All Films

A Report To Home Builders

1945 • 21 min

A presentation of Stran-Steel Division, Great Lakes Steel Corporation.

Commando: The Story of the Green Beret

1945 • 51 min

Documentary about details of the intensive training of the Marines training for Commandos. Commando: The Story of the Green Beret was a drama documentary produced in late 1945. Sponsored by the Admiralty, it follows the progress of Fusilier Gordon Blake as he undergoes the rigorous training schedule designed to turn him into a Commando (“the soldier of the future”).

The Kingdom Of Plastics

1945 • 10 min

Illustrates the properties and uses of both thermoplastic and thermosetting compounds in the 'FOURTH KINGDOM' of plastics.

Play in the Snow

1945 • 10 min

Shows children enjoying winter sports, making a snow man, playing fox and geese, sledding and skiing.

Morning Watch : A Study in Contrasts

1945 • 6 min • Sweden

A morning in Klarahallen in Stockholm, a study of contrast.

The Coal Thief

1945 • 1 min

This short from wartime Germany details the importance of conserving energy.

Sleep Kentucky Babe

1945 • 3 min

A Soundie with Day, Dawn, and Dusk.

The Archive of WWII: Conquest by Air

1945 • 20 min

This U.S. Air Force short documentary highlights the air campaign over Europe, which aimed to destroy the Luftwaffe and Germany’s capacity to wage war during WWII.

Rhumba New York

1945 • 3 min

A Soundie featuring Caridad Garcia with Gerald Marks and His Orchestra.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

1945 • 3 min

A Soundie with the Kim Loo Sisters.

Mölnlycke Rayatråd

1945 • 3 min • Sweden

Animated commercial.

The Mel-Tones in Dance, Baby, Dance

1945 • 3 min • United States of America

Mel Tormé and the Mel-Tones sing the title song in this 1945 Soundie.

Money, Goods and Prices

1945 • 14 min • Canada

This animated portrayal of Canada's wartime economy uses simple symbols to present economic processes. The relationship of money, goods and prices is illustrated.

Cryin' and Singin' the Blues

1945 • 3 min • United States of America

Dallas Bartley and his Band perform "Cryin' and Singin' the Blues."

Price Control and Rationing

1945 • 9 min • Canada

An animated documentary about the need for price controls and rationing in Canada during the immediate post-World War II period.

Chilean National Song

1945 • 3 min • Chile

Chilean national anthem performed by orchestra and tenor soloist, accompanied by images of the Chilean landscape and paintings depicting the independence.

March of Time: Ireland

1945 • 16 min • United States of America

TIme Inc's newsreel film series comes to Ireland in the aftermath of the second world war.

Health for the Americas: Infant Care and Feeding

1945 • 9 min • United States of America

New mothers are show how to care for young infants during nursing and as they grow and their diet changes from liquid to solid foods.

Payoff in the Pacific

1945 • 56 min

A documentary on .S. efforts against the Japanese during the Second World War.

Health for the Americas: Insects as Carriers of Disease

1945 • 8 min • United States of America

The animated character Careless Charlie once again comes under attack from typhoid carried by lice, flies and mosquitoes. The film proposes solutions and demonstrates how people can protect themselves from the diseases carried by insects.

Prevention and Control of Distortion in Arc Welding

1945 • 19 min • United States of America

An instructional film created for Lincoln Electric Company by Walt Disney Productions. The main message of the film is "Controlled shrinkage prevents distortion."

Health for the Americas: The Human Body

1945 • 10 min • United States of America

A Disney short produced for Mexico which documents the health and care of the human body.

Health for the Americas: How Disease Travels

1945 • 10 min • United States of America

Non-theatrical government war short Produced for Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs

Santa Claus' Story

1945 • 10 min • United States of America

Santa Claus arrives at the home of two children and proceeds to tell them stories about monkeys and the nature of his existence.