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poster The American West of John Ford
The American West of John Ford
(3.6/5)
52mn - Western, Documentary
John Wayne, James Stewart, and Henry Fonda revisit the landscapes, characters, and enduring myths that director John Ford forged into the defining vision of the American West.
poster Boys Beware
Boys Beware
10mn - Drama, Documentary
This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers.
poster The Golden Age of Comedy
The Golden Age of Comedy
(3.6/5)
79mn - Documentary, Comedy
A nostalgic documentary compilation celebrating the silent film era's comedy legends, featuring iconic scenes from Laurel and Hardy, Will Rogers, and the Keystone Cops.
poster Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
(2.7/5)
91mn - Documentary
A groundbreaking documentary that investigates the first wave of UFO sightings across America, concluding with the mass sightings in Washington D.C. in 1952.
poster Teaserama
Teaserama
69mn - Documentary
A collection of numerous burlesque acts from the 1950s, including strippers, and cult character Betty Page introducing the acts.
poster Doomsday for Pests
Doomsday for Pests
15mn - Animation, Documentary
poster The Fighting Lady
The Fighting Lady
(3.6/5)
61mn - War, Documentary
Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 "newsdrama," narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of the many new aircr…
poster Westerborkfilm
Westerborkfilm
82mn - Documentary
In 1944 Rudolf Breslauer documented the everyday life in the Westerbork transit camp on film, commissioned by the German camp commander Albert Gemmeker. The Westerbork Film was never completed, but much o…
poster It's Your War Too
It's Your War Too
9mn - Documentary, War
Documentary short film detailing the history of the American Women's Army Corps, the WACS. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, Academy War Film Collection, in 2009.
poster Don't Be a Sucker!
Don't Be a Sucker!
(3.8/5)
18mn - Documentary, History, War
Propaganda short film depicting the rise of Nazism in Germany and how political propaganda is similarly used in the United States. The film was made to make the case for the desegregation of the United St…
poster Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
(3.5/5)
52mn - Documentary, History, War
Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of com…
poster One Day in Soviet Russia
One Day in Soviet Russia
56mn - Documentary
On August 24th of 1940 a group of cameramen cross the immense territory of the Soviet Union before it was attacked by Nazi Germany, and capture multiple aspects of life in this new world.
poster The River
The River
(3.2/5)
31mn - Documentary
This short Depression-era documentary describes the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States and laments the environmental destruction committed in the name of progress, particularly farmi…
poster In the Wake of the Bounty
In the Wake of the Bounty
66mn - Action, Drama, Documentary
A former crew member recounts the legendary mutiny aboard HMS Bounty, as this groundbreaking documentary explores Tahiti and Pitcairn Island to uncover the fate of the mutineers and their descendants, fea…
poster With Byrd at the South Pole
With Byrd at the South Pole
(3.5/5)
82mn - Documentary
This Academy Award-winning documentary follows Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his team as they brave the extreme elements of Antarctica to conduct groundbreaking scientific research and conquer the South Pol…
poster Finding His Voice
Finding His Voice
(3.1/5)
11mn - Documentary, Animation
Animated figure Talkie gets a visit from his friend Mutie in search for a job. Talkie takes him to the Western Electric sound lab...
poster Man with a Movie Camera
Man with a Movie Camera
(4.2/5)
63mn - Documentary
A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.
poster Emak-Bakia
Emak-Bakia
(3.5/5)
18mn - Documentary
Emak-Bakia (Basque for Leave me alone) is a 1926 film directed by Man Ray. Subtitled as a cinépoéme, it features many techniques Man Ray used in his still photography (for which he is better known), inclu…
poster The Message of the XIII Party Congress (on Cooperation)
The Message of the XIII Party Congress (on Cooperation)
(2.6/5)
4mn - Documentary
1925 (Soviet Union)
poster As Curas do Professor Mozart
As Curas do Professor Mozart
24mn - Documentary
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