1938 Movies

This short silent film was made by the German 'völkisch' photographer Hans Retzlaff for the 'Institut für Deutsche Volkskunde der Universität Tübingen...

Sir Hubert Wilkins gives his views and hopes about his forthcoming submarine expedition to the North Pole.

Part of BFI collection "On Yer Bike."

Deals with liquid air, magnetic thickness gages, and the cathode ray oscillograph.

Colorful animated film.

Promotional film from Chevrolet showing how soft suspension springs combined with shock absorbers smooth out bumps on the road.

Promotional short for the 1938 release Gold Diggers in Paris

Documentary on making baskets.

"Motion slide film" for Oxydol distributors & retailers, showing sales campaigns undertaken by manufacturer. Good lab testing shots. Housewife speaks...

Sugar beet cultivation, transportation, processing of raw sugar at the factory and packaging of finished sugar.

A short film in color advertising 4711 Eau de Cologne.

The views of Budapest. Estimated to be recorded on the summer of 1938

In an unconscious village lives the young man Roman, the son of a rich man, lazy and scatterbrained. He spends his nights at whoopees and playing card...

A series of effects using animated figures and reflected light.

Display of gymnastics by the men and women's Swedish Olympic Gymnasts Team in the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.

Radical journalist Diwakar runs a printing press and edits a newspaper, much to the disapproval of his authoritarian middle-class father who believes...

A boy works hard to please his lord and gain advancement. Short film from 1938.

Portrays the actions of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon. Shows normal and stimulated stomach movements, such as hypermobility, inhib...

Ponsuke laments over his inability to shapeshift.  After helping some chickens, he discovers a book on shapeshifting.  Based on the 1934 character by...

Finnish Hairdressing Championships, cosmetic products exhibition and fashion show.