1931 Movies

A man and a woman climb a ramp where they find two cars, which they will use to do somersaults.

The nature documentary Tulimaata tutkimassa (1931),produced by the Finnish Geographical Society, describes the stages of an expedition to Tulimaa in...

This 10-minute short was produced by the Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles, CA. Basically what we have is a history lesson on everything to d...

Shoreline images: first small breakers and the swirls they leave, then water running up the shore on a sandy beech, then water hitting pebbles and roc...

Comical interaction between a little girl who comes to buy sweets and a candy man.

Norwegian film documentary from 1931. It begins with the ship "Stavangersfjord"'s arrival in Brooklyn, followed by scenes from different streets and n...

"Promotional material for the lost film 'Coisas Nossas' (Our Things),one of the first sound films in Brazil, considered by researchers like Suzana Re...

"A wag once labelled water as the stuff they put under bridges." L/S of a barge travelling under one of the London bridges. "To Eve, water brings up b...

Amateur colour film of Java taken by E. Wilhelmina Ness showing Batavia (now Jakarta),Mount Papandayan, Kawah Kamojang and Borobodur temple.

Mystery short by William J Burns

Some men go fishing

A cat who is fishing falls in love with a female fish/mermaid. They sing several great old-time songs along the way.

Silent. Charles and Eleanor wash their hair. Eleanor also washes her brushes and combs.

Premiere March 23.

A short from the Africa Laughs series.

[...] the most complete and beautiful summary of Peruvian tourism, since it includes beautiful views of Lima from its most modern and unexpected aspec...

Industrial or sponsored film made about, and presumably by, the Elgin National Watch Company.

Oh Ay Cheng, who works on a plantation, has to turn away Marsiti, his faithful lover, for the sake of following his father’s command that he marries G...