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Bermuda Cockleshells 1957
This Sportscope short focuses on sailboat racing in Bermuda.

Dirt Track Racing 1957 star_border 6
This RKO Sportscope entry introduces the viewer to the sport of speedway, a type of motorcycle racing, in post-World War II Vienna.

The Beach of Nazaré 1957
This Screenliner short looks at the dress and customs of Nazaré, a fishing village on Portugal's Atlantic coast.

Wild Water 1957
This Sportscope short focuses on the sport of kayaking.

Cave Explorers 1957 star_border 5
This Sportscope short documentary takes a look at a group of Austrian speleologists who explore a newly-discovered cave.

Polar Outpost 1957
This RKO-Pathe short film produced with the assistance of the United States Air Force is about the construction of the DEW Line, the Distant Early Warming System, a string of radar stations built across Alaska and the Canadian north as part of NORAD, the North American Air Defense Command. These are isolated outposts, many of which are only accessible by air. Buildings, roads and landing strips had to be built from scratch. There's a visit to Barrow Village, Alaska the most northern point of US territory.

High Dive Kids 1956
In this Sportscope short, children from preschool age through age 14 are shown diving from various heights into a swimming pool. Lissa Bengston, of the Royal Academy of Physical Education in Stockholm, Sweden, supervises the children's activities.

Alert Today - Alive Tomorrow 1956 star_border 5
This short shows how the city of Reading, Pennsylvania would implement civil defense procedures to help residents survive a nuclear attack. Through a network of volunteers, makeshift hospitals would be set up, auxiliary police officers would maintain order, and other elements of the civil defense program would be put in place.

Born to Fight 1956
A showcase of bullfighting in Portugal, explaining how the country's version of the sport differs from those in Spain and Latin America and helps define the national character. After showing the training techniques for the bulls and horses, a bullfight is presented.

Aqua Babes 1956 star_border 5
This short subject shows Lissa Bengston teaching a group of three- and four-year-olds how to swim in a pool. Miss Bengston, a member of the Royal Academy of Physical Education, Stockholm, Sweden, believes that at this age, children have no fear of the water and, therefore, can be taught to use their natural abilities to swim.

Phonies Beware! 1956
This Screenliner short shows how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks at drug claims that may be fraudulent. In this case, a product called Elixirex is advertised as a cure-all for almost any ailment, including arthritis, rheumatism, and diabetes. After a diabetes patient dies following the use of Elixirex, FDA inspectors start their investigation.

The Merchandise Mart 1956
Documentary short about the Chicago landmark building where thousands of products are displayed for buyers, wholesalers, and tourists.

Striper Time 1956
This RKO Sportscope series short presents two sportsmen fishing for striped bass.

The Golden Equator 1956
This short film focuses on the evolving country of Ecuador.

Sentinels in the Air 1956
This short shows the important role played by members of the U.S. Air Force Reserve in the USA's defense against enemy attack.

Island Windjammers 1956
This RKO Sportscope series short features the annual Out Island Regatta held annually in the Bahamas.

Her Honor, the Nurse 1956
This RKO-Pathe Screenliner short looks at the duties of the modern nurse. The story tracks the education of a student nurse as she works toward graduation and shows the earning of her cap during her student days, in retrospect. At the beginning, she wears the Student Nurse uniform dress and apron only, with no cap. She appears later in the movie as a more experienced Senior student with her cap already wearing a stripe. This was frequently done in the three year hospital programs to differentiate the Junior level students from the Seniors, more experienced and closer to Graduation. The capping ceremony illustrated shows the bare headed students receiving their plain white cap, and addressing it as something from her past that she will remember fondly.

Teenagers on Trial 1955 star_border 5.3
A look at the dangers and possible causes of gangs and teenage delinquency including over-crowded and under-funded schools with few after-school activities and over-worked parents who have little time to spend with their children.

Golden Glamour 1955 star_border 5.8
This short film looks at the history of gold, and how the less expensive gold filled process is used to bring glitter to the masses.

Black Cats and Broomsticks 1955 star_border 5.3
Superstitions are examined in the context of mid-20th century America. Walking under ladders, spilt salt, stepping on cracks, haunted houses, voodoo dolls, and such are used to illustrate the widespread belief in the supernatural.

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