1958 Movies

General views of Edinburgh Royal Mile and Princes Street.

1958, 3 min, b&w, sound, 35mm, Argentina

Short animation

Presents the story of Switzerland's contribution to world peace. Discusses her mountainous frontiers, the advantages to other countries of her neutral...

Ethnographic short.

Contrasting the idyllic images of a fisherman at work with city industry in the background

It's Peter's birthday and Mum wakes him with cards and presents. After breakfast he goes off to school, with his toy locomotive, but fails to return a...

A game of cat and mouse.

1958 film from India

Short film about the Montgolfier brothers' first flight in a hot air balloon

The Grampians mountain ranges rising from the plains of western Victoria were discovered by Major Mitchell and continue to delight tourists. This prog...

This short unedited film largely documents travel, tourist attractions some of the people encountered during Sir Clarmont Skrine’s time in the region....

Chevrolet presents a short film about modern American design of the late 1950s.

"Hey kids! What time is it?" Here are four episodes from the classic children's TV show featuring Howdy, Buffalo Bob Smith and Clarabell (Bob Keeshan)...

An English boy, Cecil, on holiday in Scotland and his holiday friends playing in Wishaw's streets and in a park.