Most Viewed Year 1940 - 90

This absurdly pro-business film tells the story of a young man who learns a lesson about capitalism and how his town is dependent upon its factories...

A nostalgic, slightly syrupy tour through the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exhibition in San Francisco by way of archive footage and a chuckling...

A Terrytoons cartoon released 19 April 1940.

Directed by Homi Wadia.

P. U. Chinnappa, plays in dual role, as twin brothers. One is a tyrant king and the other is a brave commoner, separated at birth. Loosely based on...

Short film of Esso Station in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 1940. Depicts refueling, the price of gas on a pump, and car driving off, past another station.

Amateur footage of a group of conscripted soldiers at Hamilton Barracks at the start of World War II, including shots of daily activities such as...

A commercial film for the Bulgarian beer, Shumensko pivo, showing manual and automatic washing of bottles, pouring beer, a bus decorated with the...

Official War Department Training Film.

Finnish short documentary

One of the first made-in-Singapore movies by Shaw Brothers

Rohini, the princess of Suvarnadesh and her closest friend Mangala is on their way to Prayag, for Rohini is going to be betrothed to Trivikram, the...

Denunciation of Hitler, of “Mein Kampf” to the annexations of European countries

Ravana, the king of Lanka attains " Athma Linga " from Shiva and later he gets tricked by various people on his way back to home. Telugu adaptation...

After Hou Yao moved to Singapore in 1940, he continued to work for the Shaw Brothers and made a handful of films, including Mutiara, before being...

Produced by Bell & Howell, this short explains the basic principles of motion pictures and, by animation, shows how sound is recorded on a strip of...

The prominent scenery of Bali is presented through the journey of a romancing couple. It also features the martial arts skill of a young woman, the...

A Juan Oliva's animation short film.

The Japanese Government-General of Joseon designated ‘Patriots Day’ in September 1937, requiring all citizens to visit the Joseon Shrine...

The physics, science and applications of light.