1951 Movies

Studies of a number of the ballet paintings by Edgar Degas (1834-1917): “The Ballet Class”, “Coryphee Resting”, “Ballerina and the Lady with the Fan”,...

Irene and Susan refuse to play with Michael and soon learn that they aren't having as much fun as they might have if they shared.

The story of a kulak peasant who hides grain, unwilling to give it to the cooperative. Thanks to the ingenuity of a farmhand, the truth comes to light...

Film showing the resettlement of Chinese squatters from the edge of the Malayan jungle, away from the Communist Terrorists (CTs) who hide there

Koto lives in a village in Madagaskar. His big dream is to go to school, but his father refuses him to do this, and forces him to become a shepherd in...

Visual poem based on the analogical fusion of plastic musical rhythms and color on a single plane: the screen.

If you haven’t already been diverted by the history of John Gilpin, or would like to venture that way again, you couldn’t find a better accompaniment...

BAFTA-nominated documentary short commemorating the Catholic Holy Year of 1950.

This black and white 1951 sponsored film tells the story of Tommy, a successful Los Angeles advertising man, who takes his beer campaign a little too...

Mimiche feuds with his nameless unshaven nemesis.

...another short film for children about a young girl leading her friend to Christ by means of a “wordless book,” a 1950s evangelistic tool used in ma...

This was part of the “Are You Ready for Service?” series and was shown to high school boys to prepare them for being drafted into the military. “Get y...

Introduction to Jazz was directed by film students in the newly formed Motion Picture Division at UCLA part of the Educational Film Sales Department....

A film by Raja Paranjpe.

Short educational film about dialing phone numbers.

These vignettes from 1951 covered various aspects of life in Canada and were shown in theatres across the country. Subjects included here are British...

Farms are 'islands' of rat life, providing abundant food and harborage (shelter). But rats cost the farmer money and spread disease. This U.S. governm...

Demonstrates the making of jam and jelly by the shortboil (pectin) and long-boil methods. Includes sequences on the use of fresh, frozen, canned and d...

This high-school educational film describes the benefits and opportunities available to young women who go to college and major in home economics. The...