1939 Movies

A game of bowls at the Whitevale and Kingswood Bowling Clubs, Glasgow.

A look at London Film Productions' studios at Denham.

Production of the Studio “Pixilated Pictures”.

The Prowler is terrorizing Willits, California residents gobbling up all the milk and pep in the town. But fortunately Willits News Reporter Scoop Ken...

About young shooters helping each other master the skill of shooting.

Documentary short following the journey of the lighthouse keeper travelling to the lighthouse on Muckle Flugga, Shetland on board the boat the Grace D...

Dufaycolor footage of a visit by George VI to the naval base at Plymouth. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

An industrial documentary that shows the whole process of clothes and shoe making, from cutting animal skin to final selling of the finite products in...

A documentary looking at the elementary principles, illustrated by means of diagrams and models, of an internal combustion engine.

The labor of sardine: fishermen at sea, patching of the fishing nets, casting and drawing of the nets.

Mish Mish and his pal treat themselves to a lavish meal in a restaurant, and, after a good night's sleep, make a hasty exit when they see their credit...

Panoramic views of the Narva Kreenholm Manufacturing building, the Narva River flowing through the city with a pedestrian bridge, and the abundant wat...

Black-and-white photography of landscapes, a phantom ride through a tunnel, a panorama shot and some view of people playing in the water.

A documentary that shows us Jewish life in pre-war cities of Eastern Europe.

The work of the amateur film group of the Moscow Palace of Pioneers. The film was shot in the camp from July to September 1939. The shooting involved...

Footage shot by German troops and confiscated by Allied forces of an attack in Warsaw.

The making of wrought iron chain at the Netherton Works of N. Hingley & Sons Ltd. Part of BFI collection "Tales From the Shipyard".