All Films

You Never Know!

1946 • 3 min

A Soundie with The Harem Trio and Arica Wild.

But What Are These?

1946 • 3 min

A Soundie with Gracie Barrie.

Time Takes Care of Everything

1946 • 3 min

A Soundie with June Richmond.

Chants populaires nº 4

1946 • 6 min • Canada

We illustrated "Filez, filez, ô mon navire" in charcoal and "J'ai tant dansé, j'ai tant sauté" with cartoons on celluloid plates, using Walt Disney's technique.

The Atomic Age

1946 • 13 min • United Kingdom

Documentary warning of the "menacing shadow" of the atomic bomb.

Where Does It Get You?

1946 • 16 min • United States of America

The content emphasizes the importance of agility, stamina, and judgment in various aspects of life, including sports, academics, and everyday decision-making. It highlights the physiological effects of alcohol on the body and mind, explaining how it impairs judgment and coordination, which can lead to dangerous situations, especially when driving. The message advocates for self-discipline and moderation, urging individuals to make wise choices regarding alcohol consumption to maintain their physical and mental capabilities.

Paramount News Issue #37

1946 • 10 min • United States of America

Oscar nominated 1946 short documentary

Tota

1946 • 27 min

An intimate journey across Lake Tota. With the camera as his logbook, Enrique Uribe White captures the building of his boat, days of sailing, and leisurely afternoons spent with artists and poets along the lake’s shores.

Your Children and You

1946 • 28 min

With a spike in birth rates after the Second World War, it was the job of the government's publicity agency, the Central Office of Information (COI), to provide guidance for first-time parents on the dos and don'ts of bringing up children. This is an observational film directed by Brian Smith which covers the practicalities of caring for babies and young children.

New York: The Wonder City

1946 • 8 min • United States of America

Showcases the iconic landmarks and attractions of New York City, from the Brooklyn Bridge to Times Square, highlighting the city's diverse neighborhoods, cultural institutions, and bustling streets.

We Are Building New Villages

1946 • 10 min • Poland

The document illustrates the reconstruction and modernization of Polish villages after the destruction during World War II.

Dive-Hi Champs

1946 • 10 min • United States of America

Dive-Hi Champs is a 1946 short documentary film, a Grantland Rice Sportlight segment from Paramount Studios and Jack Eaton featuring a cavalcade of diving highlights, from youngsters at the local swimming hole to athletes jumping from giant earth-moving equipment in the Panama Canal. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel.

The Birth of Cinema

1946 • 40 min • France

The prehistory of the cinema as we know it today, with its great inventors: Marey, Muybridge, Reynaud, Edison, the brothers Lumière and their great inventions: the kinetoscope, the praxinoscope, the chromophotograph, the film camera.

Building a Brick House

1946 • 11 min • Australia

This film makes clear for the layperson the whole pattern of building construction for a brick home, from the moment that the architect prepares working plans to the completion of the house itself. It was originally intended as an instructional film to be shown to Australian servicemen taking courses in the building trades as part of their rehabilitation for civil life after World War Two.

Front-line Cameraman

1946 • 20 min • Soviet Union

A tribute to Soviet cameraman Vladimir Sushchinsky, killed in the liberation of Breslau in 1945, featuring his funeral and final footage by fallen colleagues. The film honors the 252 front-line cameramen of the Central Documentary Film Studio, one in five of whom died while recording the war, leaving behind millions of meters of film and hundreds of newsreels as a lasting record of the conflict.

Towards Life

1946 • 12 min • Italy

Emilio -an orphan in an by WW II devastated Milan- can take part in a camp for boys called 'Verso la vita'. Slowly but surely the company of the other children helps him regain his lost innocence.

Does You Do or Does You Don't

1946 • 3 min

A Soundie with Vanita Smythe.

Count Me Out

1946 • 3 min • United States of America

Soundie featuring Red Allen (trumpet), J.C. Higginbotham (Trombone), and Johni Weaver (Sax) performing "Count Me Out."

Glimpses of Guatemala

1946 • 8 min • United States of America

We begin this short visit to Guatemala at the port town of Livingstone, then journey up the Rio Dulce. We stop to watch men tap the trees, harvest the sap, and load the product onto small planes. At a local market, we see indigenous life much as it's been for hundreds of years. Then it's back to the coast, to the prosperous Isla de Flores, a trading island.

Broad Acres

1946 • 17 min • United Kingdom

York, Harrogate, and Whitby are the essential stops-offs in this picturesque travel companion

Dresden

1946 • 17 min • Germany

A film about Dresden - before, during, and after the war.

Malmedy trial

1946 • 53 min • United States of America

This chronicle of the war crimes trial of the Waffen-SS battle group Joachim Peiper in Malmedy was compiled from six reels of footage taken by the United States Army Signal Corps at the Dachau concentration camp in May-June 1946.

Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

1946 • 10 min • United States of America

After a career on the stage and in movies, Desi Arnaz is introduced in this short as an orchestra leader.

Curse of the Ubangi

1946 • 60 min • United States of America

A group of Ubangi women and their chief on an exhibit in 1932.