1939 Movies

The unfinished film "Krylos" is a historical story about the 12th century, inspired by the excavations of a temple in Galicia. Rehearsals of the film...

A racehorse keeper, a trainer and a young man who gets over his wife's infidelity wins with his horse and becomes a singer.

The granddaughter of a lighthouse keeper is outraged by her own father, who finds out about the connection when he is dying, after being strangled by...

Reconstruction of the life of Eugenio Pacelli from the very first stages to the pontifical election of March 2, 1939. "From the famous smoke on the Va...

A mouse from the city invites a country mouse to the cellar where it lives to show how much food they have there. But soon the country mouse realizes...

Documentary on communication routes for the French section of the New York International Exposition of 1939

The film gives a strong view of the everyday life of Icelanders when the film is shot, but that year was a record year for the export of herring produ...

A 1939 film report gives a brief overview of the then permanent exhibition of the Museum of Prince Paul (Karadjordjević),in which prehistoric artifac...

Castle Films released two cartoons called Christmas Cartoon, this being the first, in a print from the late 1930s. Follows an orphan dog's Christmas a...

Oil arrives at the Ayrshire end of the Firth of Clyde: this fine documentary tells the story of the process, and of oil’s use to power Scotland’s indu...

short film by Bernard Lyot. Joseph Leclerc, a filmmaker of news reportage and astronomer, edited Lyon's film studies posthumously.

Reveals the activities, customs, and traditions of the Watussi, an African people characterized by their advanced culture. Shows the ruling prince and...

A class of expectant mothers practise ante-natal exercises designed by Kathleen Vaughan at Paddington (LCC Hospital),London. The purpose of each exer...

Colour amateur documentary from 1939 on life in South Africa and Southern Rhodesia, produced by Frances Hotham. Part 1 (South Africa) includes arrival...

A chemical scientist mocks his wife. She is unable to resist the violence and tries to commit suicide.

‘Malay States’ provides a British pre-war perspective on life in the Malaysian archipelago. Sections include ‘Life in a Malay Village’, ‘On the Way to...