1953 Movies

  • 1953
    The Trial of John Peter Zenger

    The Trial of John Peter Zenger

    The Trial of John Peter Zenger

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    A reenactment of the trial of John Peter Zenger who was arrested during US colonial times for printing materials against the British.

    The Trial of John Peter Zenger
  • 1953
    Das Haus der Friesen

    Das Haus der Friesen

    Das Haus der Friesen

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    Documentary short (Kulturfilm) about East Frisia.

    Das Haus der Friesen
  • 1953
    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

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    A short re-telling of the classic fairytale.

    Jack and the Beanstalk
  • 1953
    Art and Seeing

    Art and Seeing

    Art and Seeing

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    Film by Allen Downs.

    Art and Seeing
  • 1953
    Appointment With Darkness

    Appointment With Darkness

    Appointment With Darkness

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    Short film by Robert Vickrey.

    Appointment With Darkness
  • 1953
    Oedipus

    Oedipus

    Oedipus

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    Short film by Robert Vickrey.

    Oedipus
  • 1953
    Carnival

    Carnival

    Carnival

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    Short film by Robert Vickrey.

    Carnival
  • 1953
    Building Better Paragraphs

    Building Better Paragraphs

    Building Better Paragraphs

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    The members of a sixth-grade class learn to construct good paragraphs by composing a topic sentence, by relating other ideas to it in proper sequence...

    Building Better Paragraphs
  • 1953
    Eneri

    Eneri

    Eneri

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    Short experimental film by Hy Hirsh. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with iotaCenter and National Film Preservation Foundation i...

    Eneri
  • 1953
    Mozart Rondo

    Mozart Rondo

    Mozart Rondo

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    Short film by John Whitney. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.

    Mozart Rondo
  • 1953
    Presenting Jane

    Presenting Jane

    Presenting Jane

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    In the summer of 1952, poets John Ashbery, Frank O’Hara and James Schuyler collaborated with filmmakers Harrison Starr and John Latouche on a short fi...

    Presenting Jane
  • 1953
    West Country Journey

    West Country Journey

    West Country Journey

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    Director: Syd Sharples Writers: Paul Le Saux, Cecilia O'Cocks Stars: Max Brimmell, Victor Platt

    West Country Journey
  • 1953
    Analogies No. 1

    Analogies No. 1

    Analogies No. 1

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    Experimental filmmaker James Davis draws parallels between reflective surfaces both real and artificial.

    Analogies No. 1
  • 1953
    Kangaroos

    Kangaroos

    Kangaroos

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    Encylopedia Britannica presents information about kangaroos.

    Kangaroos
  • 1953
    Out of style

    Out of style

    Out of style

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    Animated short.

    Out of style
  • 1953
    How Quiet Helps at School

    How Quiet Helps at School

    How Quiet Helps at School

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    The ideal classroom is still as a tomb according to this vintage Coronet Instructional short. First we see a mildly chaotic room of first graders who...

    How Quiet Helps at School
  • 1953
    The Black Sheep

    The Black Sheep

    The Black Sheep

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    An early documentary production by the Government of India Film Division

    The Black Sheep
  • 1953
    Les forceurs de banquise

    Les forceurs de banquise

    Les forceurs de banquise

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    Report on the activity of Finnish icebreakers in the Baltic Sea, which is frozen during long winter months.

    Les forceurs de banquise
  • 1953
    Domenica a Capri

    Domenica a Capri

    Domenica a Capri

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    Domenica a Capri
  • 1953
    The Timid Scarecrow

    The Timid Scarecrow

    The Timid Scarecrow

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    The story of Dinky Duck and the scared Scarecrow.

    The Timid Scarecrow