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Bill Haley and the Comets made their motion picture debut in this musical short that featured a D.J. and his female guest introducing the Comets. The band performs three songs in a forerunner of today's music videos.
This film shows us a world of wildlife and flowers and scenic beauty within easy reach of London - where people can enjoy yachting on the Thames, or archery at Sevenoaks; riding in Knole Park, or morris-dancing at Westerham; walking over the hills near Newlands Corner, or cricket on the green at Cookham; where they can admire a wealth of historic buildings both large and small - Windsor Castle, Canterbury Cathedral, Farnham Keep, the Dickens' houses at Rochester, the Roman ruins at Verulamium; or they can just sit in the sun while the children play.
A story about a tomboyish girl who sells street foods and a vagrant boy who met each other at Luneta.
Arjuna is a film which was published in Malaysia in 1954. The film Arjuna published in the form of black and white film without color.
Մանրունք (Manrunq) means trifles or small inconveniences. This story is aboutt a new building finishing construction in Soviet Armenia by an architect and the troubles which begin once people are settled inside the building.
Story in pictures of the catastrophic consequences of the earthquake that struck Orléansville and the province of Chelif on the night of September 9, 1954, causing the death of 1,500 people.
This Mechanical Age is a 1954 American short documentary film about the early days of aviation, produced by Robert Youngson. In 1955, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject [One-Reel] at the 27th Academy Awards
1954. USA. Directed by Weegee. Part of Weegee’s New York. “Weegee (Arthur Fellig) filmed, Amos Vogel edited. The preciousness of the avant-garde shown at Cinema 16 was interrupted by this breath of fresh air. Weegee’s panorama of the crowd may be the greatest single shot in cinedom.” – Ken Jacobs
How--and how not--to get thrown for a loop is demonstrated as Fred Davis visits the gymnasium of the Kano Judo Club in Hull, Québec and interviews Bernard Gauthier, judo instructor, and gets the history of judo as a sport.
The adventure of a driver who gets mixed up with heroin smugglers by chance.
1954 / Pawang / Soothsayer / K. M. Basker / Malay Film Productions
Upon returning from a tour, the famous dancer Joaquín Pérez Fernández tells his life to his wife.
Produced as a profile on the Military Police Corps, we see the romance between Wati and Karmawan. Subur, on the other hand, is treated by Wati as a casual friend. However, Wati's parents pair off their daughter to Subur. The conflict between personal interest and professional duty begins when Subur is captured by a gang of thugs. As a commanding officer, Karmawan is assigned to rescue his subordinate, Subur, whereas he will have a chance with Wati again, if he does not do anything about it.
An anti speeding scare film from the 1950's.
16 mm, color, 10 min. Untraced collage.
A boy tries invain to get aboard a fishing boat. Gazing over the water he imagines a life aboard.
Skittles enthusiasts gather at the Parc and Dare Unionist Club, in the Rhonda Valley, Glamorgan, for a local ‘needle match’. There are lots of flat caps and pipes!
The film concert is composed of a number of opera arias, excerpts from ballets and solo numbers.
"Fighting the Snow", which was subsequently also known as "Blizzard" represents a double feature, 6&7, of the "Actualitatea în Imagini" series. Directed by Mirel Ilieșu, it was filmed during the rough days of February 1954, when Romania faced a massive blizzard which targeted the capital city, eastern and south-eastern parts of the country, in three waves: 1-14, 17-19 and 22-24 of February. Part of the series made at "Alexandru Sahia" Studios. Awarded newsreel at Karlovy-Vary in 1954.
Tribute to Ricardo Guiraldes, the writer who knew how to find the best human excellences in a man of the people.
Record distributor, Rasyid, assigns the famous singer, Burhan, to enchant Rooswati in the Puncak area. The girl's father wishes to maintain the noble bloodline by pairing off his daughter to Bimayu. Rooswati runs away, and she roams about using her maid's name, Suparni. In her journey, she encounters Burhan. Finally, Rooswati comes back to Puncak on her own will. To celebrate her return, a music group is hired as entertainment. Burhan writes one of the songs the group plays, entitled "Djakarta Bukan Hollywood", a song about how young people are imitating western lifestyles.
Animated film by Haro Senft.
Film making by children in a primary school; caring for dogs; hints on running and hurdling; children's donkey race.
Paintings and etchings of Rembrandt are used in revealing his life and career. Describes Rembrandt's early success as a fashionable portrait painter in Amsterdam and explains how his uncompromising devotion to realism cost him his reputation. Discusses the many personal disappointments of Rembrandt's later years, including failure of his contemporaries to acclaim his greatest masterpieces.
Pamposh is India's first film in Gevacolor and tells the story of a deaf orphan Mogli who is adopted by the impoverished owner of a dilapidated houseboat Kassim. Though Kassim and his teenaged daughter Naseem take the orphan to their bosom his wife ill-treats the unfortunate child who is soon made into a household drudge. The little girl's only escape is into the lap of Mother Nature where she meets butterflies, frogs and fish who become her friends and playmates. Her favourite story is that of the Frog King in whose palace there are no tears and everyone is happy all day long. In the lotus fields of Kashmir which is her playground she meets the Old Man of the Lake who befriends the lonely child. Then, one day, when her foster mother's injustices cross all limits Mogli steals a canoe and goes into the lake in search of the Frog King's palace, never to be seen ever again. It is a bitter-sweet tale relieved only by the romantic interludes between Naseem and her love Aziz.
Documentary commissioned by Columbia University on the social role of libraries and controversial books.
ENTHRALLING, BEWITCHING, AMAZING. The strange story of a beauty in soc-like balloon which flies, rolls, climbs.
Tough, rugged, reckless, daring yet he's got a heart as gentle as a lamb.
Animated. Demonstrates how three sets of parents try to 'IMMUNIZE' their children against prejudice by using three different methods.
How do you wake up a sleeping puppet? Made by Trnka in collaboration with actor and puppeteer Josef Pehr, this winsome mix of live action and puppet play is enchanting entertainment for the youngest of viewers.
Based on the 40th Annual Carnival of the Toronto Skating Club.
American tourists explore Sweden by train
A Russian movie from 1954.
Educational video on the science of color in art and industry, or how things are made.
George Johnson and his wife Annabelle move to a farm to pursue 'the good life,' but George’s naïve approach to planting leaves him with a failed corn crop. With guidance from a whimsical character named Mr. N (Billy Barty), George learns how modern fertilizers are transforming farming across the country.
Swedish writer and troubadour Evert Taube flips through his memory album, tells stories and sings.
Short film about foxes
Cartoon based on the theme of the national artist Maria Majerová; the fairy tale of the hen and the rooster shows how ugly selfishness is and how nice it is when one helps the other.
This short 1954 film from the Faces of Canada series follows Montreal taxi driver Gerry Lane as he takes various customers to their chosen destinations. - NFB
A silhouette animation based on the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale "Hansel & Gretel".
A true film account of a three-month safari in the big game hunting areas of the Dark Continent, undoctored with any faked plot or contrivance.
Short documentary about the churches of Oslo, Norway. Directed by the first norwegian female director, Edith Carlmar. **** 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.
Betty Page dances in black lingerie.
A film by Naz Achnas attributed to 1951 and/or 1953. Some press reviews date to 1954.
Folk art–like hand-drawn stills illustrate this sweetly simple pastoral fable, in which a peasant comes into possession of a small fortune—but realizes there are treasures greater than gold.
This CinemaScope short explains all the wonders of full, four-track high fidelity magnetic stereophonic sound. The system is compared to regular optical sound, and then is demonstrated in a performance of Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Flowers." Alfred Newman leads the Twentieth Century-Fox Symphony Orchestra.