Oscar for Best Documentary (Short Subject) [Nominated]
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- DirectorJoseph KrumgoldStarsJohn KieranMichael O'ConnellYoung Boy Visits the Bronx Zoo
- Documentary short demonstrating the process of building a medium bomber for the United States Army Air Corps.
- DirectorCharles HasseHarry WattStarsQuentin ReynoldsHow Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.
- DirectorTom Cummiskey
- English / American / Norwegian propaganda film. The film was produced in the USA / UK during the war, with participating Norwegians as actors and extras in the most roles.
- DirectorIrving LernerStarsFrieda N. BlankWilliam KesselringBill WattsInner city squalor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the subject of this documentary, which focuses on a child returning from school to his home, a cramped and squalid apartment in a rat-infested slum neighborhood.
- DirectorEarl AllvineStarsPaul Douglas
- DirectorStuart LeggStarsLorne GreeneHirohitoPuyiMuch activity is happening in naval yards on the western shores of the Pacific as tensions rise across the ocean with Nazi Germany's support of the Japanese government and military. As such, westerners in Pacific outposts have headed home in case of war in the Pacific. These tensions make it difficult for Japanese-Canadians who have adopted their new homeland as their own. The Japanese learned modern technologies through global trade, and now may use that technology against their western trading partners. There is also much internal tension with Japan itself as it tries to reconcile its feudal history with its new modern self as a potential global power. But one things that may prevent a Pacific base war is the current Sino-Japanese War with which the Japanese must first contend. Regardless, the western powers, including Canada, are militarily prepared.
- DirectorLouis De RochemontStarsWestbrook Van VoorhisThe reason for the hard Nazi-resistance to the Allied invasion of Tunis has been revealed to officials of the MARCH of TIME,whose film "Africa- Prelude to Victory (V. 09, No. 5, December 4, 1942) covers both the planning and execution of the great Allied Military Maneuver in North Africa. It is this: Nazis captured by the United Nations forces express the greatest shock at being fed decent food.These prisoners are arrogant and domineering. Their first shock comes when they learn the United States citizens are not starving, as they had been told by their officers and Berlin propaganda. When they hear that Stalingrad has not fallen they refuse to believe it as they have been told. But they learn. They learn.
- StarsWalter HustonFollows the crew of a Mitchell bomber from the 2nd BG as they fight submarines.
- DirectorSlavko VorkapichTime wasted is time given to the enemy...
- DirectorJack CuttingDavid HandBill JusticeThis animated documentary outlines the history and importance of corn in North America.
- DirectorRoger BarlowStarsCanada LeeDocumentary short film dramatizing the efforts of a black farmer and his family to help the American war effort by increasing production.
- DirectorRaymond SpottiswoodeStarsPhil BrownAn Oscar-nominated film describing migration among birds in North America emphasizing the international character of many of the flights of different species.
- DirectorJohn FernhoutIn the aftermath of the Allied defeat in the battle for Java, after which the island fell into Japanese hands, this propaganda film made for American audiences shows what has been lost.
- StarsKai-Shek ChiangLorne GreeneHirohitoAn Oscar-nominated war-time propaganda film on the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. It followed the government of Chiang Kai-shek as their society changed and they fight back against the now-common enemy (to the US), Japan.
- DirectorWill PriceStarsHenry FondaMae MarshWartime documentary propagandizing for greater participation in the U.S. war effort during the Second World War.
- DirectorHumphrey JenningsStewart McAllisterStarsLeonard BrockingtonJoseph MacleodBud FlanaganA depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration.
- A profile of the more than 2,000 Belgian refugees in the fishing port of Brixham.
- DirectorVictor StoloffStarsCharles Boyer
- DirectorBasil WrangellStarsJohn NesbittKai-Shek ChiangAdolf HitlerFollowing Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, America was rife with rumors about the size of Japan's armed forces and how well-equipped they were to wage war against the U.S. Using animation, the first part of this film dispels these rumors by showing that the U.S. had more raw materials and more fighting ships. The narrator also cautions moviegoers against spreading rumors (which are often initiated by enemy infiltrators to create fear and dissention) and believing everything they read in the newspapers. Just because "they say" something, that doesn't make it true.
- DirectorGeorge B. SeitzStarsRonald ReaganLaraine DayCharles WinningerDocumentary short film depicting the work of the United Service Organizations (USO) in providing recreational and morale-boosting services for American troops.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonBen SharpsteenStarsCliff EdwardsClarence NashFred ShieldsAnimated documentary promoting timely filing and payment of Federal income taxes, demonstrated by Donald Duck's difficulties with his tax return.
- DirectorWilliam H. PineStarsHenry WallaceVice-President narrates a patriotic, propaganda short designed to boost morale in the the early days of World War II.
- DirectorJean NegulescoStarsKnox ManningThis Vitaphone 'Technicolor Special' (production number 8001) portrays the behind-the-scenes story of the building and manning, during World War Two, of the USA supply line to Victory against the Axis powers, the United States Merchant Marine service.
- DirectorHarry Watt
- DirectorWilliam H. Pine
- DirectorEugeniusz CekalskiStarsEugeniusz CekalskiZbigniew GrabowskiLeslie HowardAn Oscar-nominated British documentary about the Polish people who escaped Poland and were living in England during World War II, both civilians and soldiers.
- DirectorOwen CrumpJohn HustonStarsJames StewartJean AmesLeah BairdInspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.
- DirectorFrank P. Donovan
- DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsLewis StoneFrank ReicherGeorge LynnThis short documentary looks at Nazi Germany's plan for world domination by reviewing the effects of and bitterness felt over the defeat in WWI and focusing on the geopolitical concepts of Prof. Karl Haushofer and his influence on Hitler.
- DirectorIrving LernerStarsIngrid BergmanIngrid Bergman talks about Swedish Americans.
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsJean HersholtNorman T. KirkThomas ParranWorld War II public education film about sexually transmitted diseases focused on syphilis.
- StarsLewis B. HersheyJ. Edgar HooverLawson LowreyYouth crime doubled after the US entered World War II. Children left at home after school, free to get into trouble. Young men and women, some working and making an adult wage, now feel that they have the right to act and do as adults.
- DirectorAlexander HammidStarsArturo ToscaniniJan PeerceKnox ManningConductor Arturo Toscanini is shown at his home in New York City and leading tenor Jan Peerce and the NBC Symphony Orchestra in Verdi's "Hymn of the Nations" and "Overture to 'La Forza del Destino.'"
- DirectorSlavko VorkapichStarsTom ChalmersThis documentary short portrays WWII refugees from Europe obtaining citizenship and adapting to the United States of America during wartime.
- DirectorAlexander HammidStarsTheodore RooseveltWoodrow WilsonSonny Terry and Brownie McGheeOne of 26 documentary shorts produced between 1942 and 1945 by the U.S. Overseas Film Bureau, and intended to show foreign viewers something about America and it's values, this one focuses on the important institution in Washington D.C. which preserves written and other works that have been copyrighted, as part of the country's heritage.
- StarsHarlon BlockJohn H. BradleyRene A. GagnonDocumentary short film depicting the American assault on the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima and the massive battle that raged on that key island in the Allied advance on Japan.
- DirectorJack GlennStarsWestbrook Van VoorhisA recreation of the making of the atomic bomb leading up to the Trinity test.
- DirectorGunther von FritschStarsCharles ReinekeBen HallRalph MontgomeryThis "Theater of Life" series short looks at traffic problems in Los Angeles, California, as described and experienced by Sgt. Charles Reineke, a traffic enforcement officer with the Los Angeles Police Department.
- StarsDwight WeistConcerning the plight of Europe's six million displaced persons. Al but 850,000 who have not yet returned home after the war for fear of reprisals for their political or religious beliefs.
- DirectorStanley HawesIn Australia, children live in the Outback, too far from others to travel to any school. The Australian government has a school with no student only teachers that correspond with their pupils and teach those children at their own pace.
- DirectorGunther von FritschThis Theatre of Life short focuses on heart disease, and how bad diet, lack of exercise, and the stress of fast-paced living contribute to the rising rates of heart disease and heart attacks.
- This Oscar-nominated USAF film covers the Berlin Airlift from the initial closure of the city in 1948 through 1949. It explains how, what and why that supported the city.
- DirectorJean PalardyStarsJohn DrainieAlan MaitlandA look at the growth of cooperatives in the Maritime provinces and how they brought new life and hope to poverty-stricken fishermen.
- DirectorMorten ParkerThis documentary short is about the mid-20th century research into studying and fighting cancer.
- DirectorBen MaddowStarsRose SpencerHarvard SylviaEmma AgeeDescribes the challenges of aging as seen through the eyes of a woman, Mrs. Potter, whose husband becomes listless and unhappy following his forced retirement at age 65. She worries about him and knows that his lack of engagement is not emotionally healthy. When he dies after a few years of retirement, she gives up her home and goes to live with her daughter's family, which also presents challenges. The woman reflects on how to manage these life changes, and how to continue to live a rewarding, engaged life. She seeks a job but is turned away, apparently because the dress shop that is hiring prefers someone younger. She has some disagreements with her daughter about child-rearing. Ultimately, she and her daughter both conclude that they must show more respect and appreciation for one another.
- StarsGeorge KritzmanMary Jane KritzmanRichie KritzmanA US Army corporal wounded in the Korean War narrates his story of recovery as cameras follow him starting with evacuation from the battlefield, through treatment in a series of hospitals, and eventually returning to the United States.
- DirectorOwen CrumpStarsMarvin MillerAn updated Technicolor followup to a black & white Broadway Brevity (1941) tour of the Morristown, New Jersey seeing eye dog training program. Much of the narration comes from the canine's point of view.
- DirectorHerbert MorganStarsDel KuhnA motorcycle cop buys a used car to take his family on vacation to the East Coast. Minor car trouble along the way causes him to meet first a reckless driver, and then a highway patrolman who shares stories of bad drivers with him. Various dangers of careless driving - both fictional and real - are depicted as the patrolman continues on the job, later crossing paths with the reckless driver again. When the police officer makes the return trip from his vacation, he finds that the situation has changed in a surprising way.
- DirectorAlberto AncilottoA close-up study of a spider at work.
- DirectorWilliam T. HurtzStarsVic PerrinDorothy ScottBill ScottThis Oscar-nominated documentary short is from the American Cancer Society. Ed ignores his car problems and then fixes it without using a good mechanic. He also ignores stomach problems. Will he go to a doctor? Is it cancer?
- DirectorJohn BarnesHaskell WexlerStarsJames BrillThis short explores the early planning innovations and the subsequent mistakes that resulted in developing urban sprawl, suburbia, and gentrification in modern day US cities as well as the effects it had on its populace and industry.
- The U.S. Signal Corps construct a huge airbase in Thule, Greenland.
- DirectorRobin CarruthersThis British short portrays the various farming and irrigation techniques that are being used in modern-day Sudan.
- DirectorOtto Lang
- Paintings and etchings of Rembrandt are used in revealing his life and career. Describes Rembrandt's early success as a fashionable portrait painter in Amsterdam and explains how his uncompromising devotion to realism cost him his reputation. Discusses the many personal disappointments of Rembrandt's later years, including failure of his contemporaries to acclaim his greatest masterpieces.
- DirectorHerman HoffmanStarsLeslie NielsenFrank FergusonThis film was shot entirely at the Gettysburg National Military Park, where the decisive battle of the American Civil War was fought. Leslie Nielsen narrates the story while contemporary songs and the sounds of battle are heard in the background. The sites of the various engagements, the statues of the leaders of the Northern and Southern troops, and the battlefield cemetery are featured. President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is read at the end.
- DirectorEdward FreedStarsMerrell GageHead of the sculpture dpeartment at USC when this film was made (by USC), Merrell Gage was a lifelong expert on Abraham Lincoln. This short was a lecture often given by Gage, using wet clay to depict the on-going changes to Abe's face over the years as Abe altered his hairstyle, grew a beard, and showed the effects of aging. Shown on TV many times, a fascinating look at one of history's important statesmen.
- DirectorWard KimballStarsDick TufeldWalt DisneyHeinz HaberWith a combination of documentary footage and animation, the science and history of rockets, and the effects of space travel on man are illustrated.
- DirectorCharles GuggenheimA City Decides chronicles the events that led to the integration of the St. Louis public schools in 1954.
- DirectorJean NegulescoStarsCharles BickfordNancy ReaganCornell BorchersA young girl, played by Pamela Beaird, normal in every way is affected with severe epilepsy. What happens in regard to her parents and school friends and their reactions, is shown. In addition, an explanation of the affliction and demonstrations of the treatment involved, both physically and psychologically, are detailed.
- DirectorJoe ParkerStarsRaymond BurrMarilyn HareVera MilesStory about the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Calabasas, CA. Key grip gets injured and his story is told how the foundation helped him back to health.
- A profile of physically handicapped adults in various productive jobs at the Hughes Aircraft Company in California.
- DirectorRalph KeeneStarsStephen MurrayThe cycle of the seasons in the land around Selborne in Hampshire, home town of Gilbert White, country parson and naturalist.
- DirectorJohn FeeneyStarsGilbert ChoquetteGilles PelletierGeorge WhalleyThe inspiration behind Inuit sculpture. The Inuit approach to the work is to release the image the artist sees imprisoned in the rough stone. Focuses on a legend about the carving of the image of a sea spirit to bring food to a hungry camp.
- DirectorGian Luigi PolidoroThe tenth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in 1948, is observed in a tribute honoring the Soviet filmmaking technique of montage.
- DirectorLes ClarkJoshua MeadorWolfgang ReithermanStarsJane FowlerPaul FreesClarence NashDonald's goes on an adventure in which it is explained how mathematics can be useful in real life. Through this journey it is shown how numbers are more than graphs and charts, they are geometry, music and magical living things.
- DirectorFrancis ThompsonThis film illustrates the basic facts of human reproduction shown through the lives of a young farm couple with one child.
- DirectorEdmond LevyStarsLeon AuerbachDavid BarnettCarolyn BatemanThis Oscar-nominated film shows Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. near its 100th year as the only school of higher learning for the deaf and extreme hard of hearing.
- DirectorJørgen RoosStarsClive BaylissBill CaldwellOsvald HelmuthA documentary short that provides a view of mid-twentieth century Copenhagen, the Danish capital. You will see everyday people, tourist attractions, the waterfront, amusement parks, social institutions and living and forgotten history.
- DirectorAltina CareyCharles CareyStarsLotte LenyaAn indelible portrait of Nazi brutality told through the powerful images of George Grosz' drawings.
- DirectorRoman KroitorColin LowStarsDonald MacRaeDouglas RainA journey through the universe as it would appear to a space traveler beginning at the David Dunlap Observatory on Earth.
- The Air Force Thunderbirds present air shows for civilians in Southeast Asia as a gesture of U.S. goodwill.
- DirectorPaul RothaStarsHarry BroganEileen CroweMaureen DelaneyA short reminiscence about the 1904 Abbey Theatre, the national theatre founded by WB Yeats and Lady Gregory, as well as the actors and productions involved.
- DirectorHaro SenftWest German short documentary film about the Kahl Nuclear Power Plant.
- DirectorMichael R. LawrenceStarsJack WebbJohn Glenn's first flight ushered in the modern era of space exploration for America. His landmark return to space represented the final chapter of space exploration in the 20th century.
- StarsJames CagneyA brief summary on Communism, its origins with Marx, passing through two world wars which leads all the way to the Berlin Wall. Oscar nominated documentary narrated by James Cagney.
- DirectorBruce HerschensohnStarsCharlton HestonThe government-sponsored film details the events of June 1963 in five different cities. In the Vatican, the election and coronation of Pope Paul VI; in the Soviet Union, the launch of a Soviet rocket as part of the Space Race with the United States; in South Vietnam, fighting between Communists and South Vietnamese soldiers; in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the racial integration of the University of Alabama opposed by Governor George Wallace, and in Berlin, President John F. Kennedy's visit to Germany's Rudolph Wilde Platz.
- Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States.DEPICTS THE YEARS OF SACRIFICE BY CRAIG BREEDLOVE DURING WHICH HE BUILT HIS FABULOUS JET CAR, "SPIRIT OF AMERICA," WITH WHICH HE ATTAINED A NEW LAND SPEED RECORD OF 407.45 MILES PER HOUR ON THE SALT FLATS OF BONNEVILLE, UTAH, IN 1963. This historical recording from the National Archives may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material. The content summary for this video is adapted from an historical description provided by the government agency or donor at the time of production release.
- DirectorJames Ritchie28 minute account of sorting and delivering letters.
- One summer's work by New Zealand scientists in the Ross Dependency in the Antarctic and the exploration of some of the last unmapped regions.
- DirectorJohn Korty
- DirectorCharles GuggenheimStarsLaurence RosenthalThis docudrama chronicles the life of a young girl and her brother who come from the Detroit "projects." The film examines how teachers and administrators at the Franklin Elementary School work with the children and their family to break the cycle of poverty.
- DirectorJohn FeeneyStarsKenojuak AshevakAlma HoustonA short film that shows the work of the Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak.
- DirectorDee Dee HalleckIt follows the building of a ceramic mural, from the initial sketch classes to the final installation at 305 Henry Street.
- DirectorJános VadászShort film about the creation of one single life.
- A film on cigarette smoking and health, designed to give young people a wholly new way of looking at cigarette smoking and its health hazards.
- DirectorPatrick CareyStarsTom St. John BarryAlan DellNiall ToibinThe film celebrates the life and work of the poet, W.B Yeats.
- DirectorVladimir ForgencyMarin KarmitzStarsSonia PetrovnaMaria EgorowaMarielle LibergeSonia is a 14-year-old taking ballet lessons from a very famous teacher of 84. When Sonia tries out for a ballet company, she fails her audition. She must decide whether to give up her ballet lessons or to continue.
- DirectorMichael AhnemannAt a ranch in Tehachapi, California, a husband and father lives the life of a modern cowboy.