1918 Movies

A depiction of an egret mother feeding her babies.

Short slapstick comedy

Elinor Shale's happiness at being engaged to Gerald Forster is interrupted by the arrival of her sister Lucy, who confesses that she will soon give bi...

Based on a well-known Japanese folk tale about an honest fisherman who is invited to an underwater castle after saving a sea turtle on a beach from bu...

Produced as a promotional film for "Deutsche Reichsbank".

Recruitment and promotion film depicting the U.S. Navy at the height of World War I. The film was reviewed at twelve reels in January 1918 and at eigh...

Amateur detective Sambo Sam sets out to round up German spies, but his bungling leads him to the Coffin Club, a fraternal organization with a morbid s...

The sun shines down when PM Lloyd George is in town.

La battaglia dall’Astico al Piave was made by the Italian Royal Army Film Department in 1918, and testifies to the events between 14 and 30 June 1918...

A World War I promotional cartoon for war savings stamps.

Soldiers walk in formation on a road accompanied by several mounted men. Because of the soldiers' heavy clothing, it must be winter. This group may be...

Captain Grogg proposes to Sylfidia after saving her from a lobster. Kalle tries to talk him out of it.

A look at the manual production of fans, from basic construction to the painting of motifs and their folding into their typical shape.

This short film from 1918 shows various types of footage involving aircraft. An aircraft moves down the runway and takes off. Three planes in formatio...

An early anime telling the story of Momotaro and his adventures defeating demons.

Film shot on May 16th 1917 for the Rockefeller Foundation's anti-tuberculosis propaganda campaign in France

Women's work' takes on a new meaning in this diverting film showing the range of jobs taken by female workers in WWI, whether delivering post, driving...