1935 Movies

Directed by Niazi Mustafa.

Documentary that focuses on the famous giant flashing "Chevrolet" electric sign atop a skyscraper in downtown Chicago. Shown are how the sign works, a...

Unfortunate events of an unlucky boy.

The sombre mood of autumn affects a child and grandfather in rural Japan.

Short documentary on the cyclist Jules Van Hevel.

Mixture of amateur and newsreel footage of George V's silver jubilee. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

This short, the seventh in the 'See America First' series, opens with a slightly corrupted version of the following quote from Sir Walter Scott: "Brea...

Piccolo Pete saves a dog from an oncoming train and is taken home by Tillie Twitch in this rotoscoped cartoon from the 1930s.

A silent short documentary produced by Weid-Film.

Several tanuki drum their bellies but one skinny tanuki cannot belly drum.  He finds a pump, inflates himself, and flies away like a balloon into the...

Metal, glass, gel filters, electrical and lighting elements, and a frosted-glass screen in a wood cabinet, 5 mins, 15s.

Lost animation short film about the treasure of the aztec emperor Moctezuma.

The funeral record film captures the contemporary atmosphere surrounding Kabuki and the young Hayashi Chōjirō (Hasegawa Kazuo).

A Terrytoons cartoon released 31 May 1935.

Theatrical cartoon showing the odyssey of a gasoline drop from its entry into a Chevrolet’s fuel tank to its explosive end in the engine cylinder. Dow...

A experimental animated film featuring moving shapes and lines.

A dog named Norakuro accidentally strands his friend on a hot air balloon and tries different ways to save him.  Based on the manga character by Suihō...

Nazi propaganda film extolling the virtues of Naziism and how it helps workers and labor in Germany.