Lowell Thomas

Propaganda: Engineering Consent (2018)

How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), a pioneer in the field of propaganda and public relations, knew the answer to such a key question. The amazing story of the master of manipulation and the c ...

Cinerama Adventure (2002)

A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry into the widescreen era. ...

Search for the Titanic (1981)

In "Search for the Titanic", Orson Welles takes viewers into a massive expedition attempting to locate the remains of the famous unsinkable ship at the bottom of the North Atlantic several years after its sinking on its maiden voyage in April 1912. ...

The Legend of Lasseter (1979)

The Legend of Lasseter is a 1979 Australian documentary about Lasseter's Reef. Lasseter's Reef refers to the purported discovery, announced by Harold Bell Lasseter in 1929 and 1930, of a fabulously rich gold deposit in a remote and desolate corner of centr ...

Ike (1979)

Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal relationship with his driver, Kay Summersby. ...

The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed (1977)

Yesterday's Witness (1976)

For the first 50 years of film history, the newsreel was a fixture in American movie theaters. From 1911 to 1967, these shorts proved an influential source of information – and misinformation – for generations of American moviegoers. Television news an ...

Amelia Earhart (1976)

Biography follows the life of famed woman pilot Amelia Earhart, including her marriage to a famous publisher and her disappearance during a flight in 1937. ...

The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War (1975)

"The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War" is a compilation documentary narrated by Lowell Thomas, illustrating changing attitudes toward the war and its participants, as well as toward the movies themselves. Winner, Gold Medal, 1975 Chicago Film Festival. ...

Patton (1970)

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton ...

Around the World of Mike Todd (1968)

"Around the World with Mike Todd" serves as a summarization of the Todd's career, and his role in producing 'Around the World in 80 Days'. Numerous behind-the-scenes footage from the film. ...

Polaroid Dealer Announcement (1964)

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

The Best of Cinerama (1963)

A selection of excerpts from the first Cinerama films. ...

The Challenge of Ideas (1961)

Various celebrities and news-media figures discuss the polarization of politics between the Western Allies of the United States and the Soviet bloc, pointing out the need for vigilance and action to protect democracy in the U.S. and abroad. ...

Search for Paradise (1957)

Lowell Thomas travels across Europe and the Middle East on his way to attend the coronation of King Mahendra in Nepal. ...

Narcotics: A Challenge to Youth (1956)

An educational film sponsored and distributed by the Los Angeles-based Narcotic Educational Foundation of America and directed by Gilbert Lasky with financial assistance of the Woman's Relief Corps targets teachers as well as junior and senior high school ...

This Is Cinerama (1952)

Designed to introduce the then-new widescreen process Cinerama, audiences experience the roller coaster at Rockaways' Playland, the temple dance from Aida, Niagara Falls, a Viennese choir, the canals of Venice, a military tattoo in Edinburgh, a bullfight, ...

Driven to Kill (1948)

Stresses the necessity for the average American driver to realize fully his responsibility when behind the wheel. Illustrates that violations of safe and sane driving rules produce fatal accidents. ...

The Chicken of Tomorrow (1948)

Advances in chicken and egg farming. ...

Along the Rainbow Trail (1946)

This 1946 entry in the "Movietone Adventures" series of shorts was in Technicolor when originally released. Narrated by Lowell Thomas, it is a trip from Medicine Hat in southern Utah down the rapids of the San Juan River ending with a view of the Rainbow B ...

United We Stand (1942)

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 narration, shows "how, through their disunity, democracies were led, some to destruction and others to the verg ...

A Railroad at Work (1942)

A documentary on railroads doing their daily tasks created by trhe The Milwaukee Railroad ...

A Great Railroad at Work (1942)

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

About Faces (1941)

State of the American people's teeth during the Great Depression. ...

Auto-Lite on Parade (1940)

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

I'll Tell the World (1939)

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

Titans of the Deep (1938)

Prominent scientists Dr. William Beebe and Otis Barton, using the Bathyspere invented by Barton, descend several thousand feet to the ocean floor off of the shores of Bermuda to study and film sea creatures seen and filmed at that depth for the first time. ...

Highlights and Shadows (1938)

Watson crafted a dazzling visual ballet that stands on its own as an aesthetically rewarding and educationally inspiring tour of the massive Kodak factories. Utilizing the multiple exposure imagery he had used to such great effect in The Fall of the House ...

'Round & 'Round (1938)

An educational one-reeler for elementary aged children demonstrating the concept of American free-enterprise. The film utilizes wooden toys designed and animated by Goldman, all set to a music box-ish xylophone score by Jam Handy musical director Samuel Be ...

Highway Mania (1937)

Made in 1937, HIGHWAY MANIA is an early driver safety film narrated by Lowell Thomas. It features stunning images of auto accidents, including some that are doubtless stunts from Hollywood films. ...

Killers of the Sea (1937)

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 Mexico gamefish, Capt. Casewell makes it his mission to round up illegal fishing boats and to stave off su ...

Seeing Green (1937)

Inside the electrochemical "brain" of the traffic light. ...

America Marching On (1937)

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

Frontiers of the Future: A Screen Editorial with Lowell Thomas (1937)

"Where are tomorrow's opportunities? What's ahead in America for you and your children?" asks narrator Lowell Thomas. Looking into the future, Thomas predicts economic revitalization made possible through industrial research. The "frontiers" are emerging f ...

Going Places with Lowell Thomas, #18 (1936)

A documentary newsreel (in Universal's "Going Places" series) offering an in-depth glimpse into the Universal/Walter Lantz animation studio, featuring narration by legendary newsman Lowell Thomas. ...

Schlitz on Mount Washington (1935)

Schlitz is a tourist in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Ignoring posted warnings which say that you shouldn't climb Mount Washington (the tallest mountain in New England) in bad weather, Schlitz pushes onward up the mountain, briefcase in hand. He ge ...

Mussolini Speaks (1933)

Mussolini Speaks is a 1933 documentary film highlighting the first 10 years of Benito Mussolini's rule as Prime Minister of Italy. The film, narrated by U.S. radio broadcaster Lowell Thomas, includes footage of the Fascists' March on Rome, the Lateran Trea ...

Inklings (1933)

An animator is in the process of creating a series of three drawings of prominent historical figures. As the animator goes about his drawings, a narrator tells some stories about the historical figure in question. The drawings come to life as the narrator ...

Wings over the Andes (1932)

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

The Blonde Captive (1931)

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

Search for Paradise (1957)

Lowell Thomas travels across Europe and the Middle East on his way to attend the coronation of King Mahendra in Nepal. ...

This Is Cinerama (1952)

Designed to introduce the then-new widescreen process Cinerama, audiences experience the roller coaster at Rockaways' Playland, the temple dance from Aida, Niagara Falls, a Viennese choir, the canals of Venice, a military tattoo in Edinburgh, a bullfight, ...

Titans of the Deep (1938)

Prominent scientists Dr. William Beebe and Otis Barton, using the Bathyspere invented by Barton, descend several thousand feet to the ocean floor off of the shores of Bermuda to study and film sea creatures seen and filmed at that depth for the first time. ...

Mussolini Speaks (1933)

Mussolini Speaks is a 1933 documentary film highlighting the first 10 years of Benito Mussolini's rule as Prime Minister of Italy. The film, narrated by U.S. radio broadcaster Lowell Thomas, includes footage of the Fascists' March on Rome, the Lateran Trea ...

The Blonde Captive (1931)

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