1929 Movies

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

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...

Short silent Dutch animation film.

Silent Dutch short animation film.

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

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

Cartoon short.

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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