1950 Movies

Song of the Wild is Heinz Sielmann's first feature film, made in black and white and a valuable contemporary document. Filming took place in 1948 and...

While most of the footage is indeed authentic and the safari journey and the reason is real, this is far from being qualified as a documentary since i...

Discusses the child's major emotions--fear, curiosity, anger, jealousy, and joy--and points out the principal characteristics of each.

An "autobiographical sketch" centered around small group of vacationers to Hill's estate in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. A gorgeous and relaxing film-s...

Encyclopaedia Britannica outlines the basics of sleep hygiene.

A documentary depiction of the cultural and social forces which led the world to war in the 1930s and 1940s, beginning with the rise of Hitler after t...

Santa's elves at the North Pole are making toys for good girls and boys, while back in the suburbs a family stands around the Christmas tree singing c...

Documentary produced by the Norfolk and Western Railway on getting deliveries to their destination quickly view the railroad

Rock Island Railroad documentary on the role the railroad plays in making everyday life possible

A short video made in the 1950's about 'choosing a partner for happiness'. Found on Youtube.

Habit Patterns - Breaking bad teen habits. How to wash, care for yourself, prepare & dress for the day. Be nice, be social and organised. 1950s teen s...

A trip around England meeting various oddities and obscurities including a hair raising Taxi drive around 1950s central London.

Documentary about a city near the West German border to East Germany.

A firm Stalinistic statement on the value of sports, making one molly-coddled bear a bit stronger.

Based on a Chinese folk tale about the free-spirited itinerant musician Mi and the evil, greedy Mandarin.

Jackdaw does not exist in this form; footage may have been incorporated into Flowers of Asphalt.

Youth without families and perspectives still wander Germany five years after the war ended. "Back to Life" shows some of the efforts to reintegrate t...

Documentary short to propagate the positive effects of labour protection laws.

Aspects of the Brazilian composer's life, highlighting musical excerpts from the "Série Brasileira".

Short film about modernism in painting.