Movies 1955 Page 30

The film shows the miners' dedicated work on the construction of a tunnel connecting two mines—lead and zinc.

A young boy becomes intrigued by one of the characters in his village's celebration of its patron saint.

A youthful doctor tires of general practice and signs up to be a ship's doctor in an effort to bring some excitement into his life. Unfortunately,...

In 1954, a German-Austrian expedition led by Mathias Rebitsch set off for the difficult-to-access Karakoram Mountains, geographically north of the...

A young, beautiful, and successful singer who has a rich lover, is herself in love with a simple young man.

This short film takes a look at the sights, sounds, and customs along Italy's Amalfi Coast.

Bewildered, Don Camillo learns that Peppone intends to stand for parliament. Determined to thwart his ambitions, the good priest, ignoring the...

In this Sportscope series entry, members of the Florida State University gymnastics team demonstrate their athletic skills.

An emblematic site of Mexico City, this is a journey through the history of Chapultepec, inextricably linked to the history of Mexico from its...

Der Struwwelpeter is a popular German children's book. It comprises of ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each has a clear...

A woman is unhappy in her marriage to a boring, stiff judge, so she takes up with a wild-living RAF pilot, who ends up being more than she can handle.

A part-Indian mining engineer looks for gold in an Arizona ghost town with his socialite bride.

Shuzenji Monogatari (The Mask and Destiny) is based on a 12th-century Japanese legend. An abortive royal romance leads to an escalating series of...

Karen Harrison is a spoiled, rich, American predator who falls head-over-heels for the brooding, tormented, about-to-retire matador, Luis Santos who...

Bwana Kitoko (swa. 'handsome young man') is a 1955 Belgian documentary directed by André Cauvin. It shows the official visit of king Baudouin of...

This musical reworking of Too Many Husbands (1940), features Grable as a top singer and dancer who's been widowed by WW II. She marries her late...

A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC...

An ad for the new Motoramic Chevrolt.

This live TV adaptation of the Broadway musical "Dearest Enemy" from 1925 is based on an American Revolutionary War incident in September 1776 when...

Magoo has been enlisted as the male lead in Mrs. Sticknee's vanity production opera. On his way to the stage, he winds up in the rafters and causes...

"The poet Daisy Aldan (who brought Gerard Malanga into the world of experimental filmmaking) directed a beautifully evocative and impressionistic...

Audrey is sent to take a cake to Grandma. At Grandma's house, a burglar is robbing the place, but has to hide in bed from Audrey. Once uncovered, the...

A ski-crazy boy, Darrell, has a fiancee, Barbara, who deplores his propensity for schussing the mountain and his insistence on being the first skier...

Based on Dickens' "Sketches by Boz" and George Cruikshank's etchings which illustrate the book. Verses of the "Broken-hearted Milkman" sung by James...

A woman travels to England to attend her parents' funeral. She is told by officials that they died of natural causes together, but she doesn't buy...

Claustrophobic train-set comedy-thriller (produced by H.G. Wells son) with an ace reporter coming up against crooks intent on stealing a gold...

Bugs Bunny manages to get himself adopted by kindly Dr. Jekyll, but is surprised when his benefactor turns into the horrible Mr. Hyde after drinking...

Liberace invites us to his Thanksgiving musical celebration, playing both songs that invoke the spirit of the season and classic hits. With help...

A shop assistant finds a case with £2000 in it, and doesn't quite know what to do with it.

Michael Ward learns about bodybuilding from Britian's top muscle men and olympians.

Fundraising film for the National Playing Fields Association, of which Prince Philip was president. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

A promotional film for United States Savings Bonds

Using the segment "Rite of Spring" from Fantasia (1940), this educational film depicts the Earth's first billion years of existence, from its birth...

Joe Besser has a fight with an army sergeant before he is drafted, and when he arrives at camp, finds the sergeant is his NCO and not adverse to...

Betty Page dances in high heels.

England of Thomas Rowlandson's day, seen through his drawings and cartoons.

Drama showing the reactions of citizens of a small town to the construction of a nuclear energy plant in their community, and their acceptance of the...