All Films

Half-Past Jump Time

1945 • 3 min • United States of America

Soundie featuring Mable Lee and Deryck Sampson's Band in "Half-Past Jump Time."

Your National Gallery

1945 • 10 min • United States of America

Your National Gallery is a 1945 short documentary film directed by Thomas Mead. It was nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Short Subject, One-Reel.

Combat Fatigue Irritability

1945 • 36 min • United States of America

A WWII military training film in which a Navy officer is being treated for combat fatigue after his ship was torpedoed and sunk. The narrative explores the way his combat fatigue has affected him and proper treatment to help him recover.

Fury in the Pacific

1945 • 20 min • United States of America

Documentary short film depicting American Army, Navy, Marine, Air Forces, and Coast Guard joint assaults on a Japanese-held island.

Birth-day

1945 • 21 min

Encourages mothers to seek medical advice from the earliest stages of pregnancy and to take advantage of existing maternity services.

Alger Et Ses Environs

1945 • 13 min • France

The film, shot in 1938, is part of a series entitled “The true face of Algeria”. The film highlights the proximity of Algiers to Paris and promotes air travel. The commentary supporting the images highlights the urban dynamism (“Every day, a new skyscraper replaces a wasteland”) and the comparison with Paris (“Algiers is often nicknamed the Paris of North Africa because of its elegance become proverbial). Contemporary architectural achievements are described as the sign of “grandiose modernism”: “we love the new, the bold”. But the point does not forget the buildings illustrating “the Moorish, classic and attractive style”. The description of the Casbah also attempts to understand the architectural organization but also the diversity and even the atmosphere.

A Trip on Dal

1945 • 14 min • Sweden

A boat trip via canal in this short travel film of Dalsland and the surrounding Swedish countryside, hosted by Prince Wilhelm, the Duke of Södermanland.

Clean Waters

1945 • 24 min • United States of America

This color educational film is about the importance of Clean Water brought to you by General Electric. This film was made to boost support for new plants to clean our water and keep it clean.

The Navajo Trail

1945 • 56 min • United States of America

U.S. Marshals Nevada Jack McKenzie and Sandy Hopkins are working undercover to capture a gang stealing horses from the Navajos, and to capture the killer of a Ranger. Nevada poses as an outlaw to get in with the gang and find the leader, while Sandy pretends to be a drunken old horse thief that has knowledge of where the Navajos have hidden their ponies.

The Topeka Terror

1945 • 55 min • United States of America

The Topeka Terror is a western film of 1945 directed by Howard Bretherton. The land-rush opening of the Cherokee Strip brings in its wake a scattering of outlaws and claim jumpers. Among these is a crooked promoter. Trent Parker (Frank Jacquet), and his henchmen who plan a huge swindle by compiling falsified reports, putting the claims of honest settlers into the names of various henchmen. Clay Stevens (Allan Lane), a government agent posing as a drifting cowhand, advises the settlers to organize their resistance. Ben Jode (Roy Barcroft), the gang leader, runs for sheriff so he can gain full control of the town.

The Good Egg

1945 • 3 min • United States of America

Navy seaman Mr. Hook is convinced of the value of holding on to his war bonds.

Our Job in Japan

1945 • 17 min

Our Job in Japan was a United States military training film made in 1945, shortly after World War II. It is the companion to the more famous Your Job In Germany. The film was aimed at American troops about to go to Japan to participate in the 1945–1952 Allied occupation, and presents the problem of turning the militarist state into a peaceful democracy. The film focused on the Japanese military officials who had used the traditional religion of Shinto, as well as the educational system, to take over power, control the populace, and wage aggressive war.

Jasper's Minstrels

1945 • 8 min • United States of America

This one features Jasper talking to the Talking Scarecrow. The Scarecrow then tells Jasper in flashback about his show business days. You see many scenes of dancing watermelon men and other minstrel caricatures.

Outlaws of the Rockies

1945 • 54 min • United States of America

Outlaws of the Rockies is the fourth of Columbia's revitalized "Durango Kid" series. Charles Starrett is back in the saddle as the masked do-gooder Durango, aka easygoing sheriff Steve Williams. Accused of being a member of an outlaw gang, Williams is forced to don his Durango disguise to bring the actual criminals to justice.

The Mayor's Husband

1945 • 17 min • United States of America

Gangsters pry incriminating evidence from Hugh through the use of a gun moll.

News Sketches

1945 • 7 min • United States of America

Humorous "sketches" of human interest stories by Max Fleischer, who headed Jam Handy's animation department in the mid 1940s and 1950s.

Cured Duck

1945 • 7 min • United States of America

Donald visits Daisy. When he can't open a window, he flies into a rage and practically destroys her house. She won't see him again until he takes care of that temper. He orders a mail-order insult machine, which promises that if Donald can endure 10 minutes of abuse without losing his temper, he'll be cured. It proceeds to deliver physical and verbal abuse, and Donald is cured. He goes back and Daisy tests him on the balky window.

The Unwelcome Guest

1945 • 7 min • United States of America

Barney Bear runs afoul of a foul-smelling skunk who wants to steal his berries.

Here Is Germany

1945 • 52 min • United States of America

A "know-your-enemy" propaganda film similar to "Know Your Enemy: Japan" and "My Japan", films about Japan with the same objective. It contains a history of the prelude to WW II, the death camps and other Nazi war crimes, and commentary on the character of the German people. Directed by Frank Capra, this film is in essentially the same format as his "Why We Fight" series. It was intended to be shown to American troops participating in the invasion and occupation of Germany. But by the time it was ready, events had overtaken it -- Germany was already well on its way to falling -- so the film was shelved. Although it is readily available for public-domain viewing on the Internet, it has never been widely distributed or shown.

Wife Decoy

1945 • 17 min • United States of America

While in a nightclub, Hugh doesn't recognize his wife, who has recently changed her hair color to blonde.

Gun Smoke

1945 • 59 min • United States of America

U. S. Marshals Nevada Jack McKenzie and Sandy Hopkins come upon an overturned stagecoach with the driver and the passenger dead. They learn that the passenger, Hinkley, an archaeologist, has discovered an old Indian site that contains gold relics, and a gang has robbed him of the relics he was carrying. Jane Condon, daughter of Hinkley's partner who was also murdered, tells Nevada that an old Indian guide, Shag, is the only one who knows where the site is. The outlaws find Shag first, and kill him after forcing the information from him. Hinkley's son, Joel, arrives and knows where the site is and leads Nevada and Sandy there ahead of the outlaws.

The Negro Sailor

1945 • 27 min • United States of America

US Navy produced short stars Joel Fluellen as a draftee from his civilian job at a black newspaper through boot camp and an assignment in the Pacific. Completed after the surrender of Japan, the film celebrates the teamwork, diversity, and the actions of several distinguished African American sailors.

An Elephant and a Rope

1945 • 46 min • Soviet Union

All the girls of one of the Moscow houses can tirelessly jump over a skipping rope. But little Lida did: can't learn to jump. Once in a dream a wise elephant gives her a piece of advice: to learn how to jump, you must first do a good deed...

Gypsy Life

1945 • 6 min

Mighty Mouse is called upon to rescue a caravan of gypsy mice that's been invaded by a cauldron of bat-cats.