An impression of the state of the world in 1929, contrasting similarities and differences in religion, customs, art and entertainment from all over the world.

Wiggle Your Ears Trailer (1929)

05 April 1929

This is a really strange, but thought provoking film. Here, beloved Mary literally lets Harry Spear kick her behind, spend her money on him, and forces her to push his kiddie car, all so that she could get the occasional joy of watching Harry "Wiggle His Ears.

Cat, Dog & Co. Trailer (1929)

14 September 1929

Farina, Joe, and friends use dogs to power their "roadsters," but following a lesson from the head of the Be Kind to Animals Society, they make it their cause to rescue animals from bad treatment.

Meidän poikamme Trailer (1929)

18 February 1929

Silent military propaganda film by Erkki Karu, later followed by the musical revue film Meidän poikamme merellä ("Our Boys at Sea", 1933) and Meidän poikamme ilmassa – me maassa ("Our Boys in the Air – and We on Land", 1934), both of them also directed by Karu.

Come Across Trailer (1929)

30 June 1929

Mary, a high society girl, wants to see how the other half lives, so she becomes a cabaret dancer in a New York nightclub.

Skinner Steps Out Trailer (1929)

24 November 1929

William Henry Skinner's young wife has great confidence in her husband's abilities and is ambitious for his success.

Making the Grade Trailer (1929)

17 February 1929

Based on George Ade's story about a wealthy young man whose life is changed by his love for a gardener's daughter, transforming him into a more compassionate person.

Strange Cargo Trailer (1929)

31 March 1929

On board a yacht sailing from India to Britain, the owner of the vessel is murdered by one of the passengers.

My Bag o' Tricks Trailer (1929)

15 January 1929

A vaudeville act. Trixie Friganza performs first a story and then a song. For the story, she wears a wide-brimmed had and a matching diaphanous shawl.

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