Cinematic Era: 1951 Vintage

A seductress falls in love with a prince and tries to steal him from his fiancée.

Derita is a Singapore film released in 1951.

A documentary showing the First of May celebrations.

Three porteños to the conquest of Paris and the nostalgia to return.

The jazzy cartoon short about that "cool little bunny" giving baskets full of Easter joy. Stylish 1950s UPA production design in this Easter musical short features some very loose and exhilarating animation, largely by Grim Natwick - plus a great vocal track of the seasonal pop standard.

Short documentary dedicated to Petar Petrovic Njegos, a Prince-Bishop (vladika) of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose works are widely considered some of the most important in Montenegrin and Serbian literature. The documentary was made on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his death.

Joe MacDoakes' next-door neighbor, Marvin, comes over to help him fix his lawn-sprinkling system, but they get the pipes crossed with the gas-line and almost asphyxiate themselves.

In this educational short film, tips are given on proper nourishment.

Marty wants a spot in the School play, but is undone by nerves

Romantic comedy.

Instructs children how to care for toys, clothing and other property; to have a definite place to keep belongings, and how to store and handle possessions properly.

A Terrytoons cartoon with the Terry Bears where the kids helo papa bear install the TV.

This short puppet animation gives life to 3 traditional folk songs: The Riddle Song, Who Killed Cock Robin? and The Cooper of Fife.

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The story of Anders Svensson who travels to Copenhagen to prevent his sister-in-law Greta from being unfaithful.

This film has a certain distiction of its own - it is the first to be written and directed by a Malay, Nas Achnas, a well known Singapore Malay artist. Starring Ismail Kassim and Nona Asiah, noted radio and record singer, the film is about a Malay who runs away from his kampong in order to avoid forcible marriage to his cousin. - The Straits Times, 8 Apr 1951

Film showing the resettlement of Chinese squatters from the edge of the Malayan jungle, away from the Communist Terrorists (CTs) who hide there

Tradition, dance and song, modern customs and development and welfare services in the Caribbean Islands.

A chimpanzee with the voice of an old man describes the workings of a circus from his point of view.

Friendly meeting between gymnasts of the Soviet Union and Sweden.

Industrial and social progress in post-war Europe.

A helpful little film that teaches you how to get what you want.

A Terrytoon cartoon with the Terry Bears where the kids tries to wake up Papa Bear on his rest 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 1602, King Henri IV decided to develop French manufacturing to limit imports of products such as carpets and tapestries, of which the royal court was a major consumer. In 1662, Colbert (Minister of Louis XIV) bought the buildings and decided to create there the "Royal Manufacture of Crown furniture and tapestries", where upholsterers settled, but also painters, goldsmiths, engravers, cabinetmakers... Reserved to the furnishing of Royal Houses and diplomatic presents. To make this documentary, Alain Pol uses a new process developed by the French Lucien and Armand Roux. They had developed a color cinema technique with the "Rouxcolor" process, a patent filed in 1932. A simple process, which preceded the arrival of the American technicolor, less precise, but requiring special equipment for cinemas, which cut his career short.

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.

Paging all parents! Need some post-war childrearing advice? Then this is the film for you. It was an instalment in the Your Children series of films produced between 1945 and 1951, dealing with various facets of children's health - in this case, the importance of play to both mental and physical development. The surprise is not that much of it has amusingly dated – of course it has – but how much still feels enlightened and applicable today.

Short documentary on the depiction of women in art found in the Louvre museum.

The Portuguese in 16th century India plot to take over the country.

Points out that military service should be understood as part of citizenship and that training in the everyday duties of citizenship is a part of the preparation for military service.

Animated short film from 1951 directed by Hans Fischerkoesen , made for the advertising of a Trumpf Schokolade product.

Alberto Spadolini, filmmaker and choreographer, dances to traditional Andalusian music. He pays tribute to the gypsy culture.

Late-teens girl is trapped into masquerading as a 12 year old. Wacky complications.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 23 May 1951.

About a derelict and forgotten character hiding in a room somewhere in South America.

Film about the activity of the National Gendarmerie in the repression of smuggling.

Employess of a dress shop battle with a crooked gambler to get their jobs back.

The treatment of injured and sick children at Louisville, Kentucky's Kosair Crippled Children Hospital (now Kosair Children's Hospital) is depicted in this documentary short film. One of the children, Donald White, is followed during his treatment for accidental burns. The various treatments and facilities of the hospital are explained by narrator Victor Mature.

Experimental film about River Thames made for the Festival of Britain.

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]

This short documentary studies the contrast between the sedate Toronto of the turn of the century and the thriving, expanding metropolis of 1951. Aerial views give evidence of the conversion of the old Toronto into the new--the city with towering skyscrapers, teeming traffic arteries, vast industrial developments and far-reaching residential areas housing over a million people. Toronto's mid-century progress is also Canada's, as manifested in the building of Canada's first subway, and in the bustle of the nation's greatest trading centre--the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Unedited film of rural shore Havana, Cuba. Footage includes scenes of the old stone buildings and lighthouse along the ocean, mountain landscapes, people fishing and boating. Shot by Metro Movie Club member Ed Diller.

A documentary short on The Festival in London.

A story about Teresita who grew up in an orphanage in the province and falls in love with Antonio a landowner from the metro.

This film has set itself the task of showing how an animated film is made.

Perugia and its Italian University for foreign students.

Betty Page dances joyfully.