1940 Movies

This film shows experiments performed by Soviet scientists reviving the lungs, heart, and even the head of a dead dog.

A Marathi film by Master Vinayak.

Soviet essay film, previously thought to have been lost. The film depicts the development of Ukraine along the Dnipro River, positing Kyiv as a model...

King Chakra is going about his usual palace duties, granting audiences to his advisers, including his Lord Chamberlain, who is keen to see the king fu...

Definitive document of pre-World War II futuristic utopian thinking, as envisioned by General Motors. Documents the "Futurama" exhibit in GM's "Highwa...

Rare Feature-Length Version of the Classic Serial! The ghost of the legendary Green Archer once again prowls the corridors of Garr Castle! Ace detect...

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

Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."

Vocational guidance film showing the radio industry as it existed in 1940, along with potential occupations at every level. Introduces the new industr...

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

At the summer baths in the village of Lujene (today a district of Velingrad) a competition for “Queen of the Beach” is held. In addition, high-diving...

A short film on locomotives in Japan.

The classic conflict between the traditional Jewish way of life, and the modern life of the 20th century comes alive in this story of a young cantor w...

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...

This film explains how the fisherman of the east coast makes his living. It makes clear, with the help of diagrams, how the sunlight, striking through...

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...