Most Viewed Year 1936 - 98

Stop motion animation about insurance policies.

Animation film about a cartoon olympics. Japan wins.

A silent film with dramatic footage of a battlefield under an artillery barrage.

Directed by Karim Bustany and Julio de Lucci.

Demonstrations and strikes of June 1936 in the Paris region. A short documentary produced by the French section of the Workers' International.

Driving safety film from the 1930's showing good and bad sides of a driver's mind.

A visit to the capital of British Columbia and to its largest city.

A sing-along short with Irving Kaufman singing, Lew White at the organ, lyrics displayed for the viewing audience, and film clips illustrating the...

A publicity film. It shows the many attractions of Southport for the tourist: the Marine Parks, Lord Street (shots of the War Memorial, the Gardens...

georgian film

The veritable story of a citizen of San Francisco who, after being destroyed in the 1857 stock market crash, believed himself to be the emperor of...

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

André de la Varre presents Nias and Sumatra, Islands of Netherlands India.

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) wins a cricket match over South Australia by 105 runs.

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...

Being with a discussion of Balinese death rites, noting that as Hindus, they need to be burned so their souls can leave them behind; but bonfires are...

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

A film director shows a friend two shorts that prove the advancement of a film industry in Venezuela. One of the first examples of sound film in...

Steve the Horse cartoon