team briefing their replacements.
Fungal diseases, discussed in this documentary, are caused by microscopic fungi. The movie gives some data on their characteristics and how to defeat them.
In this film of the Earl's Court Aquashow, several stars of the sporting world are brought to the screen to demonstrate their skill.
"Being a housewife is a profession like any other," emphasizes the speaker in this film, which is about how to keep a house in the 1940s. The newlywed Lene is unfortunately completely hopeless about it. She burns the food on, makes crooked press folds in her trousers and is rooted in the accounts. Her husband Peter gradually becomes more and more impatient, and eventually he takes his good clothes and leaves. The whole world falls for Lene. Something must be done! Time is rewound so that Lene can have time to train as a housewife before she gets married. Meanwhile, Peter has to wait in church.
This narrative in the form of photographs brings to the screen important scenes from the life of Mahatma Gandhi. Scene after scene flashes past, vividly recalling to mind his childhood, his student life in England, the launching of the satyagraha campaign in South Africa and subsequently in India, and his martyrdom in January 1948 when when a whole nation was plunged into grief.
Impossible drama proving that proper management of schedules, responsibilities, privileges and finances leads to a happier home.
Young peasant woman allows an army officer to woo her, as a way of drawing attention away from her father's insurgent connections... while her own affections are torn between two brothers.
Beautifully filmed in black and white, this classic short film looks at pearling in the late 1940s. It goes on board the boats that work off the coast of Broome, Western Australia, from March to December each year. Crewed mainly by Aboriginal, Malay and Chinese men, they work six days a week from sun up to sun down—replenished occasionally by supply boats that also take away their hauls of pearl shell. The film captures the atmosphere, the detail and the danger involved in the search for shell as the divers in huge metal helmets and layers of clothing under their suits dive two at a time, each with one person tending their airhose and another their lifeline.
Shabnam is a 1949 Hindi movie produced by Filmistan and directed by Bibhuti Mitra.
Using footage of exemplary holidaymakers from the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea, this compilation film draws attention to the wide range of leisure options proffered by the Revolutionary Trade Union Movement (Revoluční odborové hnutí – ROH) at home and abroad. Recreation is presented as a “reward for workers” for helping repair war damage and for participating in post-war renewal and construction.
Short about tackling stage fright.