1955 Movies

General shots of Edinburgh City Centre taken by film-maker Margaret Tait, focussing on the Royal Mile, Holyrood House and Princes Street Gardens.

The daily routine in the small village of Großdingharting near Munich.

A look at some of the institutions where the Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth provides young people eager to learn with education that opens the d...

The city of San Francisco shot in stunning Cinemascope by amateur filmmaker and inventor Tullio Pellegrini.

A Fox MovieTone CinemaScope special. "Air journey to one of the most famous spots in Japan."

Case history of an Iranian patient bitten by a rabid wolf.

As Brussels gears up to host the 1958 Universal Exhibition, the workers of the Marolles follow their own pace and traditions. Among the knife sharpene...

A collection of newsreel spoofs. Among them, a house with some special features for the mother-in-law, an egg-eating champion who speaks fluent chicke...

A short piece of film recording general views of Edinburgh's Royal Mile in the 1950s.

The story of three scientists who drifted in a small boat across the Atlantic in order to discover facts about the behaviour of the sea and air.

Short by Madeline Tourtelot (1955)

After the hero of this story saw hundreds of boys and girls participating in the first national camp of the Youth Companies Brigade that took place in...

Report on a trout and pike fishing excursion on Lake Waconichi.

A short film from the National Safety Council detailing six commonly held beliefs that can lead to death.

Snapper has to get a sensational picture for the Daily Bow Bow ("Tree Star Edition") or get fired.

An abstract film in which Jesús Soto's art and André Almuro's musique concrete combine to evoke the modern age.

Impressions of Elisabeth of Bavaria's, Queen of the Belgians, visit to Poland in 1955.

The film covers the first Malayan general elections, emphasizing popular support for Tunku Abdul Rahman and the Alliance Party.