All Films

Social Courtesy

1951 • 10 min

A moody teenager dreads taking Carol to a friend's party. Will learning the finer points of social courtesy help him have fun at the party and maybe get a second date? This film tries to help awkward teens overcome small interpersonal problems before they grow into social crises-alienation, vandalism, alcoholism, crime and a lonely life as a bachelor.

How to Say No (Moral Maturity)

1951 • 11 min • United States of America

How to say no to unwanted smoking, drinking and petting, and still keep your friends.

Starting Now!

1951 • 11 min • United States of America

High school students anticipate and prepare for the military draft. Number 4 in the You Ready For Service? series by Coronet Films.

Introduction To Foreign Trade

1951 • 11 min

Cold War-era treatise on globalization.

Other People's Property

1951 • 10 min

Story of three young boys whose prank results in serious property damage.

New Tools For Learning

1951 • 19 min

AV Squads, school film libraries; audiovisual equipment in use.

Service and Citizenship

1951 • 11 min

Points out that military service should be understood as part of citizenship and that training in the everyday duties of citizenship is a part of the preparation for military service.

Slussen

1951 • 3 min • Sweden

A documentary about Slussen, the name of a traffic centre in Stockholm.

Career For Two

1951 • 17 min

Mutual Savings Bank and the many wonders it has if you bank with them.

The Bakkabrothers go to Reykjavík

1951 • 60 min

Follows the adventures of the Bakkabrothers while on their visit to Reykjavík

Under a Mask

1951 • 4 min • Sweden

In Behind Walls (1950) Gunnar Hyllienmark described a young man imprisoned by his studies. He returns once more to the same theme in Under a Mask (1951), which focuses on the neurotic, unbalanced and compulsive state of a student, surrounded by piles of books and cigarettes. His fear of failing his yearning for liberation has induced an anxiety-ridden state of conflict, here depicted in something reminiscent of a dream collage. (filmform)

Ballet by Degas

1951 • 9 min • United States of America

Studies of a number of the ballet paintings by Edgar Degas (1834-1917): “The Ballet Class”, “Coryphee Resting”, “Ballerina and the Lady with the Fan”, all from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and “On Stage”, “Dancers Practising at the Bar”, and “Pink and Green” from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Birds and Billabongs

1951 • 10 min

A record from the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition lead by anthropologist Charles P Mountford that explores the abundant birdlife and waterways of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Thousands of birds, both native to Australia and from around the world, find sanctuary in the billabongs of Arnhem Land, feeding on the fish, insects and flowers that flourish there. Apart from their beauty, the birds serve the useful purpose of helping to keep the balance of nature in the wilderness areas of Australia’s far north. Close photography makes it possible for some of the more interesting birds to be carefully studied. The film’s soundtrack is perhaps the most unique ever recorded, bringing us the thrilling sound of the voices of thousands of birds breaking the quiet of the virgin bush.

An Interesting Guest

1951 • 3 min

A stop motion short from Joop Geesink's Dollywood series of advertisements. This is for Philips Television.

Accident Prevention Aboard Ship

1951 • 7 min • United States of America

Limited animation safety film from the Navy.

Kleiner Mann auf großer Reise

1951 • 34 min • Germany

La Grande Île au coeur des saintes eaux

1951 • 28 min • France

A short film by J.K. Raymond-Millet and Monique Muntcho shot in Madagascar in 1950. Discovery of Madagascar by a child who goes from town to town, from province to province, and whose journey allows him to see the various faces of the Big Island such as dances, folk festivals, etc...

Our Teeth

1951 • 8 min • Yugoslavia

A promotional film Naši zubi (Our Teeth, 1951) was directed and written by Stjepan Velić, shot by Zdravko Mihelčić, backgrounds were drawn by Miroslav Bobuš, and Bogoslav Petanjek as the main cartoonist and animator. Some sequences of this film depict struggle of white blood cells with black bacteria, which, like an organized army, penetrate the body through damaged teeth. Some solutions for this film were made largely under the direct influence of Walt Disney’s film Vaccination, which features quite a few similar scenes. Naši zubi has had great success with young audiences because of its cartoonish charms, which was achieved without neglecting the basic, educational goal.

The Evolution of the Oil Industry

1951 • 30 min • United States of America

The Evolution of the Oil Industry is a short government-produced educational film that was designed to educate the general public about the petroleum and oil industries within America. It features footage of oil exploration activities, drilling for oil, the refining processes and uses of the the final products.

De historiska minnenas stad

1951 • 27 min • Sweden

A portrait of the Swedish city of Kalmar taken from an historical perspective, and with scenes of landscapes and historic castles.

Selbstwählen im Fernsprechverkehr

1951 • 13 min • Germany

Short educational film about dialing phone numbers.

Abraham Lincoln: A Background Study

1951 • 16 min • United States of America

Studies Abraham Lincoln in relation to the historical period in which he lived. Analyzes his historical contributions and shows the Kentucky hills, Indiana backwoods and Illinois prairie country where he traveled.

Kermesse Fantastique

1951 • 9 min

This is a vintage stop-motion animation produced for Philips Radio. The concept was developed in 1948 and released in 1951. In a vintage sci-fi setting, a man jumps into his radio amplifiers and visits a fantastic fair that represents a "kermis" or "kermesse." He embarks on an extraordinary journey but realizes it was all just a dream. Or was it?

World Chess Championships

1951 • 10 min • Soviet Union

About the two-month match for the world chess championship between grandmasters M. Botvinnik and D. Bronstein.