Cinematic Era: 1954 Vintage

Short documentary about the construction of tramlines in the centre of Amsterdam

Children's fantasy musical TV movie, originally staged by Wendy Toye at the Barn Theatre, Dartington Hall, Devon in 1953.

Our achievements since Independence are great enough to sustain our faith in our country's future. Some of these are the river valley projects, the irrigation schemes, the production locomotives and aircraft. But there are some people who decry every new idea and scheme. This film shows the damage caused by loose and irresponsible talk and highlights the need for active participation in the building up of our country.

This rare Technicolor entry in the Pete Smith Specialty series shows various events at a rodeo in Casper, Wyoming

A widower with a child faces challenges after he re-marries without telling his second wife about his first marriage and child.

A breeding Peking duck yields ten times more eggs than a wild duck. It is reared in duck runs and is able to respond to the breeder’s instructions. The film outlines how duck chicks are cared for and it draws attention to their usefulness.

A beautiful journalist falls in love with a foreign skier who comes to Bariloche to participate in a ski competition.

A documentary short film about Bogotá’s newly inaugurated municipal bus system. The city center—with its iconic buildings, queues, and chaos—becomes the stage for an urban choreography.

From the West Midlands to West Africa: tour the Phillips bicycle plant in Smethwick and see the products in action overseas.

Jimmy finds a cat and tries to find it a job on his grandfather's farm.

A BBC Television film recalling the part Alexandra Palace has played in British television between 1935 and 1954. It shows the erection of the first transmitter, the building of 'A' and 'B' studios, and introduces scenes and excerpts from early television productions and outside broadcasts.

Deocumentary reports on the old Frankfurter Allee, renamed "Stalinallee" in a festive ceremony on December 21, 1949 to mark the 70th anniversary of Stalin's birth. The moving history of the street and the people who lived there from the 16th century to the unification of the KPD and SPD to form the SED in 1946 are shown. In November 1951, the Central Committee of the SED proposed a national reconstruction program for Berlin, which included above all the expansion of Stalinallee with new housing complexes based on the Russian model for the working class. More than 45,000 volunteers came forward to help with the demolition after their daily work in order to drive the construction forward. After a record construction period, the first residents were able to move into their comparatively luxurious apartments on Stalinallee on January 7, 1953. The comments chosen reflect the zeitgeist of the Cold War, with criticism of West Berlin's politics and way of life being voiced above all.

Arrested and put into a dark cell of the fort of Golconda as a very dangerous prisoner. His house was burnt his mother was killed.

Alain, a doctor, has had his life turned upside down by a family tragedy. To forget, Alain joins the Foreign Legion. With the support of his captain, he wins the trust of the caïd Ben Hadj, heals and saves the latter's son, and falls in love with Kadidja, whom the caïd has entrusted to his care. Ben Hadj fights against the rebels, but sees his friend Alain die. Kadidja emerges to avenge him.

A heart-warming and entertaining chronicle of Salesian priest Lorenzo Massa. His work in the Almagro neighborhood of Buenos Aires in the early 1900s led to the founding of San Lorenzo de Almagro, one of the best soccer clubs in Argentina. (Pope Francis, who grew up in this neighborhood in the 1940s, is a fan). Father Massa (Ángel Magaña), an athletic young priest, is sent to serve a working class community, where he initially faces indifference and hostility. Following the conventions of the Hollywood biopic, the film describes the characters and their plights with affection, and a dash of drama, as they are changed by the example of the priest.

A reportage from the Fourth Parachute Championship of Yugoslavia, which was held in Ohrid and organized by the Aeronautical Union of Yugoslavia.

Stop motion animated film commissioned by General Electric, commemorating the invention of the first practical incandescent lamp

Studies a simulated outbreak of food-borne illness caused by organisms of the salmonella group. Examines source and means of contamination, factors aiding the survival and transfer of the organism, conditions of environment and general food handling practices, and effects of the outbreak.

The beautiful girl Cinterrier (like the terrier version of Cinderella), was proposed to by many dogs. Who finally got her heart?

"USIA Director Theodore C. Streibert speaks on the purposes of the agency. Maps and charts show the range of Soviet influence and propaganda campaign. A Soviet newsreel shows biased scenes of the U.S. Communist posters and agitators incite anti-American demonstrations. A still picture shows President Eisenhower watching as Director Streibert takes oath of office. USIA gives worldwide distribution by radio and printed media of President Eisenhower's address to leaders of the American press, and information centers sponsor libraries, lectures, concerts, motion pictures, and discussions. American aircraft combat a locust plague in Iran, the Coast Guard Cutter Courier operates as a radio relay station, a Polish refugee explains the effectiveness of the Voice of America, and Russian Army tanks quell an East Berlin riot. USIS films show Milton Eisenhower's tour of Latin America, a music festival in Tanglewood, MA, and charts summarize USIA activities and purposes" (US National Archives).

Irawani and Hidayat get engaged to each other. Irawani relates the story of her parents, Irawan and Sunarti. When the couple goes through a hard time, Irawan moves to Batavia to look for work and leaves his wife and daughter behind. But when he succeeds in the city, he gets carried away though it is his father-law, Sunarno, who employs him. After she grows up, Irawani becomes a singer and dancer, and Irawan is crazy about her. Knowing this, his new wife expels him from the house. So once again, Irawan becomes a beggar, just like the first time when he arrived in Jakarta.

Travelers Hansel and Zikmund sail from Africa to South America. On their journey to film, they capture clouds of locusts on the plains of Argentina's Chaco, a snake farm in Butantane, skyscrapers in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, a visit to lepers in Paraguay, waterfalls in Iguazu, a daring expedition to the jungles of the Marañon river basin to hunt skull hunters. an Indian settlement in Panama and the journey ends prematurely in Mexico amidst the ruins of ancient Indian temples and pyramid.

A short film for tourism promotion and dissemination produced by the State through the National Film Institute, showing the city of Bariloche in spring.

Directed by Jack Howells.

The Plot: The sketch followed Bud Abbott and Lou Costello into a spooky Universal prop storage room, which was filled with props from their previous monster movies, including Dracula, the Invisible Man, and Frankenstein's Monster. The Appearance: At the end of the sketch, Lou Costello encounters the "Gill-man" (the Creature). The Actor: Ben Chapman, who played the Creature in the film's on-land sequences, reprised his role for the sketch. Not a Movie: While often referenced alongside their "Meet the Monsters" films (Frankenstein, Invisible Man, Mummy), this encounter was strictly a TV sketch.

Young "Paolo" is an orphan who falls in love with the charming singer "Marisa". She hope that he will fund her new magazine, but when she discovers he has already spent all his money on her, she rejects him. Desperate, he does something of which he will soon be ashamed.

Problems, situations and a lot of singing happen at a mountain resort close to the Eastern Holidays.

Short French documentary on volcanos.

A rare film on the history of the 24th Division, including intense battle footage.

Stage play performed only by women at the Teatro Avenida.

A musical Grasshopper continues to play his violin while the Ant works hard to prepare for the winter. Later as winter arrives Grasshopper realizes he is not ready for winter and falls ill.

Snow White and Rose Red give shelter to a bear who reveals himself to be a prince under a spell cast by a wicked dwarf.

When elderly Mary Wilkens falls ill, her husband grows suspicious of Dr. Jacksburg’s questionable treatments. With the help of a trusted physician and the American Medical Association, the truth emerges: Jacksburg is a fraudulent doctor with a revoked license. Mary’s testimony ultimately shuts down his clinic and exposes his dangerous practices.

Shahin, fed up with the oppression and injustice of the Caliph's agents against his compatriots, is tasked by Tahir Dhul-Yaminayn, a supporter of Ma'mun, to go to Baghdad and, with the help of Iranians, fight against the Caliph. At the same time, Shahin learns that the Caliph's agents have set fire to an Iranian village where his cousin and fiancée, Shahrzad, and her brother, Behzad, live, taking them captive to the Caliph's court. Shahin sets off for Baghdad and, after some struggles, frees them both.

An orphaned boy from a fishing village, adopted and educated by a wealthy family, must choose between his sophisticated wife and a new love in his rural birthplace as he dedicates his life to uplifting his long-lost community.

Serge Bourguignon short film from 1954

El Grito Sagrado (The Silent Call) is a fictionalized retelling of Argentina's fight for independence from Spain. The story is "personalized" by being related through the eyes of Mariquita Sanchez de Thompson y Mendeville, played by popular Latin American leading lady Fanny Navarro. Rebelling against the cozy traditionalism of her family, Mariquita weds tireless patriot Martin Thompson (Carlos Cores). She remains by her husband's side as he helps to fend off a British invasion and to achieve freedom for the Argentine slave population. Oddly, the principal villains in the film are the British, a reflection perhaps of Argentine dictator Juan Peron's ongoing efforts to curry favor with Spain.

Papa Bear gets extremely tired of his oversized dog Pago causing problems- so much that he is ready to execute him. Of course, he becomes soft-hearted and lets the dog go, only to be treated to another more frustrating experiences as a result of the antics of Pago and his three cubs.

1954 / Tangisan Ibu / Mother’s Grief / L. Krishnan / Keris

There's good reason why Uncle Miltie's &NFi;other&NFi_; nickname is "Mr. Television": He was the first person to appear on TV (during an experimental broadcast from New York in 1928)!. A beloved entertainer -- and notorious joke stealer -- Berle was on the air for nearly three decades. Buick sponsored this two-hour special, which features appearances by Carol Channing, Peter Lawford and Maria Riva, plus the usual comedy sketches and songs.

Woody invites Winnie Woodpecker to a sock hop, but some other bird wants to be with her too, and they fight over her.

The 25th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1937. With temperatures topping out at 92 °F (33 °C), it is one of the hottest days on record for the Indy 500. To uproarious applause, Shaw, a 34-year-old Indianapolis resident, surged ahead in what remained the closest finish "500" until 1982: 2.16 seconds. Shaw finished the race with an average speed of 113.58 mph, and Hepburn was just behind him with an average speed of 113.565 mph.

A Curonian Curonian puppy, guarding a flock of sheep with a shepherd, scared a sleeping wolf with his barking. Imagining himself strong and brave after that, Curon began to ignore the danger.…

A folklóre film about a Strakonice ensemble performing folk songs and dances from Prácheňsko under the baton of the local teacher Josef Režný, a passionate collector of folk literature and songs. The movie draws attention to the cultural importance of the region as the land of Strakonice bagpipers and the birthplace of František Ladislav Čelakovský.

Documentary on the genesis of oil in the Earth's crust.

An ethnographic documentary about the Mangbetu tribe of the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The film features a discussion of various rites including the Mangbetu practice of head binding, as well as various examples of traditional music and dance.