1949 Movies

Set in Accra, Ghana

Growth in all aspects of Canadian life. Sequence on babies in maternity ward, immigrants arriving by ship, Newfoundland being welcomed into Canada. Go...

From ringside seats at the circus, children see aerial ballerinas, acrobats, clowns, horses and elephants.

This narrative in the form of photographs brings to the screen important scenes from the life of Mahatma Gandhi. Scene after scene flashes past, vivid...

Frank Harris is a hard-working kid with a paper route that he diligently maintains. He is given a dog, Pal, by Mr. Morgan, one of the customers on his...

A simple demonstration of the basic design and operation of a watch, including stop-motion animation showing a watch being assembled from many parts.

Problems of underfunded and outdated schools.

Shows the agriculture, trade and infrastructure of California's Central Valley, all made possible by irrigation.

Teenager and parents in conflict learn to develop mutual understanding.

Propaganda film produced by the British Colonial Film Unit that covers the Colonial Exhibition on Oxford Street held during Colonial Month in the summ...

Sharing, taking turns and obeying rules are the basic elements of fair play.

Mexican movie

Experimental film by Curtis Opliger.

An instructional short which teaches beginning artists how to... draw triangles.

Buck Hurst, conjurer and illusionist, entertains at a children's party.

Congress for the unification of youth.

German and American students join forces to rebuild the University of Munich after the war.

Directed by Nigel Byass.

Bollywood 1949

To the modern eye, this postwar Japanese cartoon is a transitional piece, from the Japanese-mythos story to the modern anime style. The linkag to the...