1938 Movies

The protagonist, Eva Lauri, travels to the capital city with aspirations to become a singer.

A British propaganda film to prove to it's people that Italy and Germany were assisting Franco's revolution in the Spanish Civil War.

The film by Jorge Bedoya Forga (Arequipa, 1902 - New York, 1968),a pioneer of amateur 8mm film in Peru, was filmed around 1938 and records a social e...

Colour documentary about Lithuania in 1937-1938 by Motūzas Brothers is made for Lithuanian community schools and youth organisations in Canada to show...

A boy works hard to please his lord and gain advancement. Short film from 1938.

This promotional short from Chevrolet features various breeds of dog and highlights their stand out quality. The film then demonstrates that a Chevrol...

Few amateur films with sound were produced in the 1930s and fewer remain extant. A charming artifact that demonstrates the expressive possibilities an...

Gerald Thompson's record of the 1938 Oxford University Cayman Islands Expedition. The first natural history survey of all three islands (Grand Cayman,...

Charming amateur film featuring the Eisner family, who emigrated to Britain from Romania the year this film was made.

Vappuhumua, filmed by Ama Jokinen, is a rarity from the late 1930s, a great experimental short film about the May Day celebrations of Helsinki residen...

portrait of one aspect of rural life

England thrash Australia in the fifth Test at the Oval - but still lose the Ashes.

Edited by Géo Kelber from footage shot by André Sauvage during his travels between the Far East and the Middle East, La perse offers a fascinating gli...

Views of some of the main pavilions and exhibits of the Empire Exhibition in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, including shots of Don and margaret McLachl...

Impressions of the small village of Grimentz in the Val d'Anniviers in the canton of Wallis. The eye follows the Gougra brook past alpine farms and th...

Finnish documentary on the making of goat cheese.

A short creation by Douglass Crockwell that can be found on the Unseen Cinema box set.

Compilation of newsreel items showing various people.