1945 Movies

Santa Claus arrives at the home of two children and proceeds to tell them stories about monkeys and the nature of his existence.

Soon after the VE Day celebrations, there is a second chance to let the hair down, and these dancers make the most of it with much humour.

A newsreel from the 1940s documenting the preparatory session for the convention of directors of national schools, held in the auditorium of the Coleg...

Produced in 1945 by Jam Handy, "The Naval Gun At Iwo Jima" is a sister film to "The Naval Gun at Okinawa". This film details the important role Navy g...

Artist Fernand Léger arrives in Canada two days after Liberation.

Newsreel from the 1940s about Manuel Prado Ugarteche's entry into Congress for the transfer of power to Dr. José Bustamante y Rivero, who was elected...

Record of the liberation of a concentration camp in Austria in May 1945.

An inland waterway boat trip in Central Finland, described from the perspective of a regional presentation.

This documentary was secretly and 'illegally' shot inside the prison camps, established during World War II by American authorities to detain US citiz...

A rare documentary about the Finnish parliamentary elections in March 1945. Finland was the first country at war to hold parliamentary elections. The...

Dallas Bartley and his band perform "Sandin' Joe."

A moving personal record filmed in colour by American pilot Captain Rowsell who was stationed in Norfolk and married Peggy Armes from Norwich who is s...

Chilean national anthem performed by orchestra and tenor soloist, accompanied by images of the Chilean landscape and paintings depicting the independe...

Series of camera tests shot on 16mm Kodachrome color film

Łopuszna is located on the Dunajec River, 100 km south of Cracow. It is the kingdom of trout and salmon, one of the greatest tourist attractions of Po...

Combat Bulletin was a new reel type series keeping folks up-to-date with the combat of World War II.

This short is about the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, nicknamed "Big Ben" and how it was hit by a Japanese dive bomber on March 19, 1945. The USS Fra...

Britain at War is a colour documentary shot by Rosie Newman. She filmed scenes of military and civilian life in Great Britain throughout the Second Wo...

Combat Bulletin was a new reel type series keeping folks up-to-date with the combat of World War II.

A Disney short produced for Mexico which documents the health and care of the human body.