Lowell Thomas Movies

  • 1942
    United We Stand

    United We Stand

    United We Stand

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    Using newsreel footage, this film reviews world events from the end of World War I to the American entry into World War II and, according to the...

    United We Stand
  • 1942
    A Great Railroad at Work

    A Great Railroad at Work

    A Great Railroad at Work

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    A documentary outlining railroad work and the effects on the lives impacted by the iron horse

    A Great Railroad at Work
  • 1976
    Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart

    Amelia Earhart

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    Biography follows the life of famed woman pilot Amelia Earhart, including her marriage to a famous publisher and her disappearance during a flight in...

    Amelia Earhart
  • 1930
    Africa Speaks!

    Africa Speaks!

    Africa Speaks!

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    Explorer Paul Hoefler leads a safari into central Africa and what was then called the Belgian Congo, in the regions inhabited by the Wassara and the...

    Africa Speaks!
  • 1936
    Men and Machines

    Men and Machines

    Men and Machines

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    This short film produced by the National Association of Manufacturers takes the point of view that mechanization of the workplace, in which workers...

    Men and Machines
  • 1932
    Wings over the Andes

    Wings over the Andes

    Wings over the Andes

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    An airborne documentary following the Shippee-Johnson expedition into the Andes..

    Wings over the Andes
  • 1938
    Highlights and Shadows

    Highlights and Shadows

    Highlights and Shadows

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    Watson crafted a dazzling visual ballet that stands on its own as an aesthetically rewarding and educationally inspiring tour of the massive Kodak...

    Highlights and Shadows
  • 1948
    Driven to Kill

    Driven to Kill

    Driven to Kill

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    Stresses the necessity for the average American driver to realize fully his responsibility when behind the wheel. Illustrates that violations of safe...

    Driven to Kill
  • 1964
    Polaroid Dealer Announcement

    Polaroid Dealer Announcement

    Polaroid Dealer Announcement

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    Introduces Polaroids marketing campaign for the year 1964, including TV commercials. Produced for dealers.

    Polaroid Dealer Announcement
  • 1937
    Seeing Green

    Seeing Green

    Seeing Green

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    Inside the electrochemical "brain" of the traffic light.

    Seeing Green
  • 1940
    Auto-Lite on Parade

    Auto-Lite on Parade

    Auto-Lite on Parade

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    Tour of an auto parts and accessories factory climaxing with a stop-motion product parade.

    Auto-Lite on Parade
  • 1937
    America Marching On

    America Marching On

    America Marching On

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    Hosted by 'Lowell Thomas' this short illustrates the enterprising nature of the American business and its expansion through time.

    America Marching On
  • 1946
    Along the Rainbow Trail

    Along the Rainbow Trail

    Along the Rainbow Trail

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    This 1946 entry in the "Movietone Adventures" series of shorts was in Technicolor when originally released. Narrated by Lowell Thomas, it is a trip...

    Along the Rainbow Trail
  • 1930
    It's a Bird

    It's a Bird

    It's a Bird

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    Charlie, working on a junkjard, always trying to help people in the most impossible ways with junk from his work place, hears from a German...

    It's a Bird
  • 1961
    The Challenge of Ideas

    The Challenge of Ideas

    The Challenge of Ideas

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    Various celebrities and news-media figures discuss the polarization of politics between the Western Allies of the United States and the Soviet bloc,...

    The Challenge of Ideas
  • 1937
    Killers of the Sea

    Killers of the Sea

    Killers of the Sea

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    Captain Wallace Casewell Jr., chief of police of Panama City, Florida, is the star of Killers of the Sea. Appointing himself protector of all Gulf of...

    Killers of the Sea
  • 1940
    America Looks Ahead

    America Looks Ahead

    America Looks Ahead

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    Lowell Thomas narrates a look at progress in American history.

    America Looks Ahead
  • 1938
    Color Harmony

    Color Harmony

    Color Harmony

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    The film discusses the fascinating world of color perception, particularly from the perspective of various creatures, including fish and lobsters. It...

    Color Harmony
  • 1940
    A Modern Aladdin's Lamp

    A Modern Aladdin's Lamp

    A Modern Aladdin's Lamp

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    With Western Electric Vacuum Tubes in the starring roles, this film tells the fascinating story of tube development from the first crude bulbs of...

    A Modern Aladdin's Lamp
  • 1937
    Frontiers of the Future: A Screen Editorial with Lowell Thomas

    Frontiers of the Future: A Screen Editorial with Lowell Thomas

    Frontiers of the Future: A Screen Editorial with Lowell Thomas

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    “Where are tomorrow’s opportunities? What’s ahead in America for you and your children?” asks narrator Lowell Thomas. Looking...

    Frontiers of the Future: A Screen Editorial with Lowell Thomas