1938 Movies

The protagonist, Eva Lauri, travels to the capital city with aspirations to become a singer.

A Tour of Manila, Philippines in the 1930s

Travelogue from 1938 of towns and historic sites along the French Normandy coast. Includes footage of castles and churches, village street scene, and...

A visit to Nassau in the Bahamas from Andre de la Varre's "The Screen Traveler" series.

This promotional short from Chevrolet features various breeds of dog and highlights their stand out quality. The film then demonstrates that a Chevrol...

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...

An account of the slave trade in the West Indies, and the islands' development since emancipation.

A British propaganda film to prove to it's people that Italy and Germany were assisting Franco's revolution in the Spanish Civil War.

Nazi Third Reich propaganda film that used architecture as a statement about "racial accomplishment," and so called "racial superiority." Hitler claim...

Documentary on 'Miss Finland' Sirkka Salonen. Girl from the Grassy Meadows - How Sirkka Became Miss Europe.

Finnish documentary on the making of goat cheese.

Winter market/entertainment of 1938 in Rovaniemen.

Documentary short film about the Rauma lace.

A lot of chopping up wood to set fires to the fields.

Documentary on Winter Scouts in Finland.

A 1938 reportage of the market and managed stores in Helsinki.

A documentary short made during the Spanish Civil War showing the life of war prisoners.