Cinematic Era: 1953 Vintage

A moral story of being good to the little creatures with the Terry Bears.

Rockabilly singer Slick Slavin illustrates how popular screen stars will appear in new 3D technology.

The threads of several simple stories - a young boy encounters an old man down on his luck, two couples meet - are wordlessly interwoven to evoke the rhythm of life in a public park (Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne) in the passing age of winter and the youthful beauty of the approaching spring. Brealey acknowledged the influence of Arne Sucksdorff (Rhythm of a city) on his approach to this film. In 'Sunday in Melbourne' (1958) he took a different approach eschewing staged narrative.

Story of the Korean war; how it began, the first truce talks and their breakdown to the final peace treaty.

Bollywoood 1953

Adaptation of Kenneth Patchen's novel, 'The Journal of Albion Moonlight'.

The Word is a 1953 American short documentary film produced by John Adams. The film is about Frank Laubach and his work on literacy. The Word was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Heckle and Jeckle read in the newspaper about a reward offered by a millionaire for the finder of his childhood sweetheart. Since they have a storehouse filled with any kind of costume, they decide to collect the money by convincing the millionaire that Jackle is his lost love, so Jeckle shows up disguised as a woman---or female of whatever species applied. JUst as Jeckle has about convinced the millionaire that he is a she and his long-lost sweetheart, a slew of impostors walk in with the same claim.

Little Audrey flaunts the "No Dogs Allowed" rule to take her puppy to the beach.

Short film by Marie-Anne Colson-Malleville.

Short film by Marie-Anne Colson-Malleville

A social film about life in Greece during World War II.

Living with others is easier when we respect one another.

Showcases the early years of the original Kitimat Project.

Color animated film with audio. Begins showing a man named Stanley McGrokel and highlights his dependence on oil and oil related products then highlights what his life would be without these products. Illustrates that oil runs our nations agriculture, economy, and national defense. Shows where oil comes from and how it is extracted. Gives the odds on finding oil breaking even and discovering a large oil field. The film details the Depletion Plan of 1929 and how this helped spur investment into the oil industry and other extractive industries.

American industrial film showing the process of creating beer.

An elementary-school class learns how toys are made and distributed to stores, and why they should take good care of them.

We follow the green city boundary from Ljan on the east side of the Oslofjord, up through Østmarka, Nordmarka and back down to the fjord. On the road we meet people and animals, railways, farms, agriculture and forestry. ***** 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.

This Civil Defense films shows the results of atomic testing on houses at Yucca Flats, NV. Although the purpose of the film was to inform viewers of what rooms of the house to avoid in case of atomic attack, the film's failure to mention the dangers of radioactive fallout caused the government to have it pulled from circulation in 1959 and declared obsolete.

This 1953 color film directed by Alan S. Lee and produced by Condor Films, Inc. of St. Louis for the Wabash Railroad Company features Barry Hopkins, Charles Flynn, Mina Kolb, and the personnel of the Wabash in a promotional travelogue that highlights the convenient offerings of the “Blue Bird” streamlined passenger line. The film features the songs, “You Can Bank on the Wabash” by Tom Hayes & Stan Kay and “Riding the Wabash Road” by Cy Elsmo.

Documentary promoting the the use of airplanes among businessmen. Also includes brief segment showing new experimental designs.

Highlights from the All-Ireland Football Championship Final of 1953.

Kerana Kau / Because of You / K. R. S. Sastry / Malay Film Productions

Directed by G.P. Pawar. With Lalita Pawar.

Directed by Krishna Parshuram Bhave, Anto Narhari. With Shanta Apte, Dinshaw Billimoria, Master Vithal.

Directed by Anant Mane. With Shakuntala, Vivek, Shalini, Raja Nene, Sudha Apte, Dhumal, Raja Gosavi, Wadikar, Kala, Alhad. Studio: Alhad Chitra.

Directed by R.S. Junnarkar. With Madhu Apte, Lalita Pawar.

Directed by Baburao Painter.

Educational film instructing kids how to be good citizens while playing.

Promulgation of the Yugoslav Republic, held in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on November 29, 1943.

A Walt Disney cartoon anthology

A Walt Disney cartoon anthology

A Walt Disney cartoon anthology

A Walt Disney cartoon anthology

Explains that, in communication, There are five elements to be expressed: who, what, to whom, how & what effect. Points out the need for mutual understanding on the part of the speaker and his audience.

Illustrates the behavior of boys organized in clubs, each of which is run either on democratic principles, an autocratic principles, or as a laissez-faire group. Shows the responses when the groups are changed from one type to another. Includes graphs and charts giving statistics on group actions and reactions.

A dramatization which explains the essential purposes of money as a medium of exchange, analyzes factors which affect the value of the dollar, and shows the effects of rising prices on people with various types of income.

Analysis of a child's fear of darkness leads him and us to understand the nature and kinds of fear.

Etiquette for teenagers as demonstrated by well-dressed youth of Webster Groves (Missouri) High School.

Teacher presents a book about a bunny.

Typical day of work for Art Williams, salesman of sporting goods. Preparations at home for next day's work, fills out reports, estimates sales prospects, schedules calls. Focuses on procedures & personal characteristics.

Educational safety film produced by the Fresno Police

Sponsored by the Women's Christian Temperance Union. In this not-too-subtle rip-off of Huckleberry Finn, young William Blake is bored with the country life and leaves for the glamorous excitement of the city. Along the way, he meets up with liquor personified, "Mr. Whiskey," who tags along with Bill and complains about how bad alcohol is for people. This muddled film is as much about the perils of the big city as it is about the evils of alcohol and probably just confused any teen that saw it.

Model Bella Starr shows off her stuff for the sake of 3-D.

Made in 1953, Study in Optical Rhythm is an examination of the visual functions of rhythm. His best known film, it was drawn and painted directly onto the film stock at intervals of 4, 8, 12, 16 and 24 frames to find concurrence with a predetermined musical accompaniment. The film was intended to be screened both with and without music to explore differing audiovisual relationships. Technically Study in Optical Rhythm is thus reminiscent of the animations of Norman McLaren, Len Lye and Oscar Fischinger.

Documentary about the Wartburg castle in the German state of Thuringia.

A short re-telling of the classic fairytale.

Film by Allen Downs.

Short film by John Whitney. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.

The ideal classroom is still as a tomb according to this vintage Coronet Instructional short. First we see a mildly chaotic room of first graders who are then contrasted with Miss Bradley's little angels next door. Apparently opening their yaps wide only on the playground, they communicate sotto voce ("Whispering is the quiet way to talk when you have to talk!"), create only "work sounds" and even manage to move heavy wooden chairs around without making a peep. They're more productive and attentive that way, we're told, though seriously, there's something wrong with a class of six-year-olds so silent you can practically hear tumbleweeds rolling across their institutional tundra. - Dennis Harvey

Meeting the Needs of Adolescence deals with a brother and an older sister, each a distinctive personality. Janet and Tom's parents accept each child--they recognize Janet's need for independence and support her early experiences with boys, and they respect Tom's efforts to think things through in his own way. Teachers viewing the film will note the suggestion that the school, by providing opportunities for student planning, free discussion and individual projects, can contribute to the adolescent's need for mental challenge and self-directed mental endeavor.

Story of a letter written by a Welsh boy to a friend in Australia.