31 December 1950 Factual 19 mins
Rock Island Railroad documentary on the role the railroad plays in making everyday life possible
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United States 31 December 1950
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02 October 1950
I'll Get By is an updated remake of the 1940 20th Century-Fox musical Tin Pan Alley. William Lundigan and Dennis Day play William Spencer and Freddie Lee respectively, successful song publishers who make hits out of such numbers as "I Got a Gal in Kalamazoo", "Deep in the Heart of Texas", "You Make Me Feel So Young", "There Will Never Be Another You", and other favorites (the rights to all of these songs were conveniently held by 20th Century-Fox).
15 September 1950
A daffy door-to-door saleswoman blunders into a murder investigation.
08 December 1950
14-year-old Uli has only recently moved to Hamburg with his mother. His favorite place is the harbour.
27 February 1950
A young peasant boy stands up to tyranny, aided by his trusting friend- a goose.
01 July 1950
Professor Brookfield along with daughters Peggy and Susan move to small town Pasadena, California. Their new neighbor Mrs.
09 August 1950
A young bourgeois who launders money for the mafia gets accused of murder.
12 April 1950
Montmartre in the summertime. A group of street urchins idles outside while the other kids of the neighborhood are away on holiday.
23 June 1950
Driving safety film sponsored as a public service by oil companies. Of five drivers who leave home in the morning, only four return, and we wait to learn who the victim is.
11 August 1950
This Traveltalk series short takes us to Edinburgh, Scotland. We learn the importance of religion, science and the arts here and see various historic sites including Edinburgh Castle.
19 October 1950
After dying in a car accident, wealthy shoe industrialist Carlo Bacchi finds himself in the afterlife, where he is condemned to hell for having committed evil while alive.
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