Movies 1948 Page 50

A 1948 animated film of Hein Heckroth’s painted storyboards, with the Red Shoes ballet as an alternate angle.

Pepe el Toro is married to Celia la Chorreada and they have two children.

A short animated retelling of the rhyme in the "follow the bouncing ball" style.

Includes the segments, "Bop Boogie", "Sabre Dance" and "Disc Jockey Jump" by Gene and the band with vocalist Dolores Hawkins and introduced by Disc...

A Phantasy cartoon.

Recreation of the widespread rapes and murders of Filipina women by Japanese soldiers during WWII.

Lady scientist, Hilary Parker is searching for a rare drug to help combat polio. Opportunist Bruce Edwards joins the quest but is actually after gold...

For fun and to dazzle his wife, the novelist Morgan steals a ring and gets rid of it in the costume jewelry section of a supermarket. Sophie buys the...

A radio commentator is sent to a village to broadcast a bell-ringing team. Meanwhile a property speculator tries to buy a plot of land for less than...

Featuring Charles 'Bud' Tingwell in only his second film and first lead role, which helped prepare him for his part in the 1953 World War Two...

Hoping to bury her criminal past, Jenny Hadley settles into a comfortable existence as Gina, the wife of the politician Clinton Crane. When her...

Nature documentary meets Disney-style cute in this Animaland animated short.

The capital Stockholm from morning through night.

Millions of years scroll by in 10 minutes, illustrated by ingenious designers: this is the geological history of Canada.

Harry entertains a potential advertising client.

The film centres around the young woman Erika, desperately seeking for love and escape from the depression of the times, drifting, and in the end...

A construction worker wanted by the authorities is vindicated by virtue of his heroism when an airplane crashes into a skyscraper.

About the film: Based on the eponymous book by the Norwegian skier Tomm Murstad, Skiing with Per and Kari shows two children who receive skis for...

The English nursery rhyme, Pop Goes The Weasel, has had various interpretations and by giving the title to this HM-Treasury sponsored picture, the...

Film by Emiel van Moerkerken

A travelogue to various parts of Brazil, the largest country in South America. Featured are the country's people, its industry and its customs. Also...

Paramount British newsreel coverage of the funeral of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi on January 31st, 1948 in Rajghat.

Tells the story of a woodchuck which was taken to a state park to live and now entertains the park visitors by performing tricks. Shows the...

A portrait of the African American community of Durham, North Carolina, including the Hayti business district later destroyed by urban renewal.

Pedestrians and motorists share the responsibility for accident prevention. Filmed on the streets and sidewalks of Oakland, California, and on a...

Short film detailing the hardships faced by California fruit workers from the policies of the DiGiorgio Fruit Company, and the company's efforts to...

A blonde woman drops by her sister's apartment unexpectedly and discovers her brunette sister having sex. While hiding behind a curtain, the blonde...

Explains how the developing personality of the child is influenced by the manner in which his parents provide for his basic needs and prepare him for...

This educational short demonstrates how important the state of Alaska is by showing the many valuable resources it provides.

Propaganda film produced by the British Colonial Film Unit depicting the African Conference in London during September and October of 1948.

A teenager eager to make the high school basketball team fails the tryouts. Devastated, he turns to the family doctor to find out what happened. The...

A group of students who put on a radio debate show discuss what capitalism is. While they tend to agree on the general idea, they each have a...

"...a psychodrama of an alienated young man in New York City."

Part of Coronet's Study Skills series, this film instructs viewers how to use outlines when writing a composition.

The weekly newspaper is the cornerstone of many a town, the newspaper which is a reflection of the town's values and thoughts. Its editor is the...

Three children on a picnic learn the process of fire making and the principles involved. The dangers from fire and methods of control are shown.

The first film to be produced by the Dagenham Cooperative Film Society, ‘Seeds of Time’ focuses on young people in the area in 1947-8. It’s...