1947 Movies

In the 1940s, Brotherhood of St Laurence founder, Father Gerard Tucker, commissioned three short, silent films which were screened to audiences in the...

This film follows a young couple from the time they suspect pregnancy to their child's first birthday. The value of good prenatal habits and medical c...

Hydroelectric power, shipping, irrigation and salmon fishing.

A brother and a sister who believe Santa is down on his luck this year decide to give Santa a gift in order to help him out.

'Jeugdstorm', like 'Jongens die een vlag kunnen dragen' (by Jos Jacobs and Leo Uten from the same year),is a propaganda piece from the Catholic Chiro...

Created by Theodore Andrica and narrated by him, CHILDREN OF EUROPE is an emotional, and disturbing portrait of post-WWII Europe. It shows the plight...

This colour amateur film is an exceptional record of the second Cannes Film Festival, held in 1947. It features several well-known figures from the Fr...

Documentary on Greece and preservation of historical artifacts.

Explains the scientific background and Biblical teaching about blood.

This 1947 film depicts the process of gasoline production from prospecting / surveying to consumer consumption. Detailed graphics describe the oil ref...

A newsreel from the 1940s documenting the visit of President Dr. José Luis Bustamante y Rivero to the imperial city of Cusco, accompanied by his wife,...

"Thumbelina" is a shadow puppet animation based on the Andersen fairy tale.

A look at the vast natural resources in California.

Notable for its gorgeous Technicolor backend, the film explores the versatile material Plexiglas, a transparent and durable acrylic plastic developed...

The Pacific Rim at the start of the air age.

A newsreel from the 1940s about the football championship between Club Universitario de Deportes and Atlético Chalaco at the National Stadium, which b...

Produced by Celluloid College in 1947, Basic Motion Picture Technique is an educational film on the basics of filming a motion picture. The film “has...

A Secrets of Life short.

The adventures of Constance and Bud Helmericks in Alaska.