Preserved Film Movies

A beautiful expression of two differing cultures brought together by the warmth and dedication of a great musician and humanitarian. In 1979, as...

"The Dead became my first work in which things that might very easily be taken as symbols were so photographed as to destroy all their symbolic...

A female warden takes over at a state reform school and attempts to bring about needed changes. Restored in 2020 by the Academy Film Archive with...

A 1944 propaganda short film produced for the U.S. Treasury Department and intended to boost war bond sales, directed by an uncredited Alfred...

A behind-the-scenes look at the responsibilities of the cinematographer. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

The hand of God fashions Adam out of the clay of Earth and places him on a small and empty planet. Each of Adam's actions - at first he can't stand...

Narrated by actress Katharine Cornell and filmed in black and white, it spends the first 24 minutes introducing viewers, through newsreels,...

This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct...

The film tells of a music hall impressionist who caricatures personalities from the second world war. Animated by Barry Bruce at Will Vinton...

A woman's nightly domestic rituals—from putting her baby to bed to making love—unspool in a playful parade of surreal,...

Doubletalk is a 1975 short film directed by Alan Beattie. The film follows a young man who picks his girlfriend up at her family home and meets her...

In this feature comedy, silent film star Colleen Moore plays a woman who owns a small lunch wagon and falls for a duke’s son, played by Larry...

Dummy Ache is a 1936 American short comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins. An assuming husband, suspicious of his wife, follows her for the day....

Hymn of the Nations, originally titled Arturo Toscanini: Hymn of the Nations, is a 1944 film directed by Alexander Hammid, which features the "Inno...

A young woman in a photography class begins taking pictures of black men out of fear they will soon be extinct.

Curt McDowell has a confession for his parents. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

A magic aeroplane takes two children to the Moon, where they encounter prehistoric monsters and witness a battle between them. As far as is known...

The Flight of the Gossamer Condor tells the inspiring true story of history's first successful human-powered flight. Renowned inventor Dr. Paul...

Simple story about the man who goes to the beach and uses inflatable objects for all of his needs. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

A short educational Claymation film about dinosaurs. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.