Cinematic Era: 1955 Vintage

Smilja is a little girl living in Dalmatian Zagora. One day, her mother dies under a small oak tree and she is left without parents. Luckily, she gets adopted and continues to nurture the oak where her mother died. Many years later, Smilja is a handsome woman, but her jealous stepbrother Josip kills her boyfriend Ivan and rapes her. Ivan's brothers swear revenge.

A touching drama of parental love that prolific filmmaker Susana de Guzman adapted from her own serialized novel in Liwayway magazine.

A film interpretation of the poem 'The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo' by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Margaret Tait speaks the poem throughout the film.

A documentary outlining the railroad's roll in expanding the nation.

Join the merry-go-round as the three witches try to make life miserable for Mariposa until Mariposa learns how to turn the tables on them.

The film tells the story of a newlywed couple working on the railroad (the husband is a train driver and his young wife works at a lathe) in a lyrical and poignant tone. Both have difficult personalities and their own views on life, but together they take an active part in the economic recovery of the country after the Korean War.

Report on an expedition to Lake Edward in Central Africa.

A grumpy father has an attitude change when a young man who marries one of his daughters alters the home lifestyle.

A close film adaptation of Johann Strauss' "Fledermaus". Notary Falke uses Prince Orlofsky's ball, at which the distinguished gentlemen of Viennese society enjoy themselves with the opera's ballet girls, to take revenge on Dr. Eisenstein, who once embarrassed him after a drinking bout. Falke also invites Eisenstein's wife Rosalinde. During the lavish party, Eisenstein courts his own wife, who is disguised as a Hungarian countess. In the morning, he hurries to prison to serve a short sentence. His indignation is great when a Dr. Eisenstein is already sitting there. He had been taken from his wife's arms the night before. He makes a scene for Rosalinde, but she convicts him of infidelity with the Hungarian countess.

Using the segment "Rite of Spring" from Fantasia (1940), this educational film depicts the Earth's first billion years of existence, from its birth and throughout the Dinosaur age.

Continuing their exploits against the Yugoslav National Liberation Army, the Ballists attack an echelon of wounded warriors led by Dr. M. He takes the wounded to a nearby town. Aware that the justice is on the side of Doctor M., Ramadan, son of one of the Ballist leaders, joins him and contributes to defeat of the Ballists.

The main character of this propaganda story is a farmer Mito Petrov, who joins an agricultural cooperative, but aspires to independent farming and cannot accept the innovations in agricultural work that are introduced by the management of the cooperative. The village rich, seeing his discontent, want to use Petrov's Mito to harm the cooperative. Petrov gives in to their pressure and leaves the collective farm, but in the end he admits his mistake.

This film presents the agricultural cooperative in Brnířov as an example for other collectives. The Brnířov cooperative has a beef herd of the finest quality. In order to attain the highest levels of excellence, its workers carry out regular selection procedures in which only the best heads make the grade. They assign a table for each cow, recording yield and checking whether it meets the required standards.

Comedic retelling of the events around the biblical character: Samson.

The film was based on the legend of King Harishchandra, recounted in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Starring Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Miss Kumari, Master Hari, G. K. Pillai, Jose Prakash and T. S. Muthiah in major roles, it features cinematography by N. S. Mani and music by Brother Lakshmanan.

This short travelogue, visiting Mexico, was shot in VistaVision.

A film about Oslo and what the city has to offer tourists and residents. We get to know the harbor and the fjord, various museums, and other attractions. ***** 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.

Mung-wan (Yam Kim-fai), a huge spendthrift, followed the ill advice of his buddy (Leung Sing-po) to cheat cash out of his millionaire uncle in San Francisco with an alleged marriage. When told that the rich man will be back in town within days, they resort to asking their destitute tenant Man-wai (Pak Suet-sin) and the newborn in her arms to pose as Mung-wan's wife and son.

When Mr. Mukherjee's wife drowns herself in the Ganges to save her ailing husband, people start showering her with respect. Years later, things head towards the same direction for her daughter. Uma meets her rival Mrinaal with almost compassion, keeps her son at her refuge and follows the same path of her mother Kangkabati.

A 1955 Hindi film directed by O.P. Dutta.

Dervisi: This 1955 documentary reveals the strange practices of one of the most ancient Muslim denominations and rites that aim to achieve mystical ecstasy.

Going out for a drink with the guys after work, a salaryman get in over his head with a gangster's moll and a murder.

Teacher Rundqvist who works in a school in a small town in Scania is old fashioned but loved by his pupils. When a younger teacher with new ideas of teaching starts at the school Rundqvist's methods are questioned.

Audrey is sent to take a cake to Grandma. At Grandma's house, a burglar is robbing the place, but has to hide in bed from Audrey. Once uncovered, the burglar chases Audrey until Grandma comes to her rescue.

In a luxury hotel in Miramare, a competition is organized between pop music singers. Famous celebrities and famous singers are invited.

The young worker Tóth Gáspár gets into hospital with stomachache. During the night his state is worsening. The doctor on duty, Málnási does not attend the patient despite the call of the nurse, for he spends the night with nurse Margó.

Harry Horseknuckle tries to figure out what to do with some strange and unwanted gifts.

They are currently developing a new type of mine at Fredrik's workplace. The head of the company is a young woman, Eva Seman.

Venu enlightens the villagers against Sagarayya, a greedy landlord who grabs barren lands of the village, and reports to the Collector. Sagarayya creates a rift between Venu and his father which affects his sister's marriage. Venu starts living separately with his wife Radha. The film shows the revolt of the villagers against their oppressors

The story takes place in a hedmark built during some summer weeks.

This short film documents the daily life of the goings-on on Orchard Street, a commercial street in the Lower East Side New York City.

A series of terrifying dramas of male-female relationships offset against the background of a New York tenement. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2012.

Jean, a popular high schooler running for Pep Club president, suddenly finds her best friend Laura turning against her. The rift stems from Frieda, a classmate spreading malicious gossip that threatens Jean’s reputation and friendships.

A ghost of Brighton's Regency past returns to explore his old haunts in a colourful yarn set in 1950s Sussex-by-the-Sea.

A great dancer, unable to continue dancing, takes as a disciple a girl who wants to succeed.

According to Aesop, Philip, a little fish who lives at the bottom of the sea with his dogfish, catfish, shark and other classmates in the school of fish, desires to become the first flying fish. His horrified friends ostracize him for his strange wish, but he practices until he is able to fly, but the birds flee in terror at the sight of a flying fish. When a pelican invades the ocean-bottom and proceeds to scoop up Phillip's ex-playmates in his large bill, Philip takes to the air and drives off the villainous bird. Philip is now a hero and the fish establish a flying school in his honor...according to Aesop Terrytoon.

Short film on the cattle industry and movement of cattle along the production line.

"Fisherfolk of Bombay" is a 1955 short documentary film directed by Paul Zils. The film focuses on the lives and livelihoods of the fishing communities in Bombay (now Mumbai), providing insights into their daily routines, challenges, and cultural practices. This documentary is part of Zils's extensive work in India, where he played a significant role in developing the country's documentary film movement.

An impressionistic study of the celebrated tap dancer.

Abani, a young man from a poor family, elopes with Sudha after her uncle forces her to marry a sick man. However, a misunderstanding among his family members threatens to destroy their relationship.

Arthur Sellmann is marrying Irene, and his friend, the spiritual Diana makes him read his future in the palm of his hands every week. Maybe he shouldn't have started believing what he is told.

A Marathi family/religious drama.

A wife tries to win back her husband's interest, as their marriage is seriously threatened by the arrival of her best friend and schoolmate in Venezuela.

Snardley, a crooked butler, learns that the only thing between him and a fortune is a little cat, Kitty Kuddles, to whom a wealthy spinster has willed her estate. The butler tries to kill the wealthy cat.

Grisha secretly leaves for the virgin lands without his mother’s permission. The young man quickly adapts to the new hardships and soon, despite his age, becomes one of the leaders of the brigade. Grisha’s mother, Pelageya Maksimovna, arrives at the virgin-land state farm to take her son home, but she ends up staying there and, with motherly love, cooks food for the young pioneers of the virgin lands, who become as dear to her as her own son.

Fatima's mother dies after giving birth to her. Her father observes that the women in her family die when they put their first children. And to avoid this fate her father keeps her away from any man. But Fatima falls in love with Ahmed.

Case history of an Iranian patient bitten by a rabid wolf.