1929 Movies

Silent Dutch short animation film.

The first Tajik film in history. Camera operators Kuzin, Shevich and Gezulin recorded the arrival of the first train to Stalinabad (present-day Dushan...

Soviet silent travelogue.

Portuguese short documentary with images of the Algarve village and surroundings, Porches hill, cinema, church square, Carvoeiro beach.

Filmed in the village of Brunnsberg in Älvdalen in Dalarna

The Duke of York visits Cadbury's chocolate factory at Bourneville near Birmingham in the Midlands.

Documentary about New York with aerial shots of the city, the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge.

The return of the Fokker postal aeroplane the “PH-AEN”, which took place on 22 January, 1929 at Schiphol airport, Netherlands. The pilots Duimelaar an...

Short film showing members of the ‘pinto’ aboriginal tribe in Central Australia. Scenes of daily life including preparation for a dance ceremony.

Marvel at the daring stunts performed by motorcyclists at their grand gymkhana in Egham in 1929.

Seara carefully documents the agricultural work of the Guineans – a heading indicates the names of the peoples. Harvesting of peanuts, coconuts, rice,...

Colonial films showing the work of Africans are rare. Here the exploitation system is precisely exposed. Deportees (from Angola) disembark from a boat...

Footage from a religious cleansing ceremony in Japan, dated back to 1929.

'Russian ensemble.' (British Film Catalogue)

Scenes of Indian life and architecture

An animated advertisement for automobile tyres made by U.S. Royal Cord Balloon.