1950 Movies

Documentary report about the construction of a house in Ostrava from prefabricated blocks manufactured at the factory.

Animated short film that narrates a tree's biological cycle.

"Allegretto (1950) draws on the writings of Oskar Fischinger and the best-known Veronese color movements." - Mimmo Mastrangelo

The wonders of long-distance telephone communications

This short documentary demonstrates how to efficiently manage a woodlot in order to maximize yearly income. Joe Kelly, a farmer who sold his trees to be cut down wholesale, illustrates the danger of short-sighted planning. Given a second chance on his father's...

Welcome to the ultimate experience in discovering real food. Welcome to an innovative new series presented by the celebrated international chef Sonja Lee. One or two basic ingredients are investigated in each program, one new country each time.

Short film by Claire Falkenstein.

In this silent short film a young man (John Straford) falls asleep at work. During a nightmare, his ladder attacks.

Demonstrates the manufacture and use of liquid air and other gases, including neon, hydrogen, and liquid helium. Explains the effect of pressure and temperature on form as iron is liquidized.

Krishna goes to the city looking for work and promptly falls for the folk Tamasha dancer Mogri (Wadkar). She is presented as a gold-digger, as the hero eventually realises after he is beaten up.

Likens a good conversation to a volleyball game. Considers the requirements of a good conversation-courtesy, contributing, following the subject and careful listening. Explains how conversational skills can be improved.

In post-World War II Canada, a communist spy attempts to pass information to his uncle in Canada while spies try to hunt him down.

Amateur film by British diplomat Clarmont Skrine recording the alpine foothills and Basque coastline of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of south-western France bordering with Spain.

The film shows a soldier - the defender of his people, his native land, convinced of the righteousness of the cause for which he is fighting, not sparing his life, longing to free his homeland for work and a peaceful life.

1950 Danish short

Jackdaw does not exist in this form; footage may have been incorporated into Flowers of Asphalt.

The film gives a survey on innate behaviour patterns of the grey-lag goose. The first part shows reproductive behaviour. In the second part some behaviour patterns of gosling being imprinted on their human foster parent are shown: following reaction, separatio...

A film by Ram Gabale.

A tourist video of the visit to Hawaii, promoted by United Airlines.

The first breast-cancer-awareness film released for wide distribution, produced by the American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, and U.S. Public Health Service.