Lowell Thomas Movies

  • 1948
    The Chicken of Tomorrow

    The Chicken of Tomorrow

    The Chicken of Tomorrow

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    Advances in chicken and egg farming.

    The Chicken of Tomorrow
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1936
    Going Places with Lowell Thomas, #18

    Going Places with Lowell Thomas, #18

    Going Places with Lowell Thomas, #18

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    A documentary newsreel (in Universal's "Going Places" series) offering an in-depth glimpse into the Universal/Walter Lantz animation studio,...

    Going Places with Lowell Thomas, #18
  • 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
  • 1956
    Narcotics: A Challenge to Youth

    Narcotics: A Challenge to Youth

    Narcotics: A Challenge to Youth

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    An educational film sponsored and distributed by the Los Angeles-based Narcotic Educational Foundation of America and directed by Gilbert Lasky with...

    Narcotics: A Challenge to Youth
  • 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
  • 1939
    I'll Tell the World

    I'll Tell the World

    I'll Tell the World

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    This 40-minute short, produced for MacFadden Publications, is basically a plug for the selling power of ads placed in the pages of "Liberty...

    I'll Tell the World
  • 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
  • 1954
    Out of This World

    Out of This World

    Out of This World

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    Filmed in 1949 when Lowell Thomas and Lowell Thomas Jr. took a journey to Tibet before the Chinese had moved in. It shows Tibet as it was then and,...

    Out of This World
  • 1931
    The Blonde Captive

    The Blonde Captive

    The Blonde Captive

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    An expedition is sent into the rugged Australian outback to search for a lost white woman.

    The Blonde Captive
  • 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
  • 1975
    The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War

    The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War

    The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War

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    "The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War" is a compilation documentary narrated by Lowell Thomas, illustrating changing attitudes toward the war and...

    The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War
  • 2018
    Propaganda: Engineering Consent

    Propaganda: Engineering Consent

    Propaganda: Engineering Consent

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    How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), a pioneer in the field of propaganda and public...

    Propaganda: Engineering Consent
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1946
    The Lost Lake

    The Lost Lake

    The Lost Lake

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    Shot in gorgeous Cinecolor, an early subtractive two-color process, Lost Lake follows the famed Jesuit priest, geologist, and explorer Father Bernard...

    The Lost Lake
  • 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