1929 Movies

Footage of a man skating on an ice rink.

A film financed by the Medical School of Recife and directed by the physician Octavio de Freitas, showcasing the facilities of the new building, various laboratories, classes for practical and theoretical lessons, and the tribute to participants of the 5th Bra...

If bending the stalks turn the hectic life in the city against the harmony of man and nature in the countryside. The film presents a lyrical impression of rural life and is particularly special by the camera work of the famous French cameraman Jean Dréville.

It contains: the August 28th military parade in Santa Beatriz; the best races of the year; the funeral of General Foción Mariátegui.

It contains: the plane crash of Captain Vásquez and Ensign Garland; the arrival of the frigate Sarmiento in Callao; the Atahualpa Classic; the arrival of the first airmail from New York; and social notes.

Part of BFI collection "On Yer Bike."

A 1929 Silent western

Yamamoto Senji fought against the Peace Preservation Law in the Diet. On March 5, 1929 he was assassinated by the right wing. A farewell ceremony was held near the University of Tokyo. Prokino's Tokyo Branch shot the procession.

Cosme Renella entering the plane.

A comedy full of continuity, editing, script and direction errors, produced for a meeting of the London Amateur Cinematographers' Association and the basis of a competition for the club members. A married woman, her husband, a pianist and a burglar have a "mo...

An insight into the production of an animated film.

Charlie Chaplin look-a-like doing bullfighting.

The Hippodrome

The State supported the initiative of the Provincial Vicariate of Ucayali, of the Franciscan Order, to produce *The Conquest of the Jungle*, a feature film intended to showcase abroad—especially at the Seville Exposition—the progress of Franciscan teaching in...

The film was reedited in the United States in 1938 by Kalyna Film Company of Mykola Novak, using very unique special effects.

Driving a machine

Experimental short.

Filmed by Guillermo Garland. Six hundred meters in length.