Most Viewed Year 1953 - 120

A local sheikh tells a story to a fellow coffeehouse patron who is suspicious of Western influences in his country. Hoja, who is known for his own...

Dufaycolor film of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

Colour film of events leading up to and including the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

Semi-fictionalised film showing the rle of the local council in Kojokrom, a town in the Western Region of the Gold Coast (Ghana)

Demonstrates that people must be well-informed in order to make intelligent decisions. Explores the role of newspapers, radio, television, libraries...

Illustrates the behavior of boys organized in clubs, each of which is run either on democratic principles, an autocratic principles, or as a...

Shows how a fifth grade teacher systematically studies the differences in background, abilities and needs of the children in her room. In this...

A chorus of kitchen salesmen sings an inspirational song to rally the rest of the troops.

Shows the importance of being neat and careful and of helping in such ways as picking up another's coat and making a new child feel he belongs to the...

Short film by Robert Vickrey.

Short film by Robert Vickrey.

Short film by Robert Vickrey.

Life’s Musical Minute, recently re-discovered, is a short promotional film of this kind, based on Gene Krupa’s drum solo from...

Director: Syd Sharples Writers: Paul Le Saux, Cecilia O'Cocks Stars: Max Brimmell, Victor Platt

Encylopedia Britannica presents information about kangaroos.

The ideal classroom is still as a tomb according to this vintage Coronet Instructional short. First we see a mildly chaotic room of first graders who...

An early documentary production by the Government of India Film Division

Report on the activity of Finnish icebreakers in the Baltic Sea, which is frozen during long winter months.