1947 Movies

Part of the “Flight Safety” series of animated shorts commissioned by the U.S. Air Force at the end of World War II. This one emphasizes the importanc...

Part of Ford Motor's AMERICANS AT HOME series--tells the story of the backwoods people who live in the beauty and awe-inspiring grandeur of the Great...

In this Columbia "Color Phantasy" cartoon (production number 9701),it's the dogs vs. the cats in a golf match. But halfway through the match, an anim...

Distributed by the Central Section of National Film and Newsreels of the Ministry of Government and Police, the short film "Earthquake" documents the...

Explains the scientific background and Biblical teaching about blood.

Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W. Laing.

Visual documentary about mountains, filmed in Alberta's Canadian Rockies.

This educational film emphasizes the importance of good grooming and personal hygiene habits. Clothes should always appear clean and neat, and should...

An educational film produced by by the Jam Handy Organization in 1947 for Dow Chemical Corporation. New pesticides, incorporating 2-4-D Dioxin are sho...

Following the journey of a five-dollar bill through many transactions, the film shows how money functions as a standard of value and future payment, a...

A look into beekeeping.

"Thumbelina" is a shadow puppet animation based on the Andersen fairy tale.

Shot and distributed in Cinecolor, this Lowell Thomas Movietone examines Australia's Coral Reef and the myriad strange creatures that live and build t...

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

A musical revue featuring a variety of acts of singing, comedy sketches, burlesque dancers, and more.

A six-part instructional film produced by the Shell Film Unit explaining the fundamentals of heavier-than-air flight through live-action aircraft foot...

The young girl Cui came from a poor family and had a close relationship with Jiang Tao, who was painting. Jiang Tao painted a portrait of Cui and care...

Another of the Power Primer series of GM American Industrial Films, this one looking at the internal combustion engine.

This short from the publishers of Encyclopedia Brittanica shows the process of making a book, from the author's finished manuscript to its being turne...