1939 Movies

A class of expectant mothers practise ante-natal exercises designed by Kathleen Vaughan at Paddington (LCC Hospital),London. The purpose of each exer...

Two cats housed in a glass box, one of which had received a small amount of atropine in the preliminary experiment, are exposed to ether vapors with t...

The unfinished film "Krylos" is a historical story about the 12th century, inspired by the excavations of a temple in Galicia. Rehearsals of the film...

An exposition, by means of diagrams and models, of the working principles of the compression ignition or oil engine.

The history of America's familiar Stars and Stripes flag is chronicled, alongside the historical events that shaped America from its colonial roots th...

An amateur documentary focused on the community of Cologne, Minnesota, circa 1939.

Castle Films released two cartoons called Christmas Cartoon, this being the first, in a print from the late 1930s. Follows an orphan dog's Christmas a...

This is a propaganda film made after the establishment of the wartime total mobilization system. The film includes various war efforts, including Gyeo...

Sushila, marries an old widower, Dasapont, in order to pay for her younger brother's education. Dasapont already has a son, the social worker and prof...

This educational film was compiled from original footage from 1917. It shows, among other things, guns, troop transports in the port of Libau and a bo...

The naively innocent bachelor Bagaram, a clerk in a municipal office, has to find some brandy to restore the ill son of his boss, who is also the brot...

An industrial documentary that shows the whole process of clothes and shoe making, from cutting animal skin to final selling of the finite products in...

Short film about the Mae Nak Phra Khanong legend shown at the same time as the film "ลูกกำพร้า ภาค 2".

This film presents isolated episodes of Ukrainian life, such as life under Polish occupation (pacification),the “underground“, the tragedy in Rotterd...

A 1939 film report gives a brief overview of the then permanent exhibition of the Museum of Prince Paul (Karadjordjević),in which prehistoric artifac...

The butler brings several desserts to the master of the house, who doesn't even have the courtesy to taste them. On the other hand, he's very enthusia...

Mish Mish and his pal treat themselves to a lavish meal in a restaurant, and, after a good night's sleep, make a hasty exit when they see their credit...

This celebratory 1939 film, sponsored by a local gas company and introduced by LH Keay, architect and director of housing in Liverpool, is an enthusia...

Short subject about futuristic fashion styles.