1940 Movies

A commercial film for the Bulgarian beer, Shumensko pivo, showing manual and automatic washing of bottles, pouring beer, a bus decorated with the logo...

At the summer baths in the village of Lujene (today a district of Velingrad) a competition for “Queen of the Beach” is held. In addition, high-diving...

A travel film showing the magnificent scenery of the Rocky Mountains as seen from the highway linking Banff and Jasper National Parks.

The Lorraine Page orchestra plays the title song, and Martha Mears and Bills Roberts sing it in this soundie.

Reginald Foort performs at the organ.

Recorded footage from the New York World's Fair in 1939.

A documentary about the events leading up to World War II and the first year of the war, compiled largely from Paramount Pictures newsreels of the 193...

A genealogical documentary about the “great men” of a nation that supposedly “needs to be seen standing up for itself”.

Ernest Bourbon discovers that a shower of gold coins fall from his donkey's hindquarters -- I've phrased that as politely as I can. Now rich, he moves...

Naval Instructional Film A63.

Instructional film concerning the launching and recovery of aircraft in ships fitted with catapults.

After the Great War of 1914-1918 Britain was left with one predominant desire--to live in peace. Fifteen years later, however, world-stirring events b...

Nick Lucas sings "In a Little Spanish Town". This was shot on one of the sets from My Little Chickadee (1940).

The Jungle Yachts referred to in the title are International Caravan Camper Trucks. This film shows how well these trucks handle the Belgian Congo whi...

Official War Department Training Film.

A 1940 film on the Indian Air Force by J B Wadia. Going by the location and the presence of these officers and aircraft, it is believed that the film...

A documentary about the Penlee Lifeboat and her crew, based around the Cornish fishing village of Mousehole.

The science of hearing is explained with animated diagrams of the human auditory system.

A short films showing how the Teleprinter works.