Louis de Rochemont Associates

A biopic of Martin Luther, covering his life between 1505 and 1530, and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement.

A light-skinned African-American family are "passing" in an all-white New England town. When the truth comes out, the more prejudiced neighbors demand their expulsion from the community.

In New York City, a relationship is threatened when a young man discovers he's caught syphilis from a tryst with a waitress named Ellie. This threatens his relationship with a new girl. Film critic Amy Taubin co-stars as the new girl who gets the bad news. The director is apparently the same man who edited Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse.

Linking free enterprise with freedom and democracy, 24 Hours of Progress shows the oil industry at work and Americans using oil-based products.

“An Industrial Lake Port” showcases Buffalo, NY, as a pivotal lakeport in North America, facilitating the transport of agricultural and industrial goods. It highlights the role of the lighthouse in guiding ships safely into the harbor, the significance of hydroelectric power from Niagara Falls for local industries, and Buffalo’s extensive transportation networks, including railroads. The film also details the processes involved in flour milling and steel manufacturing, emphasizing Buffalo’s importance as an industrial hub.

From 1958 Brussels World’s Fair to the election of Pope John XXIII

The 1948 episode “Nomads Of The Jungle (Malaya),” part of the educational film series The Earth and Its Peoples, directed by Victor Jurgens and produced by Louis de Rochemont Associates, follows a nomadic tribe in the jungle of the Malay Peninsula and captures nomadic life through the eyes of the chief’s son Alune.

Black and White | 16 mm | ca. 21 min. | Production:Louis De Rochemont | Published by United World Films Inc., New York | Released on DVD from the National Archives of the United States by the U.S. Information Agency, 2008.