Most Viewed Year 1939 - 95

An adaptation of Machado de Assis' eponymous short story, preceded by a short telling of the author's life and works.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 27 January 1939.

Short subject about futuristic fashion styles.

Chinese film released in 1939.

Gandy reads a book about detectives and decides he should become one. He wears a Sherlock Holmes-style cap and uses a magnifying glass, but he...

An amateur documentary focused on the community of Cologne, Minnesota, circa 1939.

Through stop motion, a car is built piece-by-piece in 3-D with the added enhancement of music and sound effects. Each part becomes "alive" and has...

Journey to Brazil in the 1930s through its riches: tobacco in Sao Salvador, silk and coffee in Sao Paulo and sugar cane in Rio de Janeiro.

Discover Brazil, its wildlife, its riches (rubber, Brazil nuts) and its major cities along the Amazon River (Manaos, Santarem, Belem).

Thai Film is the second sound film studio in Thailand, founded in 1938 by a group of Thai aristocratic filmmakers. This studio was the only...

On his return from Paris, where he had co-founded the “musical artists” group, Charles Blanc-Gatti set up Colorfilm in Montreux (1938),...

Ms. Mode plays

short by Clarissa Dreyer-Patrix

The story of Hua Mulan, who disguised herself as a man to take her father’s place in the army, was invoked during China's War of Resistance...

The film focuses on a group of 10 yr old students who tell their story.