Lowell Thomas Movies

  • 1930
    It's a Bird

    It's a Bird

    It's a Bird

    7.11930HD

    Charlie, working on a junkjard, always trying to help people in the most impossible ways with junk from his work place, hears from a German...

    It's a Bird
  • 1930
    Africa Speaks!

    Africa Speaks!

    Africa Speaks!

    41930HD

    Explorer Paul Hoefler leads a safari into central Africa and what was then called the Belgian Congo, in the regions inhabited by the Wassara and the...

    Africa Speaks!
  • 1948
    The Chicken of Tomorrow

    The Chicken of Tomorrow

    The Chicken of Tomorrow

    2.51948HD

    Advances in chicken and egg farming.

    The Chicken of Tomorrow
  • 1957
    Search for Paradise

    Search for Paradise

    Search for Paradise

    61957HD

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

    Search for Paradise
  • 1938
    Highlights and Shadows

    Highlights and Shadows

    Highlights and Shadows

    01938HD

    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
  • 1979
    The Legend of Lasseter

    The Legend of Lasseter

    The Legend of Lasseter

    01979HD

    The Legend of Lasseter is a 1979 Australian documentary about Lasseter's Reef. Lasseter's Reef refers to the purported discovery, announced by Harold...

    The Legend of Lasseter
  • 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

    61975HD

    "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
  • 1941
    About Faces

    About Faces

    About Faces

    01941HD

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

    About Faces
  • 1942
    A Great Railroad at Work

    A Great Railroad at Work

    A Great Railroad at Work

    01942HD

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

    A Great Railroad at Work
  • 1933
    Mussolini Speaks

    Mussolini Speaks

    Mussolini Speaks

    61933HD

    Mussolini Speaks is a 1933 documentary film highlighting the first 10 years of Benito Mussolini’s rule as Prime Minister of Italy. The film,...

    Mussolini Speaks
  • 1932
    Wings over the Andes

    Wings over the Andes

    Wings over the Andes

    01932HD

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

    Wings over the Andes
  • 1940
    A Modern Aladdin's Lamp

    A Modern Aladdin's Lamp

    A Modern Aladdin's Lamp

    01940HD

    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

    01936HD

    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
  • 1937
    Highway Mania

    Highway Mania

    Highway Mania

    11937HD

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

    Highway Mania
  • 1937
    Killers of the Sea

    Killers of the Sea

    Killers of the Sea

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    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...

    Killers of the Sea
  • 1946
    Along the Rainbow Trail

    Along the Rainbow Trail

    Along the Rainbow Trail

    61946HD

    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
  • 1946
    The Lost Lake

    The Lost Lake

    The Lost Lake

    01946HD

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

    Frontiers of the Future: A Screen Editorial with Lowell Thomas

    Frontiers of the Future: A Screen Editorial with Lowell Thomas

    01937HD

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

    Frontiers of the Future: A Screen Editorial with Lowell Thomas
  • 1948
    Driven to Kill

    Driven to Kill

    Driven to Kill

    01948HD

    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
  • 1937
    America Marching On

    America Marching On

    America Marching On

    01937HD

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

    America Marching On