1929 Movies

  • 1929
    Colonial Action of the Portuguese

    Colonial Action of the Portuguese

    Colonial Action of the Portuguese

    01929HD

    The aim of this documentary – especially in the subtitles – is to promote the benefits of civilization. The buildings and roads, built by Africans, co...

    Colonial Action of the Portuguese
  • 1929
    Guinea-Bissau – Industrial and Agricultural Aspects

    Guinea-Bissau – Industrial and Agricultural Aspects

    Guinea-Bissau – Industrial and Agricultural Aspects

    01929HD

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

    Guinea-Bissau – Industrial and Agricultural Aspects
  • 1929
    São Tomé - Agricultural and Industrial

    São Tomé - Agricultural and Industrial

    São Tomé - Agricultural and Industrial

    01929HD

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

    São Tomé - Agricultural and Industrial
  • 1929
    Why Flux is Happy ! ...

    Why Flux is Happy ! ...

    Why Flux is Happy ! ...

    01929HD

    Short silent Dutch animation film.

    Why Flux is Happy ! ...
  • 1929
    All's Well, That Ends Well

    All's Well, That Ends Well

    All's Well, That Ends Well

    01929HD

    Silent Dutch short animation film.

    All's Well, That Ends Well
  • 1929
    The Fire Brigade

    The Fire Brigade

    The Fire Brigade

    01929HD

    The Doodlebug Fire Department responds to a fire and saves a lady from the top floor of the burning building. 1929 stop-motion film.

    The Fire Brigade
  • 1929
    Doodlebug Circus

    Doodlebug Circus

    Doodlebug Circus

    01929HD

    Mr. Bug is at it again, romancing the pretty bareback rider from the circus. Cute stop-motion short from 1929.

    Doodlebug Circus
  • 1929
    The Cat's Meow

    The Cat's Meow

    The Cat's Meow

    01929HD

    Cartoon short.

    The Cat's Meow
  • 1929
    Building the Bridge

    Building the Bridge

    Building the Bridge

    01929HD

    A colourised silent film about the massive construction site of the Hämeensilta bridge in Tampere in the years 1928–1929. The film offers a precise an...

    Building the Bridge
  • 1929
    Norge, vårt Norge i toner og bilder

    Norge, vårt Norge i toner og bilder

    Norge, vårt Norge i toner og bilder

    01929HD

    An odyssey through Norway from south to north. A beautifully filmed cavalcade of the nation's businesses, such as agriculture, forestry, fishing, whal...

    Norge, vårt Norge i toner og bilder
  • 1929
    The Little Swiss Woodcarver

    The Little Swiss Woodcarver

    The Little Swiss Woodcarver

    01929HD

    A Swiss boy tries to deliver a carved wooden dog. A short exploration of Switzerland ensues. Missing some footage at the head. Harvard Film Archive #2...

    The Little Swiss Woodcarver
  • 1929
    Japan. To Rid Their Souls of Evil

    Japan. To Rid Their Souls of Evil

    Japan. To Rid Their Souls of Evil

    01929HD

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

    Japan. To Rid Their Souls of Evil
  • 1929
    Si Tjonat

    Si Tjonat

    Si Tjonat

    01929HD

    Delinquent since he was a little boy, Tjonat runs away to Batavia (Jakarta) after murdering his friend. In the city, he becomes a servant working for...

    Si Tjonat
  • 1929
    Mistress Dasima (I)

    Mistress Dasima (I)

    Mistress Dasima (I)

    01929HD

    This film tells the story of a nyai (mistress) who becomes famous after the publication of a book in 1896, and then popularized through theatre and th...

    Mistress Dasima (I)
  • 1929
    La electricidad

    La electricidad

    La electricidad

    01929HD

    Documentary made by Federico Valle for C.H.A.D.E. (Compañia Hispano-Americana de Electricidad).

    La electricidad
  • 1929
    The Dark Road

    The Dark Road

    The Dark Road

    01929HD

    The film shows the Joseon countryside and farmers devastated by the protracted agricultural crisis of the late 1920s.

    The Dark Road
  • 1929
    A House

    A House

    A House

    01929HD

    About three young people who graduated from the village school and went to Seoul to enter the university.

    A House
  • 1929
    Naughty Campek

    Naughty Campek

    Naughty Campek

    01929HD

    An educational film on hygiene, made in the "shadow play" technique.

    Naughty Campek
  • 1929
    Barcelona International Exhibition

    Barcelona International Exhibition

    Barcelona International Exhibition

    01929HD

    Barcelona International Exhibition
  • 1929
    A Crime, Nothing Else

    A Crime, Nothing Else

    A Crime, Nothing Else

    01929HD

    A Crime, Nothing Else