Richard Lyford Movies

  • 1938
    The Titan: Story of Michelangelo

    The Titan: Story of Michelangelo

    The Titan: Story of Michelangelo

    6.11938HD

    The life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical background of his time. It begins with his earliest...

    The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
  • 1941
    7 Wise Dwarfs

    7 Wise Dwarfs

    7 Wise Dwarfs

    5.11941HD

    7 Wise Dwarfs is an educational short animated film commissioned by the National Film Board of Canada as a short film for educating the Canadian...

    7 Wise Dwarfs
  • 1956
    Island of Allah

    Island of Allah

    Island of Allah

    01956HD

    An old Bedouin tells the story of the twenty-three year old Prince Abdul Aziz ibn Saud’s daring raid on Riyadh to geologists exploring the...

    Island of Allah
  • 2019
    As the Earth Turns

    As the Earth Turns

    As the Earth Turns

    62019HD

    This Seattle-shot silent film, originally shot in 1937, tells of an apocalyptic future war that could devastate the planet.

    As the Earth Turns
  • 1943
    War Department Report

    War Department Report

    War Department Report

    5.51943HD

    The first official War Department Report by the Office of Strategic Services using American newsreel footage and footage of film captured from the...

    War Department Report
  • 1971
    Hamad and the Pirates

    Hamad and the Pirates

    Hamad and the Pirates

    3.81971HD

    An orphaned Arab pearl diver helps a British gunboat catch pirates in the Persian Gulf.

    Hamad and the Pirates
  • 1975
    Seems There Was This Moose

    Seems There Was This Moose

    Seems There Was This Moose

    01975HD

    A young moose survives two hazardous years on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula. Grizzlies, enroachment of civilization, and snowfall creating...

    Seems There Was This Moose
  • 1974
    Ringo, the Refugee Raccoon

    Ringo, the Refugee Raccoon

    Ringo, the Refugee Raccoon

    01974HD

    A raccoon’s habitat is destroyed by construction of a new shopping center and he gets into all sorts of trouble trying to find a new place to...

    Ringo, the Refugee Raccoon
  • 1965
    An Otter in the Family

    An Otter in the Family

    An Otter in the Family

    01965HD

    The story tells of a young boy who finds an orphaned baby otter and decides to adopt him into the family, but as the otter grows it wreaks all kinds...

    An Otter in the Family
  • 1937
    Ritual of the Dead

    Ritual of the Dead

    Ritual of the Dead

    01937HD

    An explorer is haunted by a mummy after murdering his brother to steal jewels found in an ancient Egyptian tomb.

    Ritual of the Dead
  • 1972
    Nosey, the Sweetest Skunk in the West

    Nosey, the Sweetest Skunk in the West

    Nosey, the Sweetest Skunk in the West

    01972HD

    An orphaned skunk comes into the lives of an artist and his daughter in a desolate area of Arizona, and he tangles with an owl and a pair of poodles.

    Nosey, the Sweetest Skunk in the West
  • 1936
    The Scalpel

    The Scalpel

    The Scalpel

    01936HD

    A mad doctor transforms into a monstrous killer after injecting a serum into his thyroid gland.

    The Scalpel
  • 1950
    Shining Rails

    Shining Rails

    Shining Rails

    01950HD

    A story of the backbone of America's transportation system - the railroad - this film traces the evolution of locomotive power from steam through...

    Shining Rails
  • 1950
    Miyah: A Story of Water

    Miyah: A Story of Water

    Miyah: A Story of Water

    01950HD

    Short educational film about how Saudi Arabia preserves, draws, and conserves water.

    Miyah: A Story of Water