1937 Movies

This silent footage documents the survey conducted between March and April 1937 (Showa 12) by Keitaro Miyamoto, Toru Ogawa, and Tadao Kano in the moun...

The film tells the story of modern motorcycle riding in Helsinki in the late 1930s. When the spring sun begins to warm up, members of the Helsinki Mot...

Short about the village of Cascais, Portugal.

A film by the German Zionist Association showing the development of the land of Israel at the beginning of the 20th century, with the aim of attractin...

Nang Nak has come back to life again and fleeing from the flood to become violent, ferocious, thrilling, exciting, and performing a miracle ten times...

Short film detailing the workings of the rear-axle differential and how this new system makes driving smoother and more comfortable.

A montage of some home movies taken by Archie Stewart (1902-1998),an early enthusiast in taken 16 mm sound films of his family. We see his daughters,...

Home movie of a winter sport & theatrics event at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Includes scenes of automobile theatrics, people skiing down a constructed r...

A scenic documentary film from the E. M. Newman Travelogues series showcasing the landscapes and landmarks of Italy, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt.

“How many are we?” (as written, with only a single question mark at the end and without the accent mark prescribed by the Academy) is a short promotio...

This silent b&w film comprises of two separate parts and like its companion film (Cardiac X-rays),it has intertitles in gothic script (in German). Th...

A short documentary detailing the forging of a katana.

Report produced by the Propaganda Section of the Government of Euzkadi. Made before Bilbao fell to Franco's forces, it focuses on the religious questi...

Short film about wool.

Summery and sunny Finland showed its best side in 1937, described in this tourism film.

Antoni Dzierzba and his friend Bohdan edit the publication "Start i Meta" (Start and Finish). After publishing a critical review of a certain book, it...

This entertaining thriller from John P Howard begins on a quiet road in Eltham. A man finding a note on the ground sees a woman waving from a high win...

How radio broadcasting works.

Educational film commissioned by the United Fruit Company to showcase the production process of bananas, from the plantation setting in Central Americ...

The icebreaker Aranda travels from Turku to Mariehamn in winter conditions, with herring crates and passengers loaded onto the ship directly from the...