1939 Movies

Norman McLaren made Scherzo early after his arrival in North America in 1939, but the film was subsequently lost. In 1984 the original materials were...

In the Neumann shirt factory, the female workers cut, sew, and sing. A bell marks the end of the workday. Two workers go out into the street, where th...

A story set in 1811 as Napoleon is gathering men to go into war. Eight years later Father Joseph Mohr sits down and writes the song Silent Night.

Animated Soviet Propaganda. The story of the invasion of Russia, during the revolution, by foreign troops from the United States, Canada, the U.K., Ja...

The courage and steadfastness of Polish pilots was known throughout the world. Their dedication and great fortitude allowed them to fight for a better...

Thai Film is the second sound film studio in Thailand, founded in 1938 by a group of Thai aristocratic filmmakers. This studio was the only competitor...

The film focuses on a group of 10 yr old students who tell their story.

An inter-state Filipino migrant league baseball championship in front of the Field Museum of Natural History.

Journey to Brazil in the 1930s through its riches: tobacco in Sao Salvador, silk and coffee in Sao Paulo and sugar cane in Rio de Janeiro.

An Educational film made for Japanese children about Railways. At the time, Japan was suffering from a shortage of Oil and their railways were incredi...

The Vertigo of the Condors is the first film of a new stage in Peruvian cinematographic technique. New filming methods have been employed in accordanc...

Istvan Bors was adapted from the popular Hungarian stage play by Sandor Hunyady, with a few songs added to the mixture. The title character, played by...

A Terrytoons cartoon released 4 May 1939.

“Bitter attack on the policies of the National Government - its laxity over social services and its mistakes in foreign policy - and their consequence...