All Films

A crowd gathers at the skating rink to watch the big championship hockey game of the Pelicans versus the Aardvarks. Although referee "Clean Game" Kinney does his best to supervise, the hockey game really gets out of hand eventually. Two star players, Bertino and Ferguson, are so anxious, they never get let out of the penalty box, referee Kinney is never able to drop the puck without being physically hurt somehow, and the spectators themselves are so worked into the game, they take out their aggression on the ice while the players relax in the bleachers.

Second World War "Careless Talk" short in the style of a silent comic melodrama with a rhyming commentary made to be shown to RAF personnel.

Four popular songs with animated backgrounds, sung by the Four Gentlemen Quartet: Oh Susanna, with a short cartoon sequence of two couples in a square dance, Carry On, Short'nin Bread, and Pack Up Your Troubles.

How radio equipment helped to win World War II.

A rather gruesome 35mm shop safety film

Profile of the Heart of England shires of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Rutland, and Warwickshire, and their important roles in feeding the nation.

Mondrian's last painting, Victory Boogie-Woogie, which he began in 1943, sadly remained unfinished at the time of the artist's death on February 1, 1944, from pneumonia. The painter's sole heir was the young artist Harry Holtzman. During the German Blitz of London in 1940, Holtzman had arranged for Mondrian to come to New York. Holtzman rented an apartment-studio for him, and during the next three and a half years he was one of Mondrian’s most intimate associates.

Created by the U.S. Navy's Industrial Incentive Division and the Office of Strategic Service (OSS) during WWII, this "Nazi version" of the Normandy invasion is a translated, authentic German newsreel. The strategy at work here is taken from Frank Capra, who used authentic enemy newsreels and motion picture films in his "Why We Fight" series to provide insight into the Axis. This film, like "Why We Fight", was intended to make its intended audience — American war workers to whom these types of incentive films were shown —outraged, helping them focus on the vital task of production. - Periscope Film

Autumn in Stockholm.

The first day of spring, four girls are walking in a meadow and a mother and her little son are lying on the grass among the trees, picking some flowers.

Documentary about Iceland’s establishment of a republican system of government in 1944.

A Soundie featuring Yasha Davidoff with Simeon Karavaeff, Lalla Zalipskaya, Nadia Veralle, and the Russian Balalaika Orchestra.

Short announcement promoting the 6th War Loan by urging viewers to buy War Bonds. Shows the importance for War workers to keep on the job: a man receives a letter from his recently wounded brother on the front lines, who has undergone an amputation. As he reads the letter, his carefree girlfriend telephones from a nightclub attempting to persuade him to take the night off from his wartime civilian job.

Drinking chocolate flashes before your eyes and makes an offer you can't refuse.

Documentary about juvenile delinquency (smoking and drinking) in small town America.

A compilation of some of the action (on sea, air, and Normandy beach) that took place from D Day to Day Plus 3, 6-9 June 1944. Likely shown at SHAEF headquarters in London, June 12th.

Soundie featuring Bob Howard playing "She's Too Hot To Handle."

An animated film showing how Victory bonds are a good way to save money for the post-war period.

US Army Air Forces providing an overview of the Army Air Forces.

This short film is about the disease infantile paralysis (possibly polio) hosted by the actress Ms. Greer Garson in 1944. There are several settings showing children of all ages and varying degrees of the disease progression and recovery. One setting is a group treatment home, the children are cared for round the clock by caring competent doctors, nurses and physical therapists. They use toys and games that are typical for their age/development and the era to challenge and encourage the children to learn to use their affected limbs to overcome the disease's devastating effects. Ms. Garson encourages the public to donate their time, effort and funds to help the medical community in their efforts to halt, cure and eradicate the disease. It is encouraging to see these smiling and happy children, who although affected by this terrible disease, nonetheless have a bright future. It is a warm short treatment for a difficult subject.

Don Cleque the flutist

Part of BFI collection "Roll Out the Barrel".

How Somerton, Oxfordshire benefits from membership of the Village Produce Association during WWII.

This World War II documentary follows the battle in securing the Anzio beachhead. Shows the fighting and the casualties involved in this important battle.