Movies 1947 Page 45

Public service featurette shown in connection with the 1947-1949 biannual nation-wide tour of the Foundation Freedom Train, a government-endorsed...

Daffy Duck, hoping to avoid flying south by finding a sucker who will let him stay, ends up at the house of a mad scientist and his dog, Leopold.

Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond investigates the murder of the C.I.D. man who had been tracing validity of rival claims to a large estate.

In 1922, young pianist and composer Olwen Trevelyan, troubled and sleepless over her inability to finish the final notes of her composition, falls to...

A short experimental film.

This is 1947 biography movie about how Alexander Graham Bell and his partner Thomas Augustus Watson invented the first discernible speech,...

Herman, the city-slicker mouse (looking like a cross between James Cagney and Lee Tracy) visits his barn-mice cousins in the country.

The story of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey from their boyhood in Pennsylvania through their rise, their breakup, and their personal reunion.

This is an Italian live action film with Alessandro Tomei as Pinocchio.

Sportscaster Red Barber narrates this Paramount Headliner short about the escapades of a raccoon, who is beginning his day when the rest of the world...

Omnibus of love stories from 1947 directed by famous directors, featuring big stars.

Small ranchers battle against a land baron trying to take their spreads.

A film for people who take an interest in horses, either for racing or breeding. Featuring views of King George Vl, Royal houses, and the ceremonies...

Nemorino is hopelessly in love with Adina but she is attracted to a dashing captain.

Slip and Sach are working for a local newspaper as a reporter and photographer, respectively. Slip wants to get the goods on a local gambling ring...

Donald and Goofy are driving across the desert, apparently the Sahara. The car breaks down (out of gas), and they start walking. Before long, they...

Daffy Duck drives to Mexico for a vacation, and after a harrowing experience with the local cuisine that literally sets his mouth afire, Daffy goes...

A gypsy performer and friend flee the circus troop they work for and find an old house to take refuge. Little do they realize that the house is...

Freight wagons are being stolen and ransomed back to their owners. Government agent Steve Langtry (and his alter ego the Durango Kid) is sent break...

A road safety film on the dangers of playing in the roads of London in 1947.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 10 January 1947. Amidst the rolling hills of a pastoral landscape, a faithful sheepdog diligently watches over his...

Part of BFI collection "Your Children and You."

Animated character "Tommy Telephone" produces a telephone by assembling 433 separate parts.

A Documentary on the railways and their role in supporting the United States

This short from the publishers of Encyclopedia Brittanica shows the process of making a book, from the author's finished manuscript to its being...

An account of the difficulties faced by educators in Europe in the aftermath of WWII.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 22 October 1947.

Takes students to England to show them the land that inspired many great writers... the London of Chaucer, Dickens and Browning...the countryside...

Explains the scientific background and Biblical teaching about blood.

This film provides an overview of Australia's primary and secondary education system in the late 1940s. It looks at the various types of schools in...

This vocational guidance short spotlights the rising airline industry and the various jobs it offers.

A retelling of Aesop's fable.

A change in a will, a murder and a mysterious letter. The police look to a former cat burglar to aid them in the investigation.

Lulu plans her revenge against a distressed golfer who refuses to give her a lollipop after he promised her one for caddying for him.

A St. Bernard dog is dishonorably discharged from the Swiss Alps rescue corps when he samples his brandy and gets drunk. In an effort to make up for...

'A colour sound film funded by the Koornong School in Warrandyte, Victoria. Produced to promote awareness of the school’s activities, in particular...

Information film about the tuberculosis study in Copenhagen. The film effectively polemicizes against the widespread but erroneous notion that the...

Lulu's dream combines "Jack and the Beanstalk" and her favorite superhero comic books.