1938 Movies

Promotional short for the 1938 release Gold Diggers in Paris

Short documentary showing the chain of production in Belgium.

This musical comedy with an all-black cast imagines what television entertainment will be like in the near future.

A short made by Joseph Cornell in the late 1930s-- An ode to imagination, travel and literature. In true Cornellian fashion, the film borrows footage...

Animated film about toothpaste.

This short produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showcases the state parks of Minnesota, and shows how they provide recreation and relaxation...

The first British animated Technicolor film.

A short documentary supposedly looking into the nudist movement.

After winning the lottery, a man from one of the poor districts moves to a rich area, but nostalgia and the problems he encounters make him return hom...

One of a group of seven documentaries made for the 1938 Empire Exhibition under the supervision of John Grierson, the film was part of a campaign to i...

Japanese newsreel on military advances through Guangdong.

An Oswald Rabbit cartoon.

A variation on the "Jack and the Beanstalk" story.

Early travelogue from Pathé.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 18 March 1938.

Experiences during a voyage with a KDF-steamer (Kraft Durch Freude = Power Through Joy, a nazi campaign that allowed working class people to make affo...