1950s Movies

“Marilyn vs. Marilyn” tells the story of a little-known period of Marilyn’s life – the years she spent in New York, trying to...

The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a...

Based on the hit 1951 jingle, this stop-motion animated short briefly follows the titular Suzy Snowflake as she brings joyful snowfall with her,...

Chapter 11 of the series 18 decades of life in Mexico in the twentieth century. Images of the cultural, social and political life in Mexico between...

A story of two boys caught up in the turmoil of the dramatic events of 1956 in Central Europe. At 13, Romek Strzalkowski was the youngest victim of...

Children in Bondville keep going missing, an aging monster hunter makes it his mission to find the cause of the disappearances. 48 Hours Furious...

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.

The fifties, a Soviet space shuttle crashes in West Germany. The only passenger, a cosmonaut chimpanzee, spreads a deadly virus all over the country.

Three couples find themselves at a fifties themed roadside diner, when one by one, each of the patrons begin to disappear under mysterious...

In the movies since he was an infant, Chris Olsen appeared in films by some of the best directors of the 1950's. Even though he never became a...

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

A promotional short for the feature film "Roach Motel". The short film "Modern Living and You!" satirizes "Red Scare" era instructional shorts, while...

A desperate alien, last survivor of a once infamous race of galactic invaders, is lonely. Only accompanied by a warrior robot it discovers a new...

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.

A look at the Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s as experienced by filmmaker Donald McWilliams.

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...

A retired detective, Paul Pierce, is called back on a case to help solve where missing person Kenny Cook may be lurking. Only Pierce might be dealing...