All Films

Sailing a Toy Boat

1952 • 7 min

A surprisingly-detailed instructional video on sailing a toy boat.

The Lord's Ascension

1952 • 12 min

The resurrected Jesus appears to two of the women and tells them he will meet the disciples in Galilee. He walks, talks and dines with the two on the road to Emmaus. He appears to the disciples in a room with the doors shut and again when Thomas is present. Thomas becomes a believer. Jesus meets with the disciples on the shores of the Sea of Galilee and again on the Mount of Olives, where he ascends to his Father. This is the final episode in the distinguished 26-episode THE LIVING BIBLE series from Family Films. It dramatizes the events between the Crucifixion and Christ’s Ascension and portrays the appearances of Christ from the Resurrection to the Ascension, as told in Matthew 28:9-20, Luke 24:13-53, John 20:19-19, 21:9-17, Acts 1:3-11

The Flies

1952 • 26 min

The Flies, a Saudi film produced in 1950, stands as a historical milestone in the Saudi Arabian film industry. The film sheds light on the issue of flies and their risks to public health, forming part of Aramco's efforts to combat diseases in the Kingdom.

Mental Health (Keeping Mentally Fit)

1952 • 12 min

The four steps in acquiring, maintaining and improving mental health: express emotions naturally, respect yourself, respect others, and solve problems as they arise.

Office Courtesy: Meeting the Public

1952 • 11 min

Assisted by an instructive dream, a secretary learns how to be more personable and thus render her job more enjoyable.

According to Plan: The Story of Modern Sidewalls for the Homes of America

1952 • 18 min

The beauty and functionality of asbestos sidewalls. With a visit to Levittown, N.Y. and an interview with Norman Denny, vice president of materials for Levitt & Sons, builders. An excellent film on Fifties standardized building processes.

Iron Country: Iron Ore and Minnesota's Future

1952 • 22 min

Produced to reassure Minnesotans that iron mining would continue to spur economic development.

Mother Takes A Holiday

1952 • 29 min

Three teenage girls pull a fast one on their fathers and get them to buy new washing machines. They then take their mothers on a vacation, leaving the fathers alone at home to do all the laundry, and giving them an idea of just how much of a chore washing and drying dirty clothes can be--and how much easier it is to do with Whirlpool (which produced this short) appliances.

Direct Distance Dialing

1952 • 9 min

Before direct dial, long distance calls were a rarity.

Quality Control In Modern Merchandising

1952 • 24 min

JC Penney Company, Inc. produced sponsored film about textiles and quality control.

Emotions in Every-Day Living: First Lessons

1952 • 21 min

Deals with the problem of adjustment to a new, aggressive pupil in a class of second graders. Shows how a normal balance is regained through the skill of an understanding teacher who helps the children gain insight into the feelings that lie behind their actions.

Adult Guards For School Crossings

1952 • 6 min

A police officer explains the basics of being a school crossing guard.

Ideítas

1952 • 1 min • Argentina

Animated short film by Victor Iturralde

Loguivy-de-la-Mer

1952 • 21 min • France

A small Breton port is falling asleep: individual and coastal fishing is dying, as is the case for François, an old sailor close to retirement. The only solution is to form a cooperative to buy a motor trawler. Five young sailors help rebuild the Roches-Douvres lighthouse in order to buy their boat "Le Tourmentin". In Brittany too, cinematographically, it was possible to make the future sing. .

La città rossa

1952 • 40 min • Italy

Filming of the exhibition celebrating the history of the Italian Communist Party held in Bologna, thirty years after its foundation: an epic that seems to belong to another history, but it is ours.

Arne Domnérus Plays

1952 • 10 min • Sweden

The Arne Domnérus orchestra playing the melodies Any Time, Party for Pres and Car-Rider in front of a dancing couple.

Storstadens fötter

1952 • 5 min • Sweden

Style documentary about the movement of feet in Stockholm with arranged features. Images of feet, walking on streets, statue feet, horses' legs and ballet dance. An arranged fight turns into a study of legs and feet in a dance hall. (filmform)

Oslofilm: Oslo Rådhus: Den kunstneriske utsmykking

1952 • 17 min • Norway

The City Hall of Oslo has its unique artistic decoration.

Safety In Winter

1952 • 9 min • United States of America

Emphasizes the importance of wearing galoshes, being alert when crossing streets and dressing properly in winter. Also stresses safe sledding, throwing snowballs in proper places and ice skating cautiously.

Boys

1952 • 12 min • Yugoslavia

Short by B. Kosanović.

Melody In Music

1952 • 13 min • United States of America

A teacher helps her orchestra pupils to understand the meaning of melody and its importance in music. The pupils give examples of different types of melodies, and finally have a full rehearsal of part of Brahms' Symphony #1 in C Minor.

Le grand numero

1952 • 11 min

A circus clown turns out to be a quite a ladies' man in this charming short story from the master of stag films, Cecil B. De Mézig. This is most likely the first stag film made in color, or more precisely in pornocolor as it is introduced at its very start. This was long before color became the norm in stag films in the late 60s.

Newsreel Nr. 5/1952

1952 • 11 min

Part of the series made at "Alexandru Sahia" Studios.

Spotlight No. 3

1952 • 11 min

This short film provides four feature stories about Canada and its people, including the monetary value of the human body's chemicals, Magnetic Hill in New Brunswick, radio broadcaster Foster Hewitt, and dinosaur fossils found in Alberta.