1940 Movies

Anton, a very shy bookkeeper, must show his mettle when him and his colleagues at work ask for a raise but instead are laid off.

A timid pig tries to go swimming at the beach, but somehow he keeps getting tangled up with Sourpuss's fishing line.

Definitive document of pre-World War II futuristic utopian thinking, as envisioned by General Motors. Documents the "Futurama" exhibit in GM's "Highwa...

Documentary on the turpentine industry.

Porky Pig finds out that Ali-Baba and his Dirty Sleeves plan to attack the fort; it's up to him to go warn the fort. He gets there to discover everyo...

Documentary about a mission on board a German submarine.

This was a Columbia cartoon starring the human boy Scrappy in which the leading character is an assistant to a mad scientist character who creates a r...

Documentary about bears where the animals were filmed completely undisturbed.

Scrappy daydreams while in class.

A young man in a leotard leads a group of animals in a sumo wrestling match. The bear is the final victor of all the animals, but then loses when he m...

Oversize garden pests overcome the springtime urge to garden. The story opens in the spring. A caveman starts working in his garden, where a humongous...

Nanda, a money lender's son, falls for farmer's daughter Rupa. His father arranges his marriage to Radha for a dowry. Rupa sacrifices her love and ble...

Short World War II documentary showing how the everyday work of British housewives aided the war effort.

Short World War II documentary showing examples of how skilled craftsmen of peacetime apply their skills to essential wartime production.

An ethnographic film depicting the harvest and threshing of grain in Veteli.

A Terrytoons cartoon released 28 July 1940.

Vocational guidance film showing the radio industry as it existed in 1940, along with potential occupations at every level. Introduces the new industr...

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.