1958 Movies

Varied colors and patterns created on an optical projector.

Mexican feature film

A short film about skiing and skiing competitions in Oslo, from 1958. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around...

A look at automobile theft and how police catch car thieves.

A 200-ton transformer is moved by road from Hayes, Middlesex, to Iver, Bucks. Behind the story of the journey there is another tale: the problems whic...

"Imagery and dialogue stimulated by Finnegan's Wake. It is a satire with undertones of the cosmic spirit." - Sara Kathryn Arledge

An industrial short.

multi-colored circular lights swivel, refract, bleed

The first-half story of this two-story cartoon finds "Hattie" greeting the coming of "Spring" with an earful of music and an eyeful of romance between...

Film from Nanabhai Bhatt

Droopy Classic Cartoon (Platinum Collection 1943-1958)

To avoid making travelers walk excessive distances through a large airport, Washington, D.C.'s new airport is to use mobile departure lounges to trans...

Playful and mischievous; as the filmmaker sleeps, his clay characters come to life! Douglas Butcher made this film in the nineteen fifties at the time...

Maritime pilots at work

Short film about the flora and fauna in the Murnau Moor.

Following in the footsteps of pioneers like Émile Cohl, the brilliant inventor and self-taught artist Louis Van Maelder created a body of work of unpa...

A short film by director Lasar Dunner, produced by the Keren Hayesod. Through the eyes of three girls on summer vacation, the film presents the achie...