1940 Movies

This ethnographic and historical silent 16mm cinematic jewel was filmed in 1940 by Sifrid Miladinov – a professional photographer and amateur filmmake...

The waterfront and agriculture of the Caribbean island of Grenada in the 1940's.

Geeta then goes to live with her brother, who is not in a financial position to adequately support her. The film's later scenes focus on her husband's...

Gandy Goose sends away for a radio giveway item, a magic Pencil. When the Magic Pencil arrives, Gandy's magic drawings cause all kinds of problems for...

Short designed to encourage the use of Technicolor for instructional and advertising films. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1995.

Denunciation of Hitler, of “Mein Kampf” to the annexations of European countries

Instructional film emphasising the importance of teamwork, discipline and morale in the RAF in order to form a cohesive force necessary for efficiency...

A Marathi film by Master Vinayak.

Feudal melodrama: Veena (Jamuna),daughter of an exploitative landlord and wife of the drunkard Chunilal (Shivdasani),defies her family and fights fo...

Wehrmacht propaganda documentary about the might of the German armament factories and their inexhaustible reserves of war material made ready for use.

A short film on locomotives in Japan.

Lance White portrays the Fuhrer as a short-tempered incompetent in his slapstick Adolf's Busy Day.

Shows home, work and school activities of a middleclass Japanese family.

“Peter will an die Landi” (1940) humorously broaches the issue of failing: Without success Peter is trying to reach an exhibition in Zurich by differe...

This is a documentary feature film created with the aim of informing the public how to avoid the plague of the highly contagious disease marmoset.

1938–1940 film made in Palermo, Maine by Milton Dowe. 8mm. Kodak Safety Film (B&W reversal).

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

A newsreel from the 1940s about the activities carried out in Ayacucho during Holy Week, such as the procession of the Lord of the Resurrection, the o...