1936 Movies

An anti-New Deal theatrical short that mocks “wasteful” government spending on the arts and humanities. The film was most likely produced by the Jam Handy Organization in 1936, as part of a series of “Republican Shorts” sponsored by the mysterious “Crusaders o...

A silent short documentary directed by Norman Dix.

A home movie made by a passenger on the zeppelin 'Hindenburg' as it flew from Frankfurt am Main, Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA starting on 17 September 1936.

This short film takes viewers to Finnish Broadcasting Company Yleisradio's Radio Days event at the Helsinki Exhibition Hall, where radio technology is presented to the general public. Experts shed light on the causes of interference in radio transmissions and...

A wife is confused after her husband turns into two indistinguishable persons. Which one is the real husband? One of her husbands is actually the manifestation of the rat demon. Luckily, the God Djie Lay steps in by sending a magic cat in the size of a tiger t...

"I knew Ovady Julber very well in the 1960s and still have many memories of his recounting of the making of the 8mm film LA MER in or around 1932 using 'cutting in the camera' techniques. The music was taken from the 78s of conductor Coppola." - Donald Morris...

Pictures from Paltamo, Kajaani and Oulu.

A home movie documenting an interracial Filipino American family’s life on a farm in rural Ohio.

Two migrants from "Home", John Hawthron and Andy Henderson from Scotland, meet on a road building gang. John has not yet made his fortune in the new country, but he eventually builds up a large transport and accommodation business and marries Mary, the daughte...

An ethnographic documentary that describes haymaking and preparations for it in a farmhouse in Hämeenkyrö.

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

Short glimpses of Stockholm.

The subject matter is the stuff and substance of Venetian architecture reflected in the rippled surface of the canals. It captures the very essence of Venice as a city inhabited by Venetians without a trace of tourism.

Instructional film for African audiences on the causes and prevention of hookworm disease

Short documentary about life in the village of Remete, 5km nortwest of Zagreb.