All Films

O Come All Ye Faithful

1945 • 3 min

Sing O Come All Ye Faithful in the Style of "Traditional". Stingray Karaoke Holiday, Christmas - Traditional, English, Key F. O Come All Ye Faithful was one of four short visualizations of church hymns created by Neil McGuire Productions and the (ADA) Audio-visual Devotional Aids of North Hollywood, and released under the banner "Hymnalogue".

A Few Quick Facts: Japan

1945 • 5 min • United States of America

Short US propaganda cartoon.

Ja, Ja. Drømmeland

1945 • 9 min • Denmark

An alternative Danish film. A montage of quickly edited footage (upside down, mirrored, black and white, color etc.) of various sights, Danish culture, history and nature.

Jaracz's Testament

1945 • 6 min • Poland

Stefan Jaracz, expecting his death, wrote a letter to his fellow artists. Quotations from this ideological testament and excerpts from a pre-war film titled “Jego wielka miłość” accompany the shots of the famous actor's funeral in 1945.

Penthouse Party

1945 • 3 min

A Soundie with Gloria Parker.

Tests et jeux expérimentaux

1945 • 3 min

Series of camera tests shot on 16mm Kodachrome color film

Alsos Mission Films

1945 • 32 min

Footage documenting the 1943-1945 secret task force nicknamed “Lightning A” that investigated Nazi Germany’s atomic bomb program and secured the surrender of Thanheim during World War II.

V.J. Day Celebrations

1945 • 8 min • United Kingdom

Soon after the VE Day celebrations, there is a second chance to let the hair down, and these dancers make the most of it with much humour.

I Had A Dream

1945 • 3 min • United States of America

Johnny & George performs "I Had A Dream.

Oh, Willow

1945 • 7 min • Yugoslavia

It shows the Prešeren House after it was opened as a museum, on the day when the authors found out about the German assault on Poland, reflected in a dark atmosphere of clouds traversing the Karawanks. The film reflects Förster’s fine feel for light and composition.

Away Boarders

1945 • 19 min • United States of America

Story Of The USS Guadalcanal And Capture Of The First German Submarine In World War II By The Commanding Officer Of That Ship.

Sandin' Joe

1945 • 3 min • United States of America

Dallas Bartley and his band perform "Sandin' Joe."

Le Cinématographe Lumière

1945 • 18 min • France

A viewer can visit the whole world in a cinema or revisit historic moments. This industry was born thanks to the Lumière brothers, who synthesized research into motion reproduction at the end of the 19th century. The first public screening took place on December 28, 1895. Since then, cinema has gone from strength to strength, with the addition of sound and research into 3D cinema, for example. Louis Lumière expressed his pride in having committed this “sin of youth”.

Romance on the Beat

1945 • 31 min • United States of America

All black cast short featuring little known Milt Coles Trio.

Fuel Tank Selection

1945 • 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 features the "Granpaw Pettibone" character, a retired pilot, recounting a fatal incident involving pilot mismanagement of fuel -- the crash was caused by the pilot failing to select the correct fuel tank.

The Cummington Story

1945 • 20 min • United States of America

Produced by the U.S. Office of War Information, this short dramatizes the uneasy but ultimately hopeful integration of European war refugees into the small town of Cummington, Massachusetts. Narrated over silent images with a score by Aaron Copland, it blends documentary style and propaganda, underscoring both cultural tension and community acceptance.

O Ensino Industrial no Brasil

1945 • 10 min • Brazil

D-Day: The Normandy Invasion

1945 • 21 min

Focusing on both the strategic overview of the military invasion and on personal stories of heroism, this documentary delves into the events of June 6, 1944, and the Normandy invasion. Taking the Germans by surprise, Allied soldiers marched onto France's shores and began the assault that ultimately ended World War II. Stories include the Allied landing at Omaha Beach, French liberation celebrations, valor at Pointe du Hoc and much more.

Light Is What You Make It

1945 • 10 min • United States of America

Non-theatrical Industrial short Produced for National Better Light Better Sight Bureau

Native Food

1945 • 5 min • United States of America

U.S. Navy animated training film by Hugh Harman Productions. Features the character Private McGillicuddy. Used to train U.S. Marines to not eat indigenous food.

Trappers of the Sea

1945 • 13 min • Canada

This film presents the lobster fishing industry in Nova Scotia with a brief reference to the cooperative movement and how co-ops are used in the affairs of the people. Pierre, a fisherman, is shown as he sails forth to set his one hundred traps. The film shows both the problems of adverse weather and also the methods used to land the lobster and prepare them for market.

Vittnesbördet

1945 • 22 min • Sweden

Documents the arrival of Holocaust victims in Sweden.

Buzz Me

1945 • 3 min

A Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.

Faust

1945 • 3 min

A Soundie with Day, Dawn, and Dusk.