29 January 1958 Factual 22 mins
A film about winter railroading in the Canadian Rockies and the men who keep the lines clear. The stretch between Revelstoke and Field, British Columbia, is a snow-choked threat to communications. The film shows the work of section hands, maintenance men, train crews and telegraph operators.
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Geoffrey Hogwood as Narrator
Guy L. Coté Script
Les cheminots Trailer
Canada 29 January 1958
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28 September 1940
This Traveltalk series short celebrates San Francisco, past and present.
01 January 1952
A short documentary about the transportation of goods and livestock by train around the UK.
01 January 1954
Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along the East Coast Main Line.
01 January 1995
Discover the "character" of one of Missouri's oldest tie and lumber operations through this archival black-and-white film that documents one of the last railroad tie drives on the Black River made by the T.
01 January 1974
A short documentary about Father Christmas' annual six-day trek through the Australian desert aboard the Tea and Sugar Train.
01 January 1963
A short documentary about the work of railwaymen and life on the railway.
08 October 2012
It was one of the greatest heists in British history. £3 million – worth over £40 million today – stolen from a moving train by a gang of thieves who almost got away with it.
05 December 2012
An audio-visual essay, which reflects upon & compares metro systems around the world. It is an exploration of a world inside the world as well as feelings, fascination, obsession, fear and themes - of survival, control & silence.
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03 February 1958
This strikes straight at the heart because it is a tender story of four people, each deserving a Purple Heart.
01 January 1958
Reconstructs the case of United States vs. Darby Lumber Company, which, in 1941, resolved long struggles over the question of whether Congress had the right to set minimum wages, limit child labor, and in other respects legislate employment standards.
17 January 1958
A hungry crow intrudes on a party honoring Speedy Gonzales, Mexico's fastest mouse, and tries to catch and eat some of Speedy's friends.
22 July 1958
After having lost her mother Magdalena was brought up on strict boarding school disciplines. When returning to her father, she is looked after by an educator who lacks the ability to guide the longing for love of an adolescent girl.
06 December 1958
Simon sets out to avenge his bride's death at the hands of the bandit Martinico and by accident, he captures Martinico's bride-to-be Belen and uses her to find Martinico.
22 April 1958
During World War II, members of a British tank unit in northern Africa are captured and held prisoners by Germans.
31 July 1958
Bandit crew with mysterious masked leader is doing lots of crimes. Mauricio Rosales and his sidekick ride into town all incognito and stuff to set things right.
26 November 1958
A brave little couturier from Lyon, Fernand, travels to Paris to present his creation "La ligne Impériale" to a major fashion house.
15 March 1958
Pelle and Maja are going on a holiday to Italy. The trip is canceled. Maja travels home to her mother.
24 March 1958
Irish Brigid Mary blames the English for the deaths of her fiance, brother, and father. Becoming a nurse following WW I she finds herself caring for what she considers the enemy.
31 October 1958
A German village gets a new doctor, but the conservative folk have trouble accepting a female for the job.
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