1947 Movies

Swiss documentary on the ascent of the Eiger by the Mitellegi ridge. After spending the night in the hut located 625 meters below the summit, two rope teams climb the 3975 meters of the Eiger through the tedious and dangerous 2.5 kilometer long Mittellegi ridg...

A short subject by Roger Livet.

Created in 1947 by Belmont Pictures Inc., this film for Los Angeles Transit Lines (the post-WWII moniker for the Los Angeles Railway and bus lines) is entitled "It’s a Big Job". It was created to recruit drivers, motormen and conductors.

A Marathi film by Vishram Bedekar.

This vocational guidance short spotlights the rising airline industry and the various jobs it offers.

Appeal to the Danes to participate in the parliamentary election, as it depicts an episode in a cinema theater, where the performance stops because the operator has run to vote.

This film shows the effect upon infants of prolonged absence of the mother. A number of babies in a foundling home are shown. The film indicates that among infants under a year old, if the mother returns after an interval of fewer than three months, their reco...

'A colour sound film funded by the Koornong School in Warrandyte, Victoria. Produced to promote awareness of the school’s activities, in particular its cooperative approach to school management, the film illustrates the traditional left ideal of collective act...

Carpaccio is a 1947 short film directed by Umberto Barbaro and Roberto Longhi and based on the life of the Italian painter Vittore Carpaccio.

Describes the making of a puppet in detail from the carving of the head to the fitting of the strings. Close-ups show how the movements of the various limbs are achieved and finally the film portrays a brief episode in the story of Hansel and Gretel.

Film on the movement of material from the Chicago and Northwestern System.

Wilskracht’ (Willpower) extensively highlights all facets of the socialist health insurance funds, their founders and staff, their hospitals and holiday camps, cooperatives, and laboratories. Reports, commentaries, and dramatized scenes alternate, consistently...

This old-school educational film teaches a viewer how to develop posture consciousness and motivates them to have good habits with standing, walking and sitting postures.

Abstract Film, Color, United States, Short Film, Mono.

Adventures on a fishing boat as told by two young boys who experience what it takes to be a fisherman at sea.

Documentary

An account of the difficulties faced by educators in Europe in the aftermath of WWII.

Notable for its gorgeous Technicolor backend, the film explores the versatile material Plexiglas, a transparent and durable acrylic plastic developed by Rohm & Haas. Highlighting its lightweight, impact-resistant, and weather-resistant properties, it showcases...