1948 Movies

An abstract cartoon built over Bernhard Christensen's music. It is the first of its kind in Denmark, as it is drawn directly on film stock.

Promotional film for the National Health and Insurance Acts which came into force on 15 July 1948

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 woodchuck'...

Experimental short by Jordan Belson.

Showcases the government's initial achievements in the Operation Bootstrap project.

Short film by Francis Lee.

A newsreel from the 1940s depicts a meeting of the young women of the "14th Promotion of Auxiliary and Volunteer Women of the Peruvian Red Cross" to d...

Uses a real-life situation to clarify the elements of mutual assent, competent parties, legal bargain and consideration--both in oral and written cont...

A newsreel from the 1940s about the Perricholi house, the rooms were toured, the furniture and paintings were discussed, the carriage with the viceroy...

Rare Footage of Mahatma Gandhi's Funeral

Boy uses his radio equipment to demonstrate how sound is produced and transmitted.

Discusses the care and use of such art tools as brushes, paints, chalk, crayons, scissors, clay, paste and glue. The film is designed to promote an in...

Follows a case from inception, through the lower courts, to final hearing before the Supreme Court. Shows the Supreme Court as the guardian of constit...

1948 Thomas Wilfred light animation

A nostalgic and fast-paced history of the TTC and Toronto.

An educational short focusing on school safety.

Made as a promotional film for the new nationalised health services, it looks at a number of hospitals throughout central Scotland including the Edinb...

This propaganda film reflects the rhetoric of the 1948 election campaign. Through black-and-white contrasts, emotional appeals, and threats of a “retu...

Jack is motivated to learn better spending habits after becoming envious of his friend Ralph's new camera.