Year 1955 - 126

A mother hedgehog lives in the forest with her seven sons. Two of them fall down a slope; one is eaten by an owl, the other is found after hibernation by a forester who takes it home with him.

As Brussels gears up to host the 1958 Universal Exhibition, the workers of the Marolles follow their own pace and traditions. Among the knife sharpener, the fruit and vegetable seller, the snail vendor, the roving glazier, and the mischievous "ketjes", the old coco merchant serving his last round of licorice lemonade. The vendors work side-by-side in harmony sharing a certain working class philosophy. A precious document on mid-century city life.

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

A collection of newsreel spoofs. Among them, a house with some special features for the mother-in-law, an egg-eating champion who speaks fluent chicken, a slow-motion view of a spitball pitcher, a toothpaste with unfortunate side effects, a look at a heavenly body from Mt. Wilson observatory, a speaker is unconcerned with alien invasions, a circus performer retires from diving into wet anvils, a dog that does income taxes, and an anti-noise campaign in a small town.

A bit of a strange story that takes place in Brussels which finally turns out to be a propaganda film for the Red Cross to encourge people to donate blood.

An attractive young woman is getting ready to get undressed in her bedroom, but soon begins to suspect that someone is watching her.

The numerous animals that live at Antwerp zoo can rely on a small army of chefs and kitchen personnel to provide them with appropriate meals. Scientific tests are carried out in order to improve the animals' living conditions. Deceased animals are dissected in order to establish the cause of death. Everything is carefully recorded on index cards by the scientific personnel.

A 1955 promotional short in which an even-tempered gas jockey goes out of his way to explain a car's cooling system to a dizzy dame and her hotheaded husband.

Coca-Cola's presence in Philippine culture.

Documentary short about the construction and transportation of the largest moving dock in the world.

General shots of Edinburgh City Centre taken by film-maker Margaret Tait, focussing on the Royal Mile, Holyrood House and Princes Street Gardens.

Footage shot for Cornell by Rudy Burckhardt in December 1955 of a woman buying chestnuts from a street vendor and watching people and birds in a city square.

Part of BFI collection "On Yer Bike."

A look at the now abandoned production farms, substituted by power plants.

Magazine dealing with hobbies.

Film starring Showkar Janaki and Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri

Anti-communist orientation for Americans