1940 Movies

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

A behind-the-scenes look at the Bali Brassiere Mfg. Co., with various models showing the company's line of undergarments.

Produced by Bell & Howell, this short explains the basic principles of motion pictures and, by animation, shows how sound is recorded on a strip of fi...

A film by Douglass Crockwell made using oil paint on glass.

Finnish short documentary

A Terrytoons cartoon released 28 July 1940.

Pictures of new and old Turku.

Newsreel from the 1940s about the expansion of the Agricultural College No. 27 of San Juan de Matucana as part of the country's industrialization prog...

During the war, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) would often make morale-boosting visits throughout the UK.

Newsreel from the 1940s about the ceremony honoring the Argentine hero Don José de San Martín for the proclamation of Peru's Independence.

Reginald Foort performs at the organ.

A newsreel from the 1940s documenting the inauguration of several galleries at the National Palace of Photographic Art, an art museum created and main...

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

The Japanese Government-General of Joseon designated ‘Patriots Day’ in September 1937, requiring all citizens to visit the Joseon Shrine on the first...

An enlightening film about a teacher who sees a rich student despise a poor student, and eventually the students study hard with each other's affectio...

A Santa Fe Railroad educational film on the steam locomotive in their role in industry and passenger travel.

A film about Peruvian peasant farmers in the 1940's.

A newsreel from the 1940s shows the Hawaiian Club practicing a new water sport brought by Carlos Dogny Larco, in the style of Hawaii and Waikiki, on t...

The plot draws inspiration from crime films of the early 1930s, showing scenes of chases and shootouts between smugglers and police in Callao.