All Films

The Gossip

1955 • 14 min • United States of America

Jean, a popular high schooler running for Pep Club president, suddenly finds her best friend Laura turning against her. The rift stems from Frieda, a classmate spreading malicious gossip that threatens Jean’s reputation and friendships.

The Hurvinek Circus

1955 • 22 min • Czechoslovakia

Hurvinek cannot go to a circus because he injured himself when sliding down the stair rail. He daydreams that he is an acrobat riding a scooter and an animal-trainer taming beasts. (MUBI)

Undertow

1955 • 7 min

Fantasy/psycho-drama of the cat, the candle and the Christmas tree.

Playground Express

1955 • 17 min • United Kingdom

Story of manager of Brighton funfair who leads a crowd of youngsters in their campaign to get even with a killjoy who wants to stop them having fun.

Yajikita manzai dōchū koshinuke ikka no maki

1955 • 48 min • Japan

1955 Japanese movie

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1955 • 52 min • United States of America

Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry. Television film for The Philco Television Playhouse later remade as Edge of the City (1957).

Scampermouse in a Jam

1955 • 13 min • Norway, Sweden

The story of a group of mice who learn the benefits of putting aside their nuts instead of frittering them away.

Feather Dusted

1955 • 6 min • United States of America

Foghorn Leghorn decides to teach Miss Prissy's genius son Egghead Jr. how to have fun by playing croquet, cowboys and Indians.

Playing Fields Association: Cricket

1955 • 5 min

Fundraising film for the National Playing Fields Association, of which Prince Philip was president. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

Animation Mona Lisa, Etc.

1955 • 5 min

In a battery of photographs created with the use of mirrors, distorting lenses of his own manufacture and easel tricks, Weegee transformed the Mona Lisa into a work of modern art.

A Bicep Built for Two

1955 • 5 min • United States of America

From Press Kit: Katnip's serenading of a girl cat is interrupted by a tough cat that runs him off and takes over.The love-lorn Katnip is determined to best the muscle-bound cat and enlists the aid of Herman. Herman, with bad-intentions, puts Katnip through a muscle-building course which consists of weight-lifting, bar-chinning and equipment rigged with high explosives.

Pizzicato Pussycat

1955 • 7 min • United States of America

Mr. and Mrs. Jones hear a piano being played in their living room. They automatically assume it is their cat who is making the music, when in fact, the talented one is a mouse whom the cat has forced into being his stooge to make him famous. The cat is showered with media attention and set to play at Carnegie Hall, where he hopes nobody will notice that he is pantomiming the movements with the keys while the mouse is playing his miniature piano inside the full-scale model.

The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo

1955 • 6 min • United Kingdom

A film interpretation of the poem 'The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo' by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Margaret Tait speaks the poem throughout the film.

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

1955 • 53 min • United States of America

The second of five programs about Davy Crockett involves him being bored with life, so he and Georgie plan to resettle their families and file their claims. In town, Davy wins a gunfight against the town bully, Big Foot Mason, and, as a result, he becomes the town lawman.

Orchard Street

1955 • 27 min

This short film documents the daily life of the goings-on on Orchard Street, a commercial street in the Lower East Side New York City.

Dog and Cat

1955 • 18 min • Soviet Union

A dog wants to buy a new hat from his local tailor (who is a cat). A story about why cats and dogs dosen't like each other.

The Tree Medic

1955 • 6 min • United States of America

A tree surgeon arrives in a forest to inspect a tree, specifically Woody's. He destroys Woody's bed with a drill and Woody plans to get even. First, he sticks a pan over said drill, then sticks his foot in the tree's branch and kicks the doctor in the face with it. He also inflates the doctor's stethoscope with a bellows until it explodes and holds up a sexy pin-up when the doctor x-rays the tree. Finally, Doc discovers Woody and gives chase but Woody inevitably outsmarts him knocking the doc unconscious. The pest gone, Woody can now continue his rest.

Brighton Story

1955 • 22 min • United Kingdom

A ghost of Brighton's Regency past returns to explore his old haunts in a colourful yarn set in 1950s Sussex-by-the-Sea.

The Concert

1955 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Ann, a woman who is preparing to attend a concert. As she gets ready, she reflects on her past and the relationships that have shaped her life. The narrative unfolds through a series of flashbacks and introspective moments, revealing tensions within her family and her romantic entanglements. The concert itself becomes a metaphor for resolution and emotional clarity.

Dalmålningar

1955 • 11 min

A film featuring the unique "valley paintings" (dalmålningar) of Dalarna, Sweden.

Golden Glamour

1955 • 15 min • United States of America

This short film looks at the history of gold, and how the less expensive gold filled process is used to bring glitter to the masses.

The Legend of Rockabye Point

1955 • 6 min • United States of America

The old fishing boat captain tells the story of Chilly Willy, a singing polar bear and a bulldog who quickly falls asleep when he hears a lullaby.

The Story of the Animated Drawing

1955 • 49 min • United States of America

Walt Disney discusses the history of animation, beginning with J. Stuart Blackton and his Humorous Phases of Funny Faces in 1906, and including Gertie the Dinosaur.

Ooka Seidan: Defense of The Weak Pt. 2

1955 • 50 min • Japan

Masanori Igayama, who directed "Mito Komon Manyuki: The Counterattack of Toukuzaki," will direct the screenplay by Shinji Tsugei, who also directed "Ah Toyamaru," and Hiroshi Fukushima, who worked on "Itako Jowa Nagareboshi Sandogasa," will be in charge of cinematography. The performers include Ryunosuke Tsukigata and Saburo Akechi