1955 Movies

Folk comedy about a conflict between a village priest and the major.

Short independent animation by Toonder Studio’s. The romantic Pierro and innocent Pierrette meet their opposites, the evil Harlequin and femme fatale...

A fine example of the female-led melodramas of the 1950s that revived Iranian cinema after a long hiatus during WWII, The Last Night follows Monir, a...

An animation by Dion Vigne

Documentary about the town of Celje (Slovenia) and its history.

The arduous toil of the Apulian peasant, working his soil which is full of stones and has little water, until he comes to the soil that gives good fru...

A historical overview of the development of the motion picture industry.

The industrious little red hen is always on the move while the other farm animals just lay around and sleep. She finds a grain of wheat, plants it, ha...

A seal who can sing is taken advantage of by Willie, who has him sing from the inside of a guitar to impress a girl.

Hungarian concert film from 1955.

A fast-paced condensation of Don Juan (1926) with John Barrymore at his amorous and swashbuckling best, and one of the great swordfights of all time....

The Case of Mr. Lynn, a fascinating document of the carnal at odds with the inner life. The reel is an actual filmed therapy session with a troubled y...

A 1955 experimental film directed by Jim Davis.

A modern dance solo interpretation of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring created by dancer/choreographer Jim Huntley and filmed and edited by Pieter Van Deus...

Radio advertising from the times when the tariffs for advertising seconds did not yet sky rocket.

Short film by Allen Downs.

Film by Robert Vickrey.