1938 Movies

“Travelogue on the city of Petra. Traces four civilisations, each of which found value in re-establishing the life of this city, whose temples and dwe...

In this 'Vitaphone Melody Master,' orchestra leader Ray Kinney sings Hawaiian songs while The Aloha Maids perform native dances.

The film is about the heroic feat of the Kronstadt sailors, defending against the approaches of the revolutionaries from Petrograd during the Russian...

“Musical performers Henry Hall and his Orchestra hog the limelight in this promotional film, ostensibly for Ascot gas water heaters.” - BFI.

A battleship, manned mainly by dogs (and Porky),and whose captain sounds rather like Yosemite Sam, sets sail. When the crew threatens to get to the m...

A lost Screen Songs cartoon.

Silhouette film advertising the Post Office Greetings Telegram service.

Shows masked mental patients enacting various schizophrenic symptoms as they were understood at the time. A disturbing film that raises questions abou...

A parody of newsreels, presented by Colonel Stoopnagle.

In part two of this silent two-part film, an ape nicknamed King Kong by its master has kidnapped the daughter of a wealthy man as part of a revenge pl...

A brisk GPO Film Unit promo for the Post Office Savings Bank: pub talk and daydream vignettes tout penny-by-penny thrift, peaking in a playful Norman...

Robert and Bertrand covered accused of theft and are sent to prison where they meet Irena.

An old criollo who is protecting a persecuted bandit tells him his story. He was imprisoned in Sierra Chica for killing his wife.

Civil war. Polish interventionists approach Berezina. The Red Army temporarily leaves Belarusian lands. Partisan detachments are organized, one of whi...

Filmed in 1938, less than a decade before Indian independence, Delhi has a curious tale to tell. ‘Delhi’, the viewer is informed, ‘is the cockpit of t...