1938 Movies

Charming amateur film featuring the Eisner family, who emigrated to Britain from Romania the year this film was made.

portrait of one aspect of rural life

Animated film about a lantern.

Study on Dactylaria brochopaga's predacious strategy

A short documentary supposedly looking into the nudist movement.

A 20th Century Fox Magic Carpet of Movietone travelogue short released in December 1938, depicting Scandinavian “Viking” history and landscapes. Produ...

Gerald Thompson's record of the 1938 Oxford University Cayman Islands Expedition. The first natural history survey of all three islands (Grand Cayman,...

An indolent clerk tempts fate when he delays returning some unwanted theatre tickets until the next morning. A missed train to work is the first misfo...

Home movie of the day in the life of the Kelly Family of Lebanon, Kentucky.

This period fantasy is a tale about a good general Angar who is corrupted by ambition. Echoing 'Macbeth', the loyal Angar is told by the witch Kuntala...

This film discusses the secretion of digestive juices and the digestion and absorption of food. Scenes include: peristalsis in animal esophagus, stoma...

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

A children's issue of the film anthology that narrates the exploration of the Arctic. A boy and a girl are sitting at a table, reading, talking, and e...

An exciting action swashbuckler starring Hayafusa Hideto, aka "The Birdman of Showa Era." The extraordinary action that unfolds without a stuntman or...

Join a Roma family as they journey through Kent in this unsentimental look at life on and off the road - superbly captured by the Barnes Brothers

Analysis of buoyancy and breathing followed by an explanation of swimming strokes and skills.

Norwegian documentary showing scenes from Northern Norway and Vågå.

Timber Toppers is a 1938 American short film by 20th Century Fox. In 1939, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-...