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About a River
About a River
A lyrical evocation of times past and a reflection on the inevitable passing of time through the recollections of an old fisherman.
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6
Canadian Carnival
Canadian Carnival
Carnival time in Quebec, Canada, is also time for racing with sled-dogs, horse-drawn sleighs, hockey, curling the carving of ice-statues, obstacle races by youngsters, fireworks, and ...
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6
Golden Parable
Golden Parable
Filming amid the flaxen wheat fields of Sicily, Vittorio De Seta documents the everyday rituals of farmers during harvest time.
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7
Disneyland’s Opening Day Broadcast
Disneyland’s Opening Day Broadcast
Relive the magic with hosts Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings and Ronald Reagan at the live opening day celebration. Broadcast on July 17, 1955 to a live audience of over 90 million people, ...
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6.4
The Age of Swordfish
The Age of Swordfish
A short anthropological documentary from 1954. Director De Seta was fortunate enough to document swordfish fishing; by 1956 it no longer existed.
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6.6
Man in Space
Man in Space
With a combination of documentary footage and animation, the science and history of rockets, and the effects of space travel on man are illustrated.
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6.6
Water-Mirror of Granada
Water-Mirror of Granada
Experimental, cinematic symphony of Granada, José Val del Omar's birthplace.
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Zoo Quest to West Africa
Zoo Quest to West Africa
In September 1954, David Attenborough, cameraman Charles Lagus, Jack Lester and Alf Woods, both from the Zoological Society of London, set out for Sierra Leone. They spent three months ...
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In the Shadow of Karakorum
In the Shadow of Karakorum
In 1954, a German-Austrian expedition led by Mathias Rebitsch set off for the difficult-to-access Karakoram Mountains, geographically north of the Himalayas. They come across the Hunza, ...
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7.8
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
With the grand opening of Disneyland just a matter of days away, Walt Disney brings us an update on the construction of the new magic kingdom. Winston Hibler narrates scenes depicting ...
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0
Confidential File: Horror Comics
Confidential File: Horror Comics
In 1954 the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency conducted an investigation into how the comic book industry was supposedly contributing to the moral decay of a nation's youth. ...
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6
Rhythm and Blues Revue
Rhythm and Blues Revue
Rhythm and Blues Revue is a plotless variety show, one of several compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films produced by Snader and Studio ...
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6
24 Hour Alert
24 Hour Alert
This short film looks at the purpose and methods of the U.S. Air Force, and the difficulties of getting along with civilian neighbors. The story involves members of an Air Force base ...
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6.5
Orson Welles’ Sketch Book
Orson Welles’ Sketch Book
Orson Welles recounts various stories from his life while drawing sketches of the events.
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5.8
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
This film was shot entirely at the Gettysburg National Military Park, where the decisive battle of the American Civil War was fought. Leslie Nielsen narrates the story while ...
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5.7
Sea Countrymen
Sea Countrymen
Sicily, Granitola, 1955. At the first light of dawn, the fishermen set out in their boats for open water, timing the rhythm of their oars to murmured chants. They set their nets in the ...
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5.4
Easter in Sicily
Easter in Sicily
A short film which retells the story of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection.
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5.2
Teaserama
Teaserama
A collection of numerous burlesque acts from the 1950s, including strippers, and cult character Betty Page introducing the acts.
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7.7
The Story of the Animated Drawing
The Story of the Animated Drawing
Walt Disney discusses the history of animation, beginning with J. Stuart Blackton and his Humorous Phases of Funny Faces in 1906, and including Gertie the Dinosaur.
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6.2
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters
The subject of the film was the Hauka movement. The Hauka movement consisted of mimicry and dancing to become possessed by French Colonial administrators. The participants performed the ...
