All Films

こゝに幸あり・後篇 花咲く朝

1956 • 53 min • Japan

1956 Japanese movie

Meet Mrs. Swenson

1956 • 29 min • United States of America

An overworked housewife struggles to survive in an old house with an inadequate electrical supply and out-of-date appliances.

Break-In

1956 • 44 min

A dramatised training film for the Military Police showing the correct methods and procedures that should be used in solving a crime.

Lightning Karate Blow

1956 • 59 min • Japan

Ken Takakura's screen debut, following his admission into Toei ranks via the studio's annual New Faces program, came surprisingly enough in this pair of Okinawa karate films. The two-parter was released on Jan. 29, 1956 as two thirds of a triple feature. Both halves run just under one hour. The fighting is actually pretty good for the time, and it's fun to see Takakura as an impatient, bearded karate rascal.

こゝに幸あり・前篇 誘惑の都

1956 • 47 min • Japan

1956 Japanese movie

Meteor Karate Strike

1956 • 59 min • Japan

Sequel to the movie Denko karate uchi.

Recreation

1956 • 2 min • United States of America

Featuring a commentary by Noël Burch (in nonsense French), Recreation's rapid-fire montage of single-frame images of incredible density and intensity has been compared to contemporary Beat poetry.

Supersonic Saucer

1956 • 48 min • United Kingdom

A group of schoolchildren come upon an alien from Venus, and help him against a gang of criminals who are trying to kidnap him.

Trailblazer Magoo

1956 • 6 min • United States of America

The near-sighted one decides to take a hunting-and-fishing trip, and hires a Native American guide. He quickly grows impatient with the guide and takes over leading the way. He winds up in a big city and in a park lake, trail-blazing his way over park benches, statutes and through the zoo, releasing a lion along the way.

Rose Street

1956 • 15 min • United Kingdom

The minutiae of daily life on Edinburgh's Rose Street in the fifties is presented in this impressionistic documentary piece.

Engagement Ring

1956 • 51 min • Japan

A wealthy young man, engaged through family arrangement, meets a humble shop girl after she finds his lost ring. Their growing affection challenges class boundaries and family expectations, leading to a sincere romance that defies convention.

Jazz Ball

1956 • 56 min • United States of America

A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Sardinia

1956 • 30 min • United States of America

A train ride takes the audience through the rugged countryside to see the Sardinian people of today. Their independence and self-reliance is emphasized. Sheep are tended and the treatment of their wool is depicted. A wedding and a funeral service are shown, as well as the annual “Ardia” festival with horsemen commemorating historical events.

Responsibilities of American Citizenship

1955 • 11 min

Anti-communist orientation for Americans

Football Headliners

1955 • 16 min • United States of America

Highlights of thirteen important college football games played during the 1955 season.

Pearl of the Orient

1955 • 10 min

Coca-Cola's presence in Philippine culture.

Christmas Customs Near and Far

1955 • 13 min • United States of America

A group of young carolers learn how Christmas is celebrated in Germany, Sweden, Holland, Mexico, Italy, and China.

Color

1955 • 4 min • Uruguay

Perhaps the first experimental color film made in Uruguay, Color was the work of a pioneering woman filmmaker, still a teenager at the time of the film's completion. Millán had a number of vérité shorts under her belt by this point, but none in such gorgeous color.

Moonglow

1955 • 9 min

Short independent animation by Toonder Studio’s. The romantic Pierro and innocent Pierrette meet their opposites, the evil Harlequin and femme fatale Colombine.

Discovering Britain With John Betjeman: Avebury, Wiltshire

1955 • 3 min • United Kingdom

In this Shell-sponsored short, the celebrated British poet narrates this travelogue about the Avebury stone circle and nearby burial grounds.

The Butcher, the Baker, the Ice Cream Maker

1955 • 12 min • United States of America

When the Candlestick Maker resigns from his famous storybook trio, the Butcher and the Baker seek a new member for their group.

The Mexico City

1955 • 21 min • Mexico

Black and white documentary about Mexico City, its most emblematic buildings, its main streets and its people, from its pre-Hispanic origins to the mid-20th century.

Threading The Cine-Kodak Special

1955 • 8 min

Instructional footage of how to thread film in a 16mm Cine-Kodak Special movie camera

Canadian Residential School Propaganda Video

1955 • 2 min

Original CBC Description: 'A new future' for residential school students. Orphans, convalescents and those who live too deep in the bush for day school: these are the students of the residential school in remote Moose Factory, Ont. For ten months a year, these native children — some taken from their homes — start each day with a religious service before heading to classes. A CBC Television crew visits the school to salute Education Week — and here, the education is all about how to integrate into mainstream Canadian society."