1947 Movies

A Singaporean production in Malay by B.S. Rajhans.

Isaac Albéniz was a child prodigy, and the victim of a tyrannical father. He flees from his house, to America. He returns to his country years later,...

Here is a very rare and unknown documentary directed by Alain Resnais when he was still a student, part of his series about painters of his time. The...

The farmers Zackris Månsson and the Kerstorps-farmer lives on each side of the river. The two villages has always been enemies. The Kerstorps-farmer d...

Film illustrating the scope of London Transport activities at their most extensive. These include shaping the transport system by collating numbers of...

Documentary film about Helsinki.

Pig, hippo, and elephant footage strung together with narration. Elephants were included even though they are not related to pigs.

Hugh's loudmouth pal crashes a dinner party Hugh is throwing for his boss.

A series of blackout gags, followed by an exhortation to sing along with the bouncing ball -- the song being "I'm an Old Cow Hand".

An adventure in the jungles of Roncador, marking the historic encounter with the fearsome Xavantes.

Short film by Mary Ellen Bute

This "Name Band Musical" short from Universal (production number 3302),filmed in November of 1947 and released on December 3, 1947 (which should make...

A couple plans to poison a wealthy elderly to stay with his fortune. However, the plans of the villain and his accomplice stagger at the last minute.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 22 October 1947.

O'Voutie O'Rooney was marketed as a short film by indie distributor Astor Pictures, who tagged it along with feature films made for all-black cinemas.

A humorous tour of Manhattan concludes with 3 bouncing-ball songs.

While a man is imprisoned for attempted murder, his girlfriend becomes a prostitute and gets acquainted with a smuggler.

In the last 10 years, much has changed in the world of Mother Goose. Little Boy Blue is now a hot jazz trumpeter; Little Tommy Tucker is a crooner; To...