1950 Movies

Documentary on the making of King Solomon's Mines (1950),highlighting the seven custom-bodied Dodge trucks used for the transportation of cast and cr...

6 burlesque shows from 40ies and early 50ies that feature an orchestra, chorus lines, baggy pants comics and strippers.

Pastorale is one of the lively, abstract animation films made by pioneering animator Mary Ellen Bute between 1934 and 1953 and features an appearance...

Document about the history and production of Czech porcelain.

Spring comes and melts winter's icy blanket and the forest is a merry place. The birds and beavers, and the flowers and the trees awaken after their w...

Documentary film about Gothic painting and its representatives.

A story of the backbone of America's transportation system - the railroad - this film traces the evolution of locomotive power from steam through elec...

About the new maid Snuttan

Soviet propaganda film which reflects the connections of agricultural scientists, veterinarians, librarians, doctors and others with the rural populat...

Recruitment film about forest youth training centers in Jesenícící.

Merchant seaman Joe Blake, in love with Peggy Walters, takes the job of a rookie fireman in a big city department. His commander is strict-disciplinar...

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

A young man who needs money to buy a typewriter gets a job in a bookstore. He finds out that work cuts into his social life, and is torn between quitt...

An animated short depicting aspects of London life set to traditional tunes and popular standards. Part of the J Arthur Rank Musical Paintbox series.

Naima Wifstrand, leading old lady, dressed as a Primadonna presents the variety revue "The Old, Happy 40's", a dark time of angst, depression and dera...

Shortly before the start of the Korean War, the two Koreas fought small-scale battles on the 38th parallel. This film is a reconstruction of one of th...

Bob used to be a loner, keeping to himself and thinking "my own thoughts"--until he meets Joe, a "sincere and real" young man who befriends Bob, and s...