1950 Movies

  • 1950
    1867 and After

    1867 and After

    1867 and After

    01950HD

    In this short film, a curious high school civics class has a lot of questions about Canadian history. Suddenly, while the class is visiting Robert Har...

    1867 and After
  • 1950
    Preface to a Life

    Preface to a Life

    Preface to a Life

    01950HD

    This twenty-eight minute short was produced by the National Institute of Mental Health and is a warning to parents about putting too much stress on th...

    Preface to a Life
  • 1950
    Heroes of the Highway

    Heroes of the Highway

    Heroes of the Highway

    01950HD

    A documentary about the cycling race Tour of Germany in summer 1950

    Heroes of the Highway
  • 1950
    Reflections, No. 11

    Reflections, No. 11

    Reflections, No. 11

    01950HD

    Experimental film by Jim Davis

    Reflections, No. 11
  • 1950
    Office Etiquette

    Office Etiquette

    Office Etiquette

    01950HD

    Do's and don'ts around the office

    Office Etiquette
  • 1950
    Forbidden Journey

    Forbidden Journey

    Forbidden Journey

    01950HD

    In post-World War II Canada, a communist spy attempts to pass information to his uncle in Canada while spies try to hunt him down.

    Forbidden Journey
  • 1950
    Self-Preservation in an Atomic Bomb Attack

    Self-Preservation in an Atomic Bomb Attack

    Self-Preservation in an Atomic Bomb Attack

    01950HD

    A sergeant in the U.S. military tries to ease three enlisted men's fears of the atom bomb by teaching them ways they can protect themselves in the eve...

    Self-Preservation in an Atomic Bomb Attack
  • 1950
    Diminished Iris

    Diminished Iris

    Diminished Iris

    01950HD

    Experimental dance film by Josephine Booth.

    Diminished Iris
  • 1950
    Touching the Quick

    Touching the Quick

    Touching the Quick

    01950HD

    Short film by Claire Falkenstein.

    Touching the Quick
  • 1950
    Reflections No. 8

    Reflections No. 8

    Reflections No. 8

    01950HD

    Jim Davis short shown at Art in Cinema, spring 1950.

    Reflections No. 8
  • 1950
    Color and Light

    Color and Light

    Color and Light

    01950HD

    Jim Davis short shown at Art in Cinema, spring 1950.

    Color and Light
  • 1950
    Prelude

    Prelude

    Prelude

    01950HD

    Experimental film by Curtis Opliger. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

    Prelude
  • 1950
    Always Happy

    Always Happy

    Always Happy

    01950HD

    Kasperle Larifari travels to a distant island in search of a magic flower.

    Always Happy
  • 1950
    Individual Differences

    Individual Differences

    Individual Differences

    01950HD

    A sixth-grade teacher confronts the fact that one of her new students is not exactly like his older brother and will need to be treated like an indivi...

    Individual Differences
  • 1950
    A Circus Wakes Up

    A Circus Wakes Up

    A Circus Wakes Up

    01950HD

    Behind-the-scenes documentary short about circuses.

    A Circus Wakes Up
  • 1950
    Animal Antics

    Animal Antics

    Animal Antics

    01950HD

    A trained rabbit is plopped into several set-ups with other animals and the results are filmed, meanwhile a narrator cracks wise.

    Animal Antics
  • 1950
    So You're Going to Have an Operation

    So You're Going to Have an Operation

    So You're Going to Have an Operation

    01950HD

    A satiric look at doctors and hospitals through the eyes of Joe McDoakes.

    So You're Going to Have an Operation
  • 1950
    King of the Jockeys

    King of the Jockeys

    King of the Jockeys

    01950HD

    Ted Atkinson, the winningnest jockey on American racetracks is the subject for this Columbia World of Sports short. He is shown working out his mounts...

    King of the Jockeys
  • 1950
    Writing Better Social Letters

    Writing Better Social Letters

    Writing Better Social Letters

    01950HD

    Wally shows his sister Nora how to write a good social letter.

    Writing Better Social Letters
  • 1950
    The White Hands

    The White Hands

    The White Hands

    01950HD

    "The White Hands" - 'I came to film in my capacity of poet, wanting to see whether I could express myself in pictures rather that in words-create a fi...

    The White Hands