1950 Movies

This is the drama of a father who, as a member of the PCI and following Pope Pius XII’s decree, cannot participate in his daughter’s First Communion....

An educational document that clearly shows how the new collective method of building in the so-called "threes" can achieve an increase in labor produc...

The story of the settlement of Canada, illustrated with cheerful animated cartoons. The arrival of Jacques Cartier, the fishing and fur trades which f...

A BAFTA special award nominated documentary that describes, in simple terms, the complete functioning of the human body - skeletal, muscular, vascular...

Everyone knows that petroleum comes out of the earth, but the question is how did it get there, and what is it made of? The answer to these questions...

Myrte and the Demons is a hallucinatory trip through a world shot in chiaroscuro in which lugubrious forest spirits take human forms at night. Myrte,...

Sashidharan, the graduate son of the landlord Panikker falls in love with Vilasini, the daughter of a poor widow Kalyani Amma . A crooked local newspa...

Zonk! shows the extraordinary cultural range available to township Africans, from the many ethnic strains of music from South Africa itself to contemp...

Sailor meets singer in Cuba. He's due to ship out, but hits it off with her, so he sticks around. Trouble brewing on many fronts - singer's best frien...

Olive Oyl's Farm is desparately in need of a farmhand. Fortunately, or unfortunately, the boys are driving by. They compete for the job. Chores: Getti...

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

A short film promoting contemporary cosmetic products against the backdrop of an entertaining history of cosmetics.

A young cabaret trainer, Viola, who has just compromised herself in a case, flees. On the train, she meets Dominique, who lives in a cabin in Tuscany,...

Aquatic House Party is a 1949 short film produced by Jack Eaton. It won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (One-Reel) at the 22nd Academy Awards. This sh...

Linking free enterprise with freedom and democracy, 24 Hours of Progress shows the oil industry at work and Americans using oil-based products.

Businessman Baikunth remarries after the death of his wife and is blessed with a second son. Years later, he leaves his wealth to his wiser elder son,...

Documentary film about the use of tractors in Czechoslovak forestry. It shows a forest tractor felling trees, loading logs, hauling and grubbing.

Backstage musical: showbiz couple fusses and breaks up, then resolve their problems just before the end.