1927 Movies

A silent film, Xin Ke (The Immigrant) is the story of a newcomer (played by Zheng Chaoren) to Singapore from mainland China, living in a mansion of wealthy relatives, unfamiliar with the customs of Southeast Asia (Malaya and Singapore),suffering and being exc...

Tesla coil tested at General Electric laboratory in New Jersey VS H. C. White holds a baton that's zapped by a Tesla Coil; he holds up an incandescent bulb that lights up; White and his assistants demonstrate various tricks with the 'lightning bolts'

British documentary.

An Aesop’s Film Fables cartoon.

It tells of the filmmaker Silvino Santos' trip to Portugal in 1927, five years after he made "No Paiz das Amazonas". He also inserts footage in the state of Amazonas, such as children playing on the Madeira River, duck hunters, duck preparation for dinner, and...

Filmed by Manuel Morales.

An Aesop’s Film Fables cartoon.

The Duke and Duchess leave from Portsmouth on their Empire tour. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

Feature film about the history of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, based on the book of the same name by Rev. R. G. MacBeth.

Various documentary shots from 1923-1927.

Reportage about the state funeral of the Gouverneur General in the Dutch East Indies, J.B. van Heutsz.

Recordings from Knud Rasmussen's 5th Thule Expedition, which took place 1921-1924. With dog sled north of America from the Atlantic to the Pacific - the longest sled journey ever made. In addition to a scientific team consisting of six Danes, he had two Greenl...

Yoshihito, Emperor of Japan, who is better known as the posthumous name of Taishō Tenno, died on December 25, 1926. Roger Dumas, sent on a mission to Japan, was one of the few, if not the only, operators to have permission to film the preparations as well as t...

Propaganda made for Der Stahlhelm, we see its members celebrating Reichsfrontsoldatentag — Frontline Soldiers' Day — in May 1927, featuring plenty of marching and praying. Der Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten (transl. 'The Steel Helmet, League of Front-Line S...

Short documentary on the making of biscuits.

Filmed by Manuel Morales.