1939 Movies

During the Ethiopian war, thirteen boys embark clandestinely on a merchant ship bound for Africa. Following the shipwreck, they are castaway on a dese...

Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

In order to get rid of his exgirlfriend, a rich boy marries a manicurist, agreeing to divorce months later. The deal is carried out, but the young man...

A famous American director is looking for a special type of girl he needs to play in his next film.

Walter gets a ham radio for his birthday.

According to Ferrara, Rossellini told him it was a satire in which “Perfidious Albion,” a big turkey representing England, goes around pecking at the...

A hound dog drives to the hills to dig for gold. However, a gas station hound explains that, in 1849, there was a major gold rush in the hills at the...

A grumpy valet takes corrective action with mumbling peevishness in the fortunes of his family household count.

Humorist Robert Benchley discusses the issue of food and how different situations can affect one's ability to consume and digest food, using his stock...

Alma falls in love with Julio, a famous singer, but her parents oppose the idea thinking that it's just one more of her rich girl whims.

A dramatized documentary portraying youth unemployment and state-supported training initiatives in 1930s Canada.

Maria Halmborg is a widow. Her husband Erik - missing for years - is considered dead. Suddenly she learns that her husband allegedly lives in Rio and...

In 1939, Orson Welles staged a version of the play "The Green Goddess" in New York, which was preceded by a short film prelude. This was two years bef...

In this “GI Movie Weekly” from Fistic Film (likely from 1939),viewers are treated to the historic fight on 4 July 1919 in Toledo, OH, where young box...

Red Skelton inherits a dude ranch and must live there for six months, far from the bright lights of New York City.

A journalistic survey of Britain's road traffic problems and a plea for the adoption of a National Road Plan.

A man leaves his adulterous wife for his secretary, but then the wife apologizes and wants her husband back again.

Giácomo is an Italian man in his forties who is single, dedicated to earning money in his business. He strikes up a relationship with a Spanish singer...