1939 Movies

A series of vignette-style scenes illustrates the many hazards people face in road traffic. It opens with a young woman struck by a car and rescued by...

The cultivation and use of the soybean as an illustration of the relation of science to agriculture and the interrelation of science, agriculture, and...

Footage of the 1939 Simpson Desert Expedition, led by Dr. Cecil Thomas (C.T.) Madigan, with a team of nine. In 1929 CT Madigan undertook a series of a...

The film is a reportage, until recently unknown, found in 2015, showing the beauty of the mountains bathed in snow and the tourist attractions of Zako...

The footage from the Chronicle of besieged Warsaw is probably the work of the cameramen of the so-called 'Starzyński team'. The fragmentary images of...

A warship is displayed

A film about the history of Sweden's Social Democratic Women's Association.

The Maharaja of Banispur (Sardar Mansoor) sends his most trusted official, Surendra (Navinchandra),to Bombay to retrieve a large amount of money from...

Men in Danger is a documentary about health and safety in industry, covering occupational diseases and potential accidents. It also covers the effects...

This 1939 black and white classroom film produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films in collaboration with H.C. Raven of the American Museum of Natural...

On his return from Paris, where he had co-founded the “musical artists” group, Charles Blanc-Gatti set up Colorfilm in Montreux (1938),where he produ...

Journey to Brazil in the 1930s through its riches: tobacco in Sao Salvador, silk and coffee in Sao Paulo and sugar cane in Rio de Janeiro.

An assortment of musical acts parade before the camera; Joy Hodges and Pinky Tomlin sing; The Elderblooms, a group of ladies ranging in age from 63 to...

The courage and steadfastness of Polish pilots was known throughout the world. Their dedication and great fortitude allowed them to fight for a better...

A Secrets of Life short.

"A 'Full-day exercise in the Bernina area' by mountain soldiers under the command of Major Charles Golay. At two o'clock, 130 men broke up in Pontresi...