1948 Movies

A documentary by Humphrey Jennings about the modernization of coal mines in Cumberland.

On a small island off the west coast of France a couple leads a degradingly harsh life, together with their servants. During all seasons they have to...

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

Produced to encourage farmers to take the advice of Government Agricultural Officers, the film compares two black farmers. One is keen to improve and...

Register of the events which occurred between 9 and 15 April 1948 in Bogota as a result of the assassination of political leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

A BAFTA Special Award winning feature about a family excited at the news of the return of their daughter.

Amateur filmmaker, James Poppleton, delivers an account of WWII from the home front in Melbourne, Australia. Newspaper headlines set the scene and pro...

Richard Massingham gives a comic demonstration of how to cross the road.

This film examines the problem of children who won't eat, and what can be done about it. Tommy should be hungry, but he just picks at his food. Going...

Film by Emiel van Moerkerken

A travelogue to various parts of Brazil, the largest country in South America. Featured are the country's people, its industry and its customs. Also s...

Emphasizes the importance of proper punctuation and its basic rules. Tom and Beth, showing scenes of their puppet show, find that without punctuation,...

Paul Campani's first short film. Made on 16mm film. Right now this is considered lost media. The short is thought to be between 10 and 15 minutes long...

Short film by Frank Stauffacher. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.