Movies: 1950s

Roy is a classic smooth talking 1950s man who moves to a new city with optimism in his eyes. He meets pessimist Diane and falls instantly. But, there's a certain cab driver who gets between them . . ....

Canberra, the National Capital of Australia, is a city which has been planned; a place where modern living is enriched by a lovely setting. But the hustling young city of today is expanding and developing, and there is emerging the pattern of the pro...

Pat's babysitting responsibilities are tested when eight-year-old Bean's parents never return....

In this musical comedy set to 1950's rock 'n' roll, three women are working in a burlesque club. They are more than content with their jobs but things start to change when the management starts to make demands. Their sleazy manager, who seems to have...

A short about a conductor and his small-change cash....

An atypical portrait of singer, songwriter, poet Georges Brassens....

This documentary film from the 1950s explains how the citizens of a small midwestern town restore community spirit through a 4-H club....

Historical film covering the British Vanwall Grand Prix team behind the scenes and at the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix and British Grand Prix at Aintree....

Kancha Sherpa was one of 103 Sherpas that brought Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the top of Mt. Everest in 1953, as the first to reach the top. This achievement would have been impossible without the strength, courage and knowledge of the S...

A documentary showing a day in the life of a crofter boy, including going to school and playing shinty with his pals....

Told as the memory of an aging gentleman, this is the story of Adan, a Puerto Rican boy who has one day to find a home for his pet goat, Chivo, before his family relocates to New York City in the late 1950s. While searching for a new owner for Chivo,...

A young boy in the 1950's sees a car for the first time. This brief moment turns out to be something not so easy to forget....