1947 Movies

A six-part instructional film produced by the Shell Film Unit explaining the fundamentals of heavier-than-air flight through live-action aircraft foot...

The film illustrates the various services provided by a bank through the experience of Mr. Frank Adams. It details his process of depositing money, th...

This short from the publishers of Encyclopedia Brittanica shows the process of making a book, from the author's finished manuscript to its being turne...

The man admits to the crime. He confesses everything because he is tormented by remorse.

A documentary about the private (partly) and public life of Franklin D. Roosevelt who, despite his physical handicap, was elected President of the Uni...

Director Arvo Tamminen and actor Tuulikki Paananen visit Hollywood in this documentary film. The two have a look around the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio...

Freely inspired by the story of the Ceará native, jangada (traditional fishing boat) leader and abolitionist Francisco José do Nascimento, known as "...

A documentary showing the purchase of grain from the 1947 harvest along with an overview of the achievements in other areas of the economy in the Peop...

An industrial film instructing employees in the then-new air travel industry how to deal with problem customers.

The issue of popularity, specifically amongst the high school set, is dramatized.

Fishing fair and boat exhibition at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre.

State schools in the London borough.

In 1946, the 1st National Competition of Trade Union Member Clubs was held. Almost one thousand amateur teams took part in it, bringing together appro...

Emily Post narrates this traditionally minded film.

The efforts of some horse racing bettors to win with a racehorse named Cachafaz. Meanwhile, a large-scale scam orchestrated by an international gang i...

Shot and distributed in Cinecolor, this Lowell Thomas Movietone examines Australia's Coral Reef and the myriad strange creatures that live and build t...