All Films

Philips Light Show

1946 • 3 min • Netherlands

Light bulb put on a show in this stop motion extravaganza from Joop Geesink's Dollywood studio.

Wieliczka

1946 • 17 min • Poland

Salt has been mined underneath the town of Wieliczka for hundreds of years. Rock layers and salt stalactites form a lunar landscape in the mine. The close-ups expose the geometry of the rock drawings carved by water and orogenic movements. Men have entered the underground world and carved new objects and labyrinths using their tools.

The Bridge

1946 • 10 min • Poland

The Germans destroyed all bridges in Warsaw during the war. The reconstruction of the Poniatowski Bridge began in July 1945. Workers from all over Poland were involved in this process. The inauguration ceremony took place on the Day of the Rebirth of Poland (the 22nd of July 1946).

Balboa

1946 • 15 min • United States of America

Part of the Shadowgraph Teaching Series, this film follows the travels of Vasco Núñez de Balboa. Made by a group of children in the Vancouver, British Columbia schools under the supervision of Malcolm Morrison, action is simple and is photographed in silhouette. Gives the most important facts about Columbus and his explorations in this simple form. Intended for 4th and 5th grade pupils and has a definite appeal for them. A good film to inspire youngsters to try making films themselves.

Snapshots of China: Shaoyang Hospital, Hunan

1946 • 10 min • United Kingdom

Rare insight into the health work of Methodist missionaries in rural Shaoyang, Hunan Province, South Central China.

First-Year Flashbacks

1946 • 51 min

Highlights of the films shown on BBC Television since it reopened in June after a seven-year gap caused by World War II.

A Circus Story

1946 • 37 min • United Kingdom

An entrancing short film which looks at the circus at Belle Vue in Manchester, featuring an exciting array of performances and narrated by Ronald Waldman.

Dancers at Trivandrum Gopinath

1946 • 7 min • United Kingdom

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Stockholm Dances

1946 • 10 min • Sweden

"Stockholm dances" at Vinterpalatset in Stockholm to Lulle Ellboj's orchestra.

Taxiing Collisions

1946 • 5 min • United States of America

Part of the “Flight Safety” series of animated shorts commissioned by the U.S. Air Force at the end of World War II. This one urges pilots to be aware of their speed and direction during taxiing, as forward visibility from most cockpits is limited. The cartoon suggests six common mistakes made by pilots that cause taxiing accidents, all of them the result of negligence and carelessness.

Beware

1946 • 54 min • United States of America

Ware College is a small Black college in Ware, Ohio. Once prominent, it is now low in attendance, low in enrollment and low on money; and at a meeting with instructors Drury and Annabelle Brown, Dean Hargreaves reveals that CEO Benjamin Ware III, grandson of the college's founder, claims the estate of his late grandfather is now also destitute, which they believe is untrue and a result of Annabelle's having spurned his affections. They decide to appeal to their famous alumni for financial help thru a reunion, and invitations are sent. Many could help; but surely not Lucius Jordan, a timid lad who loved Annabelle too but dropped out under pressure from Ware. What they don't know is, he's now Louis Jordan, king of swing and leader of the Tympani Band.

Adventures in South America

1946 • 10 min

Narrated travelogue covering the Andes Mountains portion of Bolivia, and three very different areas of Peru, the traditional cities of the Andes Mountains, the modern cities of the coastal plains, and the upper Amazon jungle.

The Queen's Flower

1946 • 21 min • Romania

An adaptation of a fairy tale written by Carmen Sylva, the pen name of the Queen of Romania.

The Potted Psalm

1946 • 18 min • United States of America

A soundless mix of story fragments and images. Initially, images of death, a man with a guitar, a soirée. Some images are surreal: an older woman eats a leaf; a headless man pours a cocktail into his body.

The Missing Christians

1946 • 50 min • United States of America

The story opens with the mother and two younger children leaving a tent revival meeting where a large number have responded to the invitation. At home, they discuss the meeting until after Norma, the elder daughter has returned from a night of pleasure. Norma ridicules the thought of revivals. Being tired and emotionally disturbed, she gets to her room, falls across her bed and is soon asleep and dreaming. An angel appears and talks to her. In the dream the Rapture of the Church takes place.

Mighty Mouse in the Trojan Horse

1946 • 7 min • United States of America

A parody of the Greek myth of the conquering of the Trojan people featuring mice and cats.

Love and Friendship

1946 • 43 min • Afghanistan, Pakistan

A sweet musical about a poet and an independent woman, two friends who really love each other, with a bit of a Cyrano twist when the poet's best friend asks him to court the woman on his behalf. All ends happily though, unlike in most Afghan films.

Submarine Warfare

1946 • 52 min

In this documentary we get a glimpse into the world of submarines and have access to rare archive footage. From the first attempts during the American Civil War to WW2 and the nuclear subs of today, the history of the submarine has been fraught with difficulties.

Stone Cold Dead in the Market

1946 • 3 min • United States of America

Big Band leader and 1930s Broadway starlet Gracie Barrie sings a lovely little ditty about a wife’s revenge on her cheating husband. (Oddball Films)

Tommy's Day

1946 • 15 min

Another instructional short from Young America Films. This one is about Tommy and how he spends his day.

Un giorno all'Olivetti

1946 • 20 min

Unpublished corporate documentary on the famous captain of industry Adriano Olivetti and on the history of his factory activity in Ivrea. The project was never completed, so the images are based on a comparison between the original negative and a colored working copy, belonging to a different montage.

The Biography of a Redwinged Blackbird

1946 • 10 min • United States of America

Follows a blackbird family through processes of nest building, breeding and hatching.

The Fight for Maritime Unity

1946 • 31 min

This film speaks to the need for solidarity between all maritime unions, vividly recounting the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, which culminated in a police riot in which two workers were killed, and led to further strikes and greater solidarity. Includes a great score with union hymns performed by Pete Seeger and Joe Jaffe, and a filmed introduction by Joseph Curran, president of the NMU.

Farm Electrification

1946 • 24 min • Canada

A farming community organizes to obtain hydro power under Manitoba's rural electrification plan. Energetic canvassing wins over those hesitant to share, for the good of all, the initial expense. The abundant return in comfort, convenience, efficiency and financial advantage is described in concluding sequences.