1951 Movies

With the bells of the campanile clanging in the background, people are congregating in St. Mark's Square in Venice. Some Venetians reminisce about the...

Marty wants a spot in the School play, but is undone by nerves

The perils of children acting first and thinking later are illustrated in these stories of what happens to children who exhibit such rash behavior.

The adventures of a rag doll who was excluded from the group of toys because of his differences.

Documentary short

Pialat's first film was the short Isabelle aux Dombes, shot in 1951 when the director was 26 years old. The film is an entirely silent montage of docu...

Studio-filmed performance of Jose Limon's landmark 1949 ballet. Shot in 16mm Kodachrome, this is an Ektachrome reversal print. Made in 1951 for Bran...

Scots from overseas arriving at Prestwick airport on a BOAC aeroplane. The visitors are escorted from the airport by pipes and drums.

A Terrytoons cartoon.

Men of the Oasis is a short film by Georges Régnier, shot in Morocco and presented in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1951. From birth to d...

Giman is born a cripple, in an established family of farmers. He lives with beggars and young pickpockets in the city of Jogja. The harsh life creates...

Short Belgian documentary on volcanos in the former Belgian Congo

Advertising film illustrating Frigidaire’s plans for convenient, high-tech appliances for the “housewife of the future.” Animated sequences explain th...

Feature on the modern airplanes in the year 1951.

A film by Raja Paranjpe.

About the Filipino folk dance.

Short documentary dedicated to Petar Petrovic Njegos, a Prince-Bishop (vladika) of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose works are widely considered...

Promotional film introducing self-service long-distance dialing using a prototype service in Englewood, New Jersey. Demonstrates how direct dial and t...