Lowell Thomas Movies

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

A selection of excerpts from the first Cinerama films.

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

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...

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

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

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...

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,...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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