1950 Movies

Amateur footage of activities and events at Raigmore Hospital near Inverness in the immediate post-war years, including shots of staff and patients, a...

Andy the orangutan from the Bronx Zoo is learning his ABC's from his zoo-keeper friend. Each letter is taught by associating the name of an animal fro...

Part of BFI collection "They Stand Ready."

A live action re-telling of the classic tale filmed in the woods as a part of the "World's Great Fairy Tales" series.

Documentary report about the construction of a house in Ostrava from prefabricated blocks manufactured at the factory.

1950 Jim Davis short

A rarely-seen documentary report on the United Nations's preservation of South Korea.

1950 Jim Davis short

Tyneside shipyard Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson turns out a beast of a tanker for the Argentine Navy.

In this "operetta," Oil Can Harry has Pearl Pureheart in his clutches at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, from which she is hanging by a thread.

A propagandistic film about the positive impact the United Fruit Company had on Guatemalan society.

1950 Jim Davis short

Wally shows his sister Nora how to write a good social letter.

The film shows a soldier - the defender of his people, his native land, convinced of the righteousness of the cause for which he is fighting, not spar...

BAMPFA presents a selection of digital copies of hand-painted glass transparencies she made while teaching at California College of Arts and Crafts. C...

A documentary about industrial design.

Animated short film that narrates a tree's biological cycle.

Rock Island Railroad documentary on the role the railroad plays in making everyday life possible