1949 Movies

A documentary about fruit growing and canning in Australia.

Educational short that details the inner workings of an ant hill and compares this 'ant city' with a human city.

This classroom training film was designed to show the achievements of Roman culture in the areas of government, architecture, engineering, language an...

This short follows a young woman who is training to be an airline stewardess at the McConnell Hostess School in Minneapolis, MN.

Released by Transvideo Corporation of America, "Harlem After Midnight" was produced by Alexander, a distributor of African American films in the 1940s...

Production number 5302 in Universal-International "Name Band Musical" series of shorts featuring Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra, with a much-larger-...

Scenes of a big three-ring circus include the arrival, the parade, unloading, tent raising and highlights of the show itself. This film has amazing fo...

Produced by George Pal, "Birth of An Oil Field" was directed by Duke Goldstone and released in 1949 by the Shell Oil Company. This film, part of a se...

There was dancing in the street and tea on the river front when the Jacaranda Festival sprung to life in the last week of October in 1949. The Jacaran...

Created in 1949 by the U.S. Army, "The Medical Effects of the Atomic Bomb" represents an early attempt to describe the impact of bomb effects and radi...

A report of the campaign undertaken to eradicate malaria from the island of Sardinia.

A film about Oslo's parks. We visit Studenterlunden, Stensparken, Slottsparken, Frognerparken with Vigeland's children's ferry, St. Hanshaugen and Bot...

About the problems in connection with Denmark's reconstruction. The film shows the economic difficulties the war has caused for Denmark and tells abou...

The Red Cross sells stamps to Danish citizens on Red Cross Day, and the purpose of the film is to tell why no one is allowed to say no. You follow the...

A film about Brønderslev's development from village to market town. Industry is the 'pulse of the city'. The Pedershaab machine factory has played a s...