Alberto Cavalcanti Movie Trailers
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Mastery of the Sea Trailer (1940)
01 December 1940
Captures the role played by the Royal Navy in the defence of Britain, and their role in convoy escort.
The Sky’s the Limit Trailer (1943)
01 January 1943
A re-creation of a bombing raid on Hanover, with the objective of promoting war savings bonds.
Le Voyageur du silence Trailer (1978)
29 October 1978
Where he goes, he doesn't need luggage... A very talkative traveler settles in the only wagon occupied by a man with a strange diction.
Happy in the Morning: A Film Fantasy Trailer (1938)
01 January 1938
“Musical performers Henry Hall and his Orchestra hog the limelight in this promotional film, ostensibly for Ascot gas water heaters.
BBC: The Voice of Britain Trailer (1935)
28 July 1935
A behind-the-scenes GPO Film Unit documentary (directed by Stuart Legg) that races from studio rehearsals and newsrooms to control rooms and transmitters, weaving speeches, music, and outside broadcasts—featuring voices like H.
Mony a Pickle Trailer (1938)
01 January 1938
A brisk GPO Film Unit promo for the Post Office Savings Bank: pub talk and daydream vignettes tout penny-by-penny thrift, peaking in a playful Norman McLaren passage where household furniture springs to life—selling the idea that “many a little makes a lot.
Venetian Honeymoon Trailer (1959)
27 February 1959
There is a lot of excitement in the high society of Venice: An Arab prince, who always travels incognito, is said to be in the city.
The Gallery of Monsters Trailer (1924)
23 September 1924
The whimsical Riquet's has kidnapped and married a well-born young girl, Ralda. They travel around Spain performing their act in a circus but Ralda's beauty arouses the director's lust.
Terra é Sempre Terra Trailer (1951)
17 March 1951
The administrator of an abandoned coffee farm and inveterate gambler saves money to buy the property, even knowing of the loving connections between his wife and the boss.
The Wind Rose Trailer (1957)
08 March 1957
An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.
Le mari garçon Trailer (1933)
28 April 1933
Wanting to hide in the countryside, a young couple finds all the friends they were fleeing from.
The Chiltern Country Trailer (1939)
01 January 1939
“The rolling hills and wide valleys of the Chilterns are given centre stage in this travelogue aimed at boosting tourism … The Chilterns are a range of rolling hills not far from Greater London; starting at the Thames in Oxfordshire and meandering in a north-easterly direction for nearly 50 miles, before having the good sense to stop short of Luton.
Three Songs of Resistance Trailer (1944)
01 January 1944
A French-language Free French propaganda short made in wartime London: Germaine Sablon performs three resistance songs—most notably the first filmed performance of “Le Chant des Partisans” (music: Anna Marly; lyrics: Joseph Kessel & Maurice Druon)—for morale and circulation among Free French forces; Cavalcanti’s film was shown to troops in Britain and Canada and conceived for clandestine delivery to partisans.
Little Red Riding Hood Trailer (1930)
14 May 1930
This is 1929: the little red riding hood is still with us and her life is more complicated than ever.
The Devil's Holiday Trailer (1931)
27 March 1931
Betty marries rich Allan out of interest and drives a wedge between him and his family.
Toute sa vie Trailer (1930)
16 June 1930
A New York music-hall actress lives in a miserable loveless marriage. After a violent scene, the man leaves her, taking their baby and leaving it with rich Englishmen.
We Live in Two Worlds Trailer (1937)
02 January 1937
The author J.B. Priestley delivers a talk about cross-border trade and communications as a benign force, which he contrasts with the military preoccupations of individual nations.
Speaking from America Trailer (1938)
02 January 1938
How long-distance telephone calls are made, from the UK to the USA. We see operators, miles of wires, and the amplification of voice transmitted across the waters.
Cargoes Trailer (1939)
02 January 1939
Shot in mid-1939 as S.S. Ionian (also shown as Her Last Trip), Humphrey Jennings’s GPO short follows the Royal Mail steamer on a last peacetime run through the Mediterranean—Gibraltar, Malta, Alexandria, Haifa—under the gaze of the Mediterranean Fleet (HMS Barham, Malaya, Warspite).
North Sea Trailer (1938)
07 March 1938
Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm.
El Dorado Trailer (1921)
28 October 1921
In Granada in Spain, Sibilla works as a dancer in a squalid cabaret called El Dorado, struggling to earn enough to care for her sick child.
Train Without Eyes Trailer (1929)
01 February 1929
When a Parisian bank clerk is tasked with transporting valuable stock certificates to Nice, his scheming rival steals the documents to ruin him and win over a wealthy heiress.
Line to the Tschierva Hut Trailer (1937)
01 January 1937
Documentary about the construction of telephone lines.
Sea Fort Trailer (1940)
01 July 1940
The operation of a floating sea fort during WWII, and the lives of those who work on board.
Who Writes to Switzerland? Trailer (1937)
01 January 1937
Short GPO documentary, about mail that is sent out of the country to Switzerland.
Health of a Nation Trailer (1939)
01 January 1939
The picture shows the industrialization of England, and the measures taken to clean up afterwards: a lyrical counterpart of Men In Danger, and a contradiction.
Men in Danger Trailer (1939)
01 January 1939
Men in Danger is a documentary about health and safety in industry, covering occupational diseases and potential accidents.
Essais d'acteurs : Ève Francis Trailer (1926)
01 January 1926
Shot circa 1926, these two screen tests are made up of various takes for two films by Alberto Cavalcanti and Jacques de Baroncelli.