Cinematic Era: 1953 Vintage

A puppetry short from husband-and-wife team, Martin and Margi Stevens - in this, Spot dresses up as Santa so as not to disappoint Stripe

A new hotel has been build in Oslo, and lies in the middle of the city like an adventure castle. **** 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.

A report on social and economic conditions in the five nations of southern Asia. The film portrays the surge of independence and determination to work out their own future which has permeated every phase of national life for this one-fourth of the world’s population, and which is bringing advances in health and living standards. The assistance of the United Nations in providing the knowledge and the plans with which to develop education, social welfare, agriculture and industry is shown.

Walter Lantz Coca Cola AD.

In this film, Shell Oil situates its extractive process as an episode within geologic time, naturalizing its products even as it inspires wonder. It contrasts the impatience of the suburban husband wanting to drive his car against the expansive scale of fossil history. According to Shell, with the drilling of oil, “The cycle is complete. Nature’s plan is quite perfect” – the question of where we might fall within such a purported cycle, and what nature may have in store for us, remains an open one.

This educational short film shows various towns in Tasmania along the Bass Highway. Farms are shown, and there is also a look at some historic houses.

Australian railway film from 1953, showcasing the beauty of train travel.

Jordal Amfi was an indoor ice hockey stadium that was built in Oslo, to host the 1952 Winter Olympics. This film shows how the arena was being prepared, to it was finished and opened in 1951 for said Olympics. ***** 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.

Here, on a continuous basis, the city's sculptures are displayed, while a narrator tells us everything we need to know about it.

A typical term at the Cheltenham Ladies' College, as filmed by members of staff.

This film about the city’s industry depicts Oslo in the 19th century. It primarily shows scenes from the important Akerselva River, which was used for log driving, and illustrates how, after 1840, various factories and workshops were established along the river. With industrialization, the city grew. ***** 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.

Explains strategy, movement of forces and important battles of the revolutionary war. Geographical, social and political factors which brought victory.

Amateur colour footage showing Israel and Jordan in 1953. The film opens in Jerusalem, showing the cityscape, walls, people and street scenes. Scenes in Jordan include landscapes, street scenes, crowds and dignitaries at a religious procession, mountain and valley views, architecture and ruined buildings, an encampment and ends with views of Petra.

Signe Hasso talks (in English) about Skansen, the museum/zoo of Stockholm.

Yadanabon (Burmese: ရတနာပုံ) is a 1953 Burmese black-and-white drama film, directed by Tin Maung starring Tin Maung, Kyi Kyi Htay, Tin Tin Mu and Maung Aye Kyu.

Two scientists awake an creature in their private laboratory.

A Singaporen film directed by A. R. Tompel

Pachar Puteh / White Pimpernel / Naz Achnas / Nusantara

From the Home Movies Collection.

Nights and days, thoughts and songs, and the places loved in youth are recalled by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Views of the Kama River, landscapes of the Perm region, river traffic. Views of the cities of Solikamsk, Berezniki, Molotov (Perm), and Votkinsk. Industry, agriculture, and culture of the Perm region. Memorial places in the city of Votkinsk associated with the name of famous composer Tchaikovsky.

Directed by Krishna Parshuram Bhave. With Parshwanath Yeshwant Altekar.

Directed by Yeshwant Pethkar.

Directed by Ram Narayan Gabale. With Chitra, Medha Gupte, Vivek.

A filmed performance at the Satirics Theater in Warsaw, a cabaret theater operating from 1954 to 1975.

This classroom training film was produced by the US government to assure kids that nuclear energy was entirely safe and could even be put to good use that would benefit everybody, and to just overlook the pesky rumors that those godless Commies were going to wipe us out with them.

A young man who lost his father as a child deceives a girl in a village and escapes to the city. The girl runs away and eventually becomes a prostitute.

A short documentary feature demonstrating the Blackburn Beverley aircraft on the ground and in flight.

A Walt Disney cartoon anthology

A Walt Disney cartoon anthology

While Ralph is out on a last-minute errand for potato salad, the Kramden apartment is visited by several of Gleason's characters. Featuring Frances Langford and Eddien

A Royal Life: Mary of Teck, Queen & Mother

Colour film of events leading up to and including the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

A film by inventor Nathan Hack and former USC Professor of Physical Education Dr. Laurence E. Morehouse on the importance of the "ripple sole principle" in the manufacturing of footwear for function and comfort to modern pedestrians.

Demonstrates that people must be well-informed in order to make intelligent decisions. Explores the role of newspapers, radio, television, libraries and other channels which provide information to the public.

Shows how a fifth grade teacher systematically studies the differences in background, abilities and needs of the children in her room. In this process she uses the following techniques--observation, accumulative records, behavior journals, discussion with other teachers, parent interviews and staff conferences.

This film takes us to the heart of a small village and is built round a family facing the problem of social customs which are a barrier to education and progress. The film shows the change over from old orthodox ways to new ones with all their attendant advantages and puts in a strong plea for trained farmers, engineers and teachers towards building a better nation.

How teenagers can cultivate good manners by manifesting a real desire to get along with others.

Shows how a teacher, by helping a first-grade child to discover his need for learning, teaches him to read, write, and do arithmetic.

Documentary film about Istria.

A sailor on leave gives a lift to two men who steal his money and car, leaving him for dead in a cornfield, which they don't know is to be cut the following morning. As the combine harvester begins its work the two men unwillingly return to move the body before it's discovered.

Documentary short (Kulturfilm) about East Frisia.

Short film by Robert Vickrey.

The members of a sixth-grade class learn to construct good paragraphs by composing a topic sentence, by relating other ideas to it in proper sequence and by composing an effective concluding sentence.

Director: Syd Sharples Writers: Paul Le Saux, Cecilia O'Cocks Stars: Max Brimmell, Victor Platt

An early documentary production by the Government of India Film Division

A Terrytoon that runs a couple of minutes longer than the average finds Sparky, a firefly, who loses is light and is ostracized by his own kind. His friend, the bookworm, advises him to replace his light with a flashlight bulb. His light is even more powerful than ever but his fellow fireflies now consider him a freak. But ol' Sparky saves the day when he acts as the guiding light at an airport.

A teacher uses a puppet clown, the black-board and mounted pictures in teaching primary school children to arrange events chronologically when telling a story.

A popular high school girl is the victim of malicious gossip, spread by a jilted boyfriend, and it nearly ruins her life.

1953 Jim Davis short

Part of BFI collection "London on the Move."

Jazz-musical about a two lovers.

A poor sick woman, who raises her three small kids has to be hospitalized. The oldest son leaves his brothers with the neighbors so he can make company to his mom. When they come back neither the kids nor the neighbors are around.