Cinematic Era: 1956 Vintage

Based on the novel by the famous Lithuanian writer A. Gudaitis-Guzevičius “The Truth of Blacksmith Ignotas” about the revolutionary events of 1918-1919. in Lithuania, about the struggle of workers for Soviet power, for the freedom of their homeland.

Documentary directed by Harisadhan Dasgupta.

Documentary by Jan Kadar

A knight mistakes Gumby for a magician and asks for his help in fighting a set of mysterious fires around the kingdom.

The misadventures of two Parisian bohemians who imagine they've discovered oil in the South of France.

Martin, the young protagonist of this hybrid documentary interspersed with staged scenes, is afraid of school, his father, and the future in general. He could perhaps talk to his mother, but he doesn't dare because of his poor school performance. Martin knows that he will have to repeat the year if things continue as they are.

Documentary short about the Chicago landmark building where thousands of products are displayed for buyers, wholesalers, and tourists.

Doctor Mahmoud suffers from epilepsy, so he refuses to marry any girl so as not to be a reason for her suffering. He meets Mervat, who is attracted to his money and gets close to him, but she distances herself from him when she learns of his illness. The doctor decides to travel to the city of Suez, where he meets the innocent girl Laila, who reveals that she is accused of killing her mother, so Mahmoud searches for the origin of the story.

A symphony of the animal park where the rhythm of jazz are crisscrossed with unforeseen movements and games between animals with the means of in-camera editing. This work was one of the favourites of Lidia García Millán, who deeply investigated the importance of sound in cinema. From this concern came her choice to make a type of non-narrative cinema, where sound (incidental in some of her works) was given special prominence. At the time, this led to disagreements among Uruguayan film culture agents, who sought to create a national cinema geared towards Europe. Thanks to feminist genealogies, her work is now considered a historical reference.

Through Poppy and her boyfriend, Hasan, Elina meets Abdullah and becomes his lover. Then Elina starts to lead a wayward life. Her older sister, Tuty, tries to stop her but Elina chooses to continue her relationship and gets married. Then Tuty's warning comes true, as Abdullah is irresponsible. After Elina gets a divorce, she tries to find Tuty again but fails. But in the end, the two siblings manage to reunite.

A 1956 Bengali Drama Film directed by Chittaranjan Mitra.

A university lectop finds himself embroiled in a nasty blackmail case. Powerful businessman Busoni is preparing a stab at the grain market. This Protar scam should enrich him, but an article by a university professor changes his plans.

A man transforms himself into a dog to live a dogs life.

Without a single word of commentary, this unusual film presents an eloquent plea against keeping birds and animals in captivity.

Fantasia on Yemenite themes.

A documentary devoted to the paintings of Nikifor Krynicki, who was a representative of primitivism.

An animated short outlining the problems with alcohol consumption.

The story of the Stura River, bent by human ingenuity. The disorderly course of the river and the dam, resembling a 200-meter-long concave hand, are the tools necessary for energy production.

Premiering on the eleventh anniversary of the liberation from the Nazi regime, this television documentary sheds light on the miserable conditions thousands of German Jewish emigrants still have to bear in Paris - often more than twenty years after their forced exile.

Film targeting magazine advertisers. Opportunities Unlimited describes the growing mid-1950s market of lower-income consumers and families with children. “Slick as a whistle—an extremely attractive blend of animation and live action depicting the current economic boom and its significance to producers and consumers,” wrote Howard Thompson.

A man finds a whistle bearing a mysterious Latin inscription, which, when blown, awakens horrors beyond human understanding. A decade before the BBC's version of M.R. James's supernatural classic came this chilling silent version from the amateur North Downs Cinematograph Society.

Five friends are trapped in a mountain ravine with no food and water.

Filmed in glorious colour, visitors arrive at Dublin Airport to enjoy the cultural and architectural delights of Dublin City, the river Liffey and the seaside at Killiney, Dalkey Island, Dun Laoghaire, and Sandycove.

A Free Cinema short documenting a night at the Wood Green Jazz Club, observing youth culture, music, and social dynamics through an unobtrusive, non-narrated style.

The wanderings (and Lawrence Jordan's "Odyssey" triptych) begin in the late 1950s when the filmmaker joined the U.S. Merchant Marines and sailed through stormy and serene weather to the Orient. WATER LIGHT is an impression of that far wandering.

When Joe Miller breaks his ankle on the shop floor, he is sent with some trepidation to the British Railways rehab centre, a cross between a modern gym and an old-school metalwork classroom.

Uses demonstrations in humorous animation to explain the elements of cartooning.

Two friends discover a diamond mine and intend to acquire it.

Daniel is a quite talented singer, whose parents run different businesses. They're very gifted in their jobs: the father is a barber, and the mother has a restaurant and a good hand for cooking, where Daniel helps working as a waiter. One day, the producers of a record label discover Daniel and give him a chance to work in radio and television. Nevertheless, his family will have to leave their works and their old life, in order to help Daniel in his new artistic career. Chui, Daniel's manager and a pretty woman, will help and advice him in the conflictive world of the show business, full of people waiting to take advantage of the young promises.

In spite of the fact that some Keyword contributor used 'Clancy the Bull' on this cartoon, the star is none other than Clancy the Bulldog, famed police-dog, and there isn't a bull anywhere in sight on this film. What there is is a master criminal named Shlobotka doing some after-hours midnight work at the bank and, being somewhat cocky, he places a call to the police station just to let them know what he is up to. Clancy (the bulldog) answers the phone and then crawls into the phone in pursuit of Shlobotka.

Betty Page dances in satin underwear.

When Plumpy Aunt, who has just made a new dress for her sleeping baby, receives a letter telling her that her mother is seriously ill, she prepares to leave that very night but is so scatterbrained that she starts forgetting things.

A small Lithuanian town. The young engineer Algirdas Araminas completed the construction of the new bridge. On the day the opening was supposed to take place, the bridge was destroyed by German bombs. The war has begun. Algirdas is depressed, he gets down and starts drinking. However, when the Germans began to rebuild the bridge, he agrees to work.

8mm dance film featuring several Katherine Dunham Company performances.

If you a collector or interested in the sci fi trailers of the 50's & 60's this is the one for you.A mixture of the best & very worst of that era. A good introduction if you want to start sourcing & collecting these types of films.

Using newsreel footage, this Sportscope entry chronicles the race toward running's four-minute mile, highlighting several important contests. It starts in the 1920's, when Finland's Paavo Nurmi set the record for the distance at 4 minutes 10.4 seconds. It continues through Roger Bannister's first run under 4 minutes in 1954, and ends in spring 1956, when Australia's Joe Bailey became the first to break 4 minutes on US soil.

Hungarian refugees in Austrian camps after the failed revolution in Budapest.

A Prime Minister’s Office’s Minhal Ha’hasbara documentary about Israel’s fishing industry. Twenty three fishing trawlers leave Israel’s ports every day, and many fish ponds operate inland, but some fishermen still use primitive fishing methods. To increase the total quantity of fish farmed and caught in Israel, the Ministry of Agriculture researches fishing methods and trains new fishermen. The film’s camera moves from the Fisheries Research Institute’s labs in Haifa to the classrooms of the fishing school in Mikhmoret, sails aboard the trawler Nakdimon, and eventually returns to the canning factories and fish markets in Israel.

A documentary about the laying of the first transatlantic telephone line.

A story about a young man who falls in love with a girl named Charito.

This short shows highlights from several basketball games at two postseason tournaments in 1956. They include the quarterfinal, semifinal, and final games of the National Invitation Tournament; the semifinal and final games of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament; and the NCAA All-Star game.

Based on the fairy tale by the famous Czech writer Vaclav Beneš Třebizký.