All Films

Il Était... Trois Chansons

1947 • 15 min

Director Claude André Lalande illustrates the theme of three songs in images. We see and hear in turn Roland Gerbeau "Himalaya", Jacqueline François "From Montmartre to the Latin Quarter" and Jean Marco "The Ghost of Aunt Anna". This mini musical is one of the ancestors of music videos.

Hu!

1947 • 13 min • Sweden

Documentary on workers with dangerous jobs.

Let's Sing an Old Time Song

1947 • 9 min • United States of America

This short film focuses on four songs, "The Band Played On", "Daisy Bell" (a.k.a. "A Bicycle Built for Two"), "Come Josephine in My Flying Machine", and "The Man on the Flying Trapeze", that have become American standards.

No. 3: Interwoven

1947 • 3 min • United States of America

Hand-painted 35 mm stock photographed in 16 mm, color, 3:20 or 10 min. Reportedly cut down from about 30 min. Initially intended to be screened with and synchronized to Dizzy Gillespie's Guarachi Guaro or Manteca. "Batiked animation made of dead squares...".

No. 2: Message From the Sun

1947 • 2 min • United States of America

Hand-painted 35 mm stock photographed in 16 mm, color, 2:15 or 10 min. Initially intended to be screened with and synchronized to Dizzy Gillespie's Algo Bueno. This film "takes place either inside the sun or in... Switzerland" according to Smith. To produce this film he used a technique that involved cutting stickers of the type used to reinforce the holes in 3-ring binder paper. These were applied to 16 mm movie film and used like a stencil. Layers of vaseline and paint were used to color each frame in this manner. The effect is hypnotic, psychedelic and is something like a visual music.

Horror Dream

1947 • 10 min • United States of America

A choreographic interpretation of a dancer's anxiety before starting her theater routine.

Climbing the Matterhorn

1947 • 21 min • United States of America

Starting from the Swiss village of Zermatt, two people and a guide make a perilous ascent of the Matterhorn. Local villagers mount a torchlight rescue of a British couple trapped on the famous mountain. Irving Allen shot footage for this documentary while filming his feature film 'High Conquest'. Filmed in Ansocolor, the documentary won the Academy Award for Best Short Film in 1947.

The Powers of Congress

1947 • 10 min • United States of America

Mr. Williams drops off to sleep for a few minutes to find himself confronted with a world in which Congress has been suspended and federal authority dissolved.

Performers arrive in Hampshire

1947 • 7 min

Movie stars are interviewed on a boat in 1947 in Hampshire, United Kingdom.

Portrait d’Henri Goetz

1947 • 15 min

A visit by the director to the studio of the artist is the basis for this documentary short subject.

The Truth About Pula

1947 • 29 min • Yugoslavia

Yugoslav Partisan propaganda film about the post-World War II events in Pula.

Naughty But Mice

1947 • 7 min • United States of America

Herman, the city-slicker mouse (looking like a cross between James Cagney and Lee Tracy) visits his barn-mice cousins in the country.

The Law Comes to Gunsight

1947 • 56 min • United States of America

Brown arrives in the town of, yes, Gunsight, in the company of saddle pal Raymond Hatton. Like a new broom, Brown sweeps clean, going after the town's corrupt element.

A Date for Dinner

1947 • 6 min • United States of America

Some mice decide to tease a cat, but he is hungry and determined and easily catches them. Just as he is about to eat them, Mighty Mouse comes to the rescue.

The Gay Anties

1947 • 7 min • United States of America

The 1890s; a picnic in the park. A man is pitching woo to his girl, while behind them a steady stream of ants is methodically devouring and carting off their food. Some other interludes include four ants eating Russian rye bread, then breaking for a Russian dance; a torch singer that sends everyone scurrying for some kind of ear plugs; a chef ant that coordinates the creation of three sandwiches that the humans eat.

Tant Grön, Tant Brun och Tant Gredelin

1947 • 37 min • Sweden

In a house in a small town, three sisters - Tant Grön, Tant Brun and Tant Gredelin - live together.

Det grodde fram: Trondheim 1940-1945

1947 • 58 min • Norway

Documentary filmed during and after WWII about the occupation of Trondheim, Norway by German forces. Some scenes are re-enactments filmed in 1947 with the original participants.

Are You Popular?

1947 • 10 min • United States of America

The issue of popularity, specifically amongst the high school set, is dramatized.

The Coo Coo Bird

1947 • 6 min • United States of America

Woody Woodpecker reads in his newspaper that quail hunting season begins the next morning at 5a.m. Not wanting to pass up quail hunting, he determines to get a good night's sleep. There are challenges.

Oregon Trail Scouts

1947 • 58 min • United States of America

Red Ryder battles an unscrupulous fur thief named Hunter for the right to trap beaver and otter on the land of Chief Running Fox.

Prairie Raiders

1947 • 54 min • United States of America

Government Agent Steve leases land to Masters so he can bring in horses for the Army. Henley has obtained a forged lease for the same land and Steve is unable to prove it's a fake. While Steve checks with Washington, Henley plans to roundup and ship the horses. Masters also intends to roundup the horses and he has the Durango Kid on his side in the battle with Henley.

Canadian Headlines of 1947

1947 • 11 min • Canada

A compilation of Canadian news stories from 1947 including: long skirts, a new look in women's fashion; scenes of a record snow storm; a representative group of Canadians receive the first Canadian citizenship certificates at the Supreme Court of Canada; 18-year-old Barbara Ann Scott in Ottawa after winning the amateur European and World figure skating championships and being presented the trophy by Governor General Viscount Alexander for defending her North American title; postage stamps that commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell including shots of his home in Brantford, Ontario; the Dominion Ski Championships at Mont Ste-Anne, Quebec with twins Rhoda and Rhona Wurtele of Montreal and Tom Mobraaten of Vancouver.

Valley of Rhymney

1947 • 25 min • United Kingdom

Made to foster relations between the local residents of Rhymney, in south Wales, and the church.

Riders of the Lone Star

1947 • 55 min • United States of America

An outlaw gang is trying to stop the reopening of a mine as they look for the money left there by the famous outlaw Dusty Morton. After a ten year absence, Morton has apparently reappeared and Steve arrives looking for him. He finds his son who also wonders if his father is still alive. With the gang soon after him, the Durango Kid goes into action and Steve tries to learn who the real Dusty Morgan is.