1950 Movies

Vernissage, in the 19th century, referred to varnishing the painting, the final step to hanging in the gallery. Varnishing Day meant there were no mor...

An argument for nationalisation under the 1948 Transport Act, not just of railways but of roads and waterways as well.

Documentary produced by the Norfolk and Western Railway on getting deliveries to their destination quickly view the railroad

Document about a new method of producing ductile iron in induction furnaces, which is the first in the world to be carried out in Czechoslovakia.

A docudramatic film made when the Hebrew University reached its 25th anniversary. The film’s main character is a professor of geology, who works on hi...

Tour of the French Riviera.

A documentary about industrial design.

Tommy Tucker gets hit by a car and ends up in safety heaven. Or does he?

Young Jeff learns the error of his ways.

Black and white film featuring Mish Mish Effendi, commissioned by the Royal Automobile Club against the misuse of horns.

One in a series of traffic safety films made in 1950 by James S. Kemper for the Lumbermans Mutual Casualty Company, with the technical assistance of t...

The film works with a combinatorics of a limited set of elements: blocks shot perpendicularly from above, illuminated from two sides and moved in stop...

Documentary (in colour) about the first youth meeting (Deutschlandtreffen der Jugend) in East Berlin in 1950.

Film clips of animals in Iran, Pakistan and India. The animals are mainly held in captivity at local zoos. Animals filmed include camels and a calf, g...

Propaganda film produced by the British Colonial Film Unit depicting everyday life in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Quebec region is surrounded by marvelous sites for winter sports and skiing in particular. Lac-Beauport, Valcartier, Mont Ste-Anne are all places...

Susan and Ted are creating an insect zoo, learning about various insects.