A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles on radio, television, and stage.

Glimpses of Western Germany Trailer (1954)

13 February 1954

This James A. FitzPatrick Traveltalks short visits the West German cities of Hamburg, Bremen, Munich, and Heidelberg.

Hitler's Evil Science Trailer (2019)

25 May 2019

In 1935, German scientists dug for bones; in 1943, they murdered to get them. How the German scientific community supported Nazism, distorted history to legitimize a hideous system and was an accomplice to its unspeakable crimes.

Housewives: A Forgotten History Trailer (2022)

10 May 2022

After World War II, many young French women became housewives, convinced that devoting themselves entirely to caring for their families was a noble mission and a means of personal fulfillment.

The Spirit of '45 Trailer (2013)

15 March 2013

How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.

The Nuremberg Trials Trailer (2006)

30 January 2006

One journalist described it as a chance "to see justice catch up with evil." On November 20, 1945, the twenty-two surviving representatives of the Nazi elite stood before an international military tribunal at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany; they were charged with the systematic murder of millions of people.

1945: The Savage Peace Trailer (2015)

24 May 2015

How, in 1945, after the end of World War II and the fall of the Nazi regime, the defeated were atrociously mistreated, especially those ethnic Germans who had lived peacefully for centuries in Germany's neighboring countries, such as Czechoslovakia and Poland.

Five Came Back Trailer (2017)

31 March 2017

The extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of five legendary filmmakers who went to war to serve their country and bring the truth to the American people: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens.

The Paper Brigade Trailer (2018)

15 March 2018

Lithuania, 1941, during World War II. Hundreds of thousands of texts on Jewish culture, stolen by the Germans, are gathered in Vilnius to be classified, either to be stored or to be destroyed.

London 1948: The Austerity Olympics Trailer (2024)

23 July 2024

How the 1948 Olympic Games came into being, as the world struggled to cope in the aftermath of the Second World War, and the Games were held for the first time in 12 years.

Treblinka's Last Witness Trailer (2012)

15 August 2012

Samuel Willenberg and Kalman Taigman, the last two survivors of the Nazi extermination camp Treblinka, recount the horrors they experienced during the war and talk about their lives after their escape in a prisoner uprising in 1943.

Popular movie trailers from 1949

These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1949:

Kouzelný míč Trailer (1949)

01 January 1949

Stallion Canyon Trailer (1949)

15 June 1949

It took a lot of courage to set up a new production company devoted to "B" westerns in 1949, a year when the genre was showing signs of winding down.

The Blazing Trail Trailer (1949)

05 June 1949

Old Mike Brady built Brady Town and was a leader, but a bullet from an unknown assailant has ended his life.

Roaring Westward Trailer (1949)

14 September 1949

After claim jumper Sanders kills a miner, he changes clothes with Perry. In pursuit, the Marshal kills Perry claiming he was the murderer.

Un hombre solo no vale nada Trailer (1949)

24 March 1949

An employee progresses in the factory where he works by having his wife pass by an attractive Cuban singer.

Valse brillante Trailer (1949)

02 December 1949

A prima donna hires a man to pretend to be her lover so as to protect her from an unwelcome suitor. Unbeknownst to her, he is a tenor in disguise.

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff Trailer (1949)

26 May 1949

Lost Caverns Hotel bellhop Freddie Phillips is suspected of murder. Swami Talpur tries to hypnotize Freddie into confessing, but Freddie is too stupid for the plot to work.

Silent Dust Trailer (1949)

01 February 1949

A wealthy blind man is determined to build a cricket pavilion as a memorial to his dead son, who was killed in battle in World War II.

Challenge of the Range Trailer (1949)

02 April 1949

Charles Starrett once more dons the mask of mysterious do-gooder "The Durango Kid" in Columbia's Challenge of the Range.

Witness for the Prosecution Trailer (1949)

10 June 1949

Agatha Christie tale of a man on trial for murder: a trial featuring surprise after surprise. Not to be confused with the later Hollywood adaptation.

Prairie Pirates Trailer (1949)

05 May 1949

In this remake of and using stock-footage from 1941's "Arizona Cyclone," Tex is a daredevil freight-line driver who, with the aid of his pals Smokey and Deuce, wipes out the crooked rival line, and has enough time left over, from this shorts' twenty-six minutes , to toss in four songs.

The Judge Trailer (1949)

31 January 1949

A study of an amoral and sleazy defense lawyer who suddenly tries to "go straight" when he finds out that his tart wife is cheating on him; as well as the similarities he has in life with one of his clients.

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