Cinematic Era: 1949 Vintage

Using puppets, this film is an adaptation of an ancient Greek legend of how an honest woodsman meets Mercury, the god of good fortune.

Women at work in an office; the English study circle in Skönvik; Skönsberg speech choir; timber rafting at Tunadal's timber boom; an electric locomotive hauls lumber from a sawmill to a board yard; the water saw in Hammal.

This early color educational film about the components of the 1949 winning Indy 500 car was sponsored by Socony-Vacuum (now part of ExxonMobil). 1949, Bill Holland has just won his first Indianapolis 500 and receives his trophy.

Mai Mangwende addresses a group of women in a village and outlines 'what women's clubs were doing to make life better'. Over shots of their work within the villages, an audience member explains the impact of the club on her life - before 'we lived in dirt and sickness... but now everything is clean and we are proud of our new life in our tidy and healthy homes' - and urges everyone to join the clubs.

The lead-up and highlights of the All Ireland Hurling Championship Final, 1949.

This series consists of moving images relating to the American way of life. The footage covers stories relating to the American family, working women, unions, education, war veterans, and the will for peace.

A film by P. K. Atre.

Amrit, the son of proud patriarch Tatyaba, who lives with three sons and a daughter-in-law, is accused of a murder in a gambling den. In return for hushing up the matter, the evil owner of the den enslaves the entire family, forcing them to do menial labour. The happiness of the past is contrasted with the family’s downfall, for which fate is blamed, until salvation arrives when the murder victim turns out to be still alive.

A film by Raja Nene.

Jana, a little girl whose mother before dying told her to go to Pandharpur where she will be protected by Lord Vitthal, A merchant who is the father of Sant Namdev accidentally steps on Jana's hand and asks for her forgiveness. He asks what she was doing in the temple alone, she tells him her story, being a good devotee of Vitthal he adopts her.

A film by Vasant Joglekar.

Marathi movie from the 1940s starring Sulochana, Chandrakant and Lalita Pawar.

South African Film

This short documentary looks at the Indigenous Gitxsan community in central British Columbia’s Skeena River through one of its members, Ben Risdale. Watch as Ben follows the “Grease Trail” from the first snowfall, and follow along as he tends his traplines while living outdoors among the grandeur of the surrounding forest and mountains. His reward? A valuable stock of fur pelts.

Short documentary about the Voortrekker monument in Pretoria, South Africa. The film also tells the story of the Voortrekkers using clips from The Building of a Nation (1938)

A group of film lovers and their families go to nature: the luncheon on the grass. They start with a tasting, and end with walking on their hands – scenes of love of life in the genre of the French film classic Jean Renoir.

Short documentary on first short films by students of the Łódź film school.

A look at the rise of the record industry from its primitive beginnings to the unveiling of the formats that would revolutionize the world of popular music.

Problems of underfunded and outdated schools.

How the mobile telephone system works, and how mobile phones can benefit businesses such as trucking and construction companies.

A documentary about fruit growing and canning in Australia.

This classroom training film was designed to show the achievements of Roman culture in the areas of government, architecture, engineering, language and writing. It was aimed at intermediate and high-school students.

A report of the campaign undertaken to eradicate malaria from the island of Sardinia.

A short amateur experimental film featuring mid-century paintings from Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kadinsky, Piet Mondrianand Joan Miro.

Growth in all aspects of Canadian life. Sequence on babies in maternity ward, immigrants arriving by ship, Newfoundland being welcomed into Canada. Governor General Alexander does the honors on Parliament Hill. Sequence on Birthday Celebrations: 200th in Halifax, 75th in Winnipeg, float parades and warships. Hotel Vancouver is shown being demolished. Ships are launched, the Avro jetliner takes to the air, the Toronto subway is begun and an atom smasher goes into operation in Montreal. In sports: largest crowd ever attends running of King's Plate in Toronto, Maple Leafs win Stanley Cup for third time, Allouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders. Sequence on Calgary Stampede. Shots of Miss Canada and Mr. Canada contests. Camera focuses on search for 6 year old boy; on the Noronic fire. Final sequence on election campaign and on Louis St-Laurent as Prime Minister.

Frank Harris is a hard-working kid with a paper route that he diligently maintains. He is given a dog, Pal, by Mr. Morgan, one of the customers on his route. For one week with the new dog he must prove to his parents that he can maintain his responsibilities in order to be able to keep Pal.

Film detailing the processes used in quality control of tobacco.

The virtues of families doing things together is shown in this classroom training film. It follows the Brent family, as they go about helping strangers, and each other, throughout the day.

How a strong family group helps teenagers learn to form strong friendships.

(1949) Presents common kitchen safety hazards and the precautions to be taken.

Mexican movie

a 10 minute commercial masquerading as a safety video.

Masha has a real problem. Her new doll named Tom is very sad and never smiles. What should she do? Masha and her friends decide to put on a show for Tom to help him become cheerful and happy.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 1 January 1949.

Black and White | 16 mm | ca. 21 min. | Production:Louis De Rochemont | Published by United World Films Inc., New York | Released on DVD from the National Archives of the United States by the U.S. Information Agency, 2008.

A trio of house painters, a cat, a dog and a bird, undertake to decorate the exterior of a skyscraper, and end up, involuntarily, performing a ballet---set to symphony music---on the high scaffolding.

A documentary intended to promote tourism in the Belgian Congo. It was sponsored by the Belgian airline SABENA. While promoting tourism and emphasizing how easy and comfortable it is to travel in Africa, the film focuses on the country's natural beauty and fascinating exoticism.

Bollywood 1949

Bollywood 1949

Directed by Nazir.

Short road safety film.

Impressionistic documentary of Sausalito, California, a small town near San Francisco, in its pre-beatnik days when it was still an artist's colony.