All Films

Reclaiming American History from Paper Rolls by the Renovare Process

1953 • 19 min • United States of America

This short film is an illustration of Niver's preservation process of paper print films. Renovare—from the Latin "to renew"—was an apt name for Niver's company, for the Academy Award-winning work that he and his colleagues accomplished has been vital to our collective understanding of cinema's evolution since its origins. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.

The Missing Man

1953 • 30 min

Through a mother's terrible dream, her son's body is discovered in France and his killer is arrested in England.

Frau Holle

1953 • 10 min • Germany

Two sisters enter the fairy tale realm of Frau Holle and must prove their diligence and helpfulness. The good and hardworking girl receives a golden dress. The lazy sister is given a dress made of pitch for her bad services. The pitch will only come off her when she has overcome her laziness.

Return to Glennascaul

1953 • 23 min • Ireland

Orson Welles, taking a break from the filming of "Othello," is driving in the Irish countryside one night when he offers a ride to a man with car trouble. The man relays to Welles a strange tale of an encounter he had once before at the same isolated location.

Watch Out

1953 • 18 min • United Kingdom

Escapades of Dickie Duffle, handyman, as he tours a film studio.

Dance Hall Racket

1953 • 60 min • United States of America

A gangster who operates a sleazy dance hall uses a sadistic bodyguard to keep his girls afraid and his customers in line.

La tía de Carlitos

1953 • 59 min • Argentina

To protect the relationships of his two friends, a student drags to act as their aunt.

Oslofilm: Maten vi spiser

1953 • 11 min • Norway

Every day, fresh foods are transported to Oslo to saturate the city's nearly 500,000 mouths. The food is distributed in various distribution centers on its way to the consumers: fish halls, slaughterhouses, dairies and marketplaces.

Beauty and the Bride

1953 • 26 min • United States of America

Dramatizes the effect of a home when furnishings are simplified, showing modern design at its best when the young couple tour the Johnson Wax buildings designed by the world-famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

At Home with Joan Crawford

1953 • 4 min • United States of America

Actress Joan Crawford appears in this public service announcement asking the theatre audience to give generously to The Jimmy Fund, which supports cancer care and research for children.

The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats

1953 • 16 min • Germany

Once upon a time there was a goat mother who imprinted her seven little goats on her mind not to open the door for anyone until she was there. But as soon as she had left the house, the evil wolf came and tried to move the seven with cunning and treachery to open the door.

Little Boy with a Big Horn

1953 • 7 min

Ollie loves to play the tuba but his playing upsets all the people in town. He goes to the country and disrupts the milking habits of the cows. He finally takes a boat and practices at sea in order not to disturb anyone. His tuba-playing saves a ship from going on the rocks and he becomes a town hero.

Oslofilm: Hovedstadens gamle forsteder

1953 • 10 min • Norway

The ancient suburbs around the city of Christian IV, which today are a part of the inner city core, are being reviewed in the film. Unique photos of urban environments and old buildings that are now demolished are being shown.

Harvest

1953 • 60 min

A young man in love with a sophisticated woman from the city is torn between his desires and those of his family. His parents wish him and his brother to stay and work on their small Minnesota wheat farm while both want to escape the tough life and move to the city. It's up to the mother to keep the family together in spirit during their Thanksgiving holiday reunion.

Six Years of Freedom

1953 • 12 min • India

This documentary highlights the achievements of India in the political, economic, and international fields since she attained Independence. The framing of her Constitution, the integration of the States and the general elections, the rehabilitation of displaced persons, the river valley projects, and the setting up of a chain of National Laboratories are some of the achievements shown here.

When Mousehood Was in Flower

1953 • 7 min

The Black Knight overwhelms his competitors in a jousting tournament until an operetta-singing Mighty Mouse comes to save the day.

Oslofilm: Langåra - et sommerparadis

1953 • 10 min • Norway

From the time the island of Langåra was a summer home for Oslo's population.

Agib and Agab

1953 • 29 min • United Kingdom

Free-form and anarchic in a very English way, this elaborate, gothic, handmade production was based on a tale from the ARABIAN NIGHTS and looks forward to FLAMING CREATURES and other underground movies from the 60s that merge lush fantasy with grimy reality. Art director Bruce Lacey stars as the ghoulish witch doctor who brings a dead body back to life.

The Bells of Cockaigne

1953 • 30 min • United States of America

An old warehouse worker dreams of saving enough money to return to his native Ireland, but it would seem unlikely. A young man who also works there is in a bad fix, he too has little money but his baby is sick and needs medicine he can't afford. He gambles with the dock workers and loses what little he had. Meanwhile, the old man discovers he has a valuable dollar with the winning serial number in a newspaper contest.

Cat-Tails for Two

1953 • 6 min • United States of America

Two cats try to catch Speedy Gonzales aboard a ship, without much success.

The Nickel Plate Story

1953 • 18 min • United States of America

The story of the independent railroad and its survival against the giants.

Canada at the Coronation

1953 • 48 min

This documentary depicts the colour and pageantry of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as well as Canada's participation in this momentous event.

Half-Pint Palomino

1953 • 7 min • United States of America

Barney Bear sets out to capture the world's smallest horse.

Spare the Rod

1953 • 7 min

The town-fathers call on Mighty Mouse to aid the city where the juveniles are all delinquents, and threaten to ruin the town and end up as criminals. The super-mouse wins the respect and admiration of the delinquents-mice by his deeds of heroism while saving them from death, and they all reform and turn into ideal schoolboys.