1950 Movies

Pictures from the London Olympics, the preparation for the Helsinki Olympics, the construction of the Stadium and other sports venues, and an introduction to Finnish society. The beginning of the film is in color, the Finnish section is in black and white.

For three years, West Berlin is dependent on electricity from the Soviet zone. "City out of Darkness" describes the conditions before, during and after the Berlin blockade.

This Traveltalks entry roams through the northern end of Michigan's Lower Peninsula and makes a short visit to the Upper Peninsula. We start with a ride in a dune buggy on the Sleeping Bear sand dunes. Then it's on to Traverse City, the cherry capital of the w...

Document about a new method of producing ductile iron in induction furnaces, which is the first in the world to be carried out in Czechoslovakia.

Short docufilm about Anna.

Civil Defense Film on DVD. Enjoy the wonderful vintage animation used to illustrate the manner in which radioactive particles penetrate all manner of objects. Step back in time and gain perspective on how people were instructed to conduct themselves in the eve...

Susan and Ted are creating an insect zoo, learning about various insects.

Educational short film

A documentary film about a large international competition organized in February 1950 in the Tatras, in which athletes from nine nations participated in all disciplines.

Nurse training.

A BAFTA nominated documentary investigating the development of the castle.

The attack of the Colorado potato beetle on crops in the GDR, Poland and Czechoslovakia in 1950 was interpreted by the authorities as a planned American action against the Eastern Bloc. The Americans were to drop the Colorado beetle from planes which provided...

Filmed record of a burlesque performance.

Zonk! shows the extraordinary cultural range available to township Africans, from the many ethnic strains of music from South Africa itself to contemporary American jazz and popular music, eagerly copied and Africanised.

This Traveltalk series short visits an array of locations associated with England's heritage. Included are Runnymede, Windsor, Ascot, Lincoln, Wells, Salisbury, Glastonbury, and the ancient Stonehenge site.

Slide about the danger of fires. A member of the SNB meets a group of pioneers in the forest, who teach them about the damage caused by fire in a friendly way around the campfire.

The hives of Hampshire are the centrepiece of this tour of the county, from Aldershot to Bournemouth and all points in between.

The film examines the organisation of civil aviation in Australia, from passenger flights to freight and utility aircraft. It includes planning and control procedures before and during each flight, safety measures established by the Department of Civil Aviatio...