Most Viewed Year 1936 - 99

Sixteen year old Robbins Barstow, an Amateur Cinema League member and a fan of Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan movies, rounded up his siblings and...

A housewife is shown how using Quick Elastic starch can make her ironing chores easier and her clothes come out cleaner.

Made by 20th Century Fox as part of their "Adventures of the Newsreel Cameramen" series, this black & white film contains spectacular footage of...

This narrated film about persistence of vision (how movies work) has a good narrator and lots of fun visuals. High points: A weird scene inside a...

Andre de la Varre's Screen Traveler series takes us o Damascus and Jerusalem, showing us these ancient cities in workmanlike black and white.

The picture opens with a deer nursing her fawns. We see a young deer being fed cigarettes; a raccoon picking the pockets of a man for sugar ; a...

May Day parade and procession on the streets of Berlin, many Nazi flags on buildings and people in crowds. c. 1936, 16mm color.

Short film reportage from the Swedish city with camera visits to famous businesses and entrepreneurs in various industries

Propaganda short film

At the head of the brig-schooner Lili, Captain Mario “Droit-devant” finds himself involved in marijuana trafficking led by an aristocrat...

An anti-New Deal theatrical short that mocks “wasteful” government spending on the arts and humanities. The film was most likely produced...

Chocolate bars launch on skis from the Suchard factory. When they land, the public applauds, grabs the bars, and eats the chocolate with distinct...

Views of Hong Kong was produced by Hong Kong Tourist Association to promote Hong Kong and attract foreign visitors, providing a precious record of...

An educational film on proper hygiene and healthcare, aimed at peasant women in Yugoslavia.

Romania, one of the most fascinating countries in Eastern Europe, is home to medieval villages and fairy-tale castles. Its history, embellished with...

The subject matter is the stuff and substance of Venetian architecture reflected in the rippled surface of the canals. It captures the very essence...

Mish Mish Effendi and his friend Fayoumi spend their time doing nothing in an alley in Bulaq, one of the poorer sections of Cairo. Pretty girl Su'ad...