1937 Movies

Summery and sunny Finland showed its best side in 1937, described in this tourism film.

An overview of aviation development to 1937.

Educational film commissioned by the United Fruit Company to showcase the production process of bananas, from the plantation setting in Central America to its export to the United States.

1937 film produced by the US Auto Industry about the importance of lubrication. Motorists really ride on a film of oil, because all the moving parts of the engine are kept slipping over each other by a thin film of oil.

Part of the film Lviv Speaks (1958) edited by Bohdan Soluk. The traditional Jordanian blessing of water takes place on Rynok Square near the well opposite Terletsky's pharmacy with the participation of UGCC Bishop Ivan Buchko, surrounded by members of the Lviv...

Various shots during and after the Crystal Palace fire in 1936.

Five goatlings face-off against a wolf while their mom is away. Animated short film by Mexico's first animation studio: Producciones AVA.

Transporting coffee beans from ship to roaster. Processing beans. Transporting coffee to stores. Making coffee at home and over a campfire.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

Silent black-and-white footage of San Francisco, including the Ferry Building clock tower and ferryboats.

This entertaining thriller from John P Howard begins on a quiet road in Eltham. A man finding a note on the ground sees a woman waving from a high window. Using a ladder he climbs up to the room but is knocked out by the villains holding the woman hostage. Aft...

Speeches, folk dance, choral singing, Kalevala magic, limb repair, weeping women, accordion player, recitation.

A reclusive magician grants a wish to a beautiful young woman. The film is thought to be long lost.

A film promoting orphan's cause.

This silent footage documents the survey conducted between March and April 1937 (Showa 12) by Keitaro Miyamoto, Toru Ogawa, and Tadao Kano in the mountainous regions of southern Taiwan, home to the Paiwan people. Compiled and edited by the Attic Museum, the fi...