1956 Movies

This promotional documentary made by the Shell Film Unit advertises the Shell Company of Australia’s extensive knowledge of motoring and Australian mo...

Documentary on the picturesque archipelago of the Magdalen Islands. While highlighting the natural beauty of the Islands, the film shows how commercia...

The great and imposing story of the thousand pillared Meenakshi Temple of Madurai is told vividly in this documentary which presents intimate details...

When Plumpy Aunt, who has just made a new dress for her sleeping baby, receives a letter telling her that her mother is seriously ill, she prepares to...

An enterprising family make the most of, not one, but eight seaside beaches dotted around the north of England, all in one summer.

A day and night in the life of three alcoholic derelicts: "and the meek shall inherit the earth - six feet of it".

Based on Jan Neruda's column of the same name, which depicts the troubles of an old straw man. The film is introduced by poet Jaroslav Seifert with a...

1956 Oscar nominated cartoon. The idea here is simple: the main character has taken up jaywalkng as a hobby and it quickly becomes manic, almost obses...

A travelogue along the scenic highways of Cape Breton Island—particularily along the Cabot Trail near Keltic Lodge.

Film targeting magazine advertisers. Opportunities Unlimited describes the growing mid-1950s market of lower-income consumers and families with childr...

The Christmas story, presented in the form of a medieval York mystery, or miracle play, by a cast of junior school children. They follow the text, in...

This RKO Pathé Screenliner show members of the 'snow patrol' at work in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state. At designated places, they measure...

A film about the Rembrandt painting.

Hong Kong horror movie from 1956.

The owners of the Loon Bay Lodge in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada usually plan fishing and rafting trips for their guests. In this short they tak...

Guntur, a boxer, checks into a hotel on the day before his match, with his coach. In the hotel, Guntur stays in a room next to Udel and his wife. To s...

This Sportscope series entry highlights sailboat races in Holland.