1938 Movies

A documentary film by a Japanese crew who traveled to Siam in 1938 to capture footage of the elephant round-up festival in Lopburi Province, as well a...

One of a group of seven documentaries made for the 1938 Empire Exhibition under the supervision of John Grierson, the film was part of a campaign to i...

Seal hunters J. Prants, E. Aaslepp, V. Aaslepp and A. Aaslepp travel from Aksi Island to the Gulf of Finland on a fishing trip. Travel between ice flo...

This MGM short provides brief glimpses of over sixty screen actors and actresses, all whom started in silent films.

Visitors to Jasper Park can enjoy the spectacular beauty of the Rockies. Holiday thrills include trail riding as well as tennis and swimming.

On a hacienda on the northern coast of Peru, cotton is harvested and celebrated with lively pachamancas. Miguel, the foreman, is in love with Isabel,...

The film deals with the removal of metal fences in front of houses for metal collection and the associated abolition of front gardens. The promotional...

A variation on the "Jack and the Beanstalk" story.

Three rock climbing ascents in Val Bregaglia, Italy by Karl Freimann and Philipp Wieland, who made the first ascent of Fiamma in 1936. The film starts...

Don Giácomo, an Italian who believes he possesses the cunning of the Creoles, is the victim of a scam orchestrated by some bullfighting entrepreneurs.

Short documentary about cyclones.

In this informative 1938 film, we explore the fundamental types of car suspension prevalent during that era. As a wheel glides along a road, it encoun...

A Mexican boy without young neighbors to play with, befriends a diverse group of desert animals.

A silent short documentary produced by Dix-Film.

This travelogue showcases Mozart's hometown of Salzburg, Austria, and features his music, showcasing the beauty of the city, despite the Nazi occupati...

The big bantamweight fight is in a few months and papa rooster is getting nervous: the eggs start hatching, and all the males look like real fighters...

A military troop of dogs go out to hunt a local tiger, while one of their members, Norakuro, causes a ruckus.

Shows how a young fox is captured with a snare and then tamed on a farm.

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...