Lowell Thomas Movies

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

Advances in chicken and egg farming.

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

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

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...

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

Made in 1937, HIGHWAY MANIA is an early driver safety film narrated by Lowell Thomas. It features stunning images of auto accidents, including some...

Inside the electrochemical "brain" of the traffic light.

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

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

Schlitz is a tourist in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Ignoring posted warnings which say that you shouldn't climb Mount Washington (the...

An educational one-reeler for elementary aged children demonstrating the concept of American free-enterprise. The film utilizes wooden toys designed...

A look at what goes on in China.

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

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

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

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

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

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