02 January 1938 Factual 11 mins
How long-distance telephone calls are made, from the UK to the USA. We see operators, miles of wires, and the amplification of voice transmitted across the waters. Engineers of the Post Office describe how they are improving the service.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt as Self
Humphrey Jennings Director
United Kingdom 02 January 1938
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21 December 1938
In the village of Sableuse, the local manor has been bought out by a nouveau riche, Emile Cousinet. When his wife Lisette, a former music hall actress, flees to Paris with young Pierre de Sableuse, Cousinet asks Father Pellegrin, the village vicar, to bring the lost sheep back home.
07 February 1938
Some cute forest animals get their revenge by fighting a war on some racist hunters.
30 December 1938
A famous violinist enlists in a music school in order to woo one of the students.
02 April 1938
When a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his girlfriend sets out to prove his innocence.
16 April 1938
Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.
01 January 1938
Using the backdrop and excitement of a local carnival, this soundie short features four different and unique acts, from the fast talking carnival barker (Clyde Hager) and the singing of Jon Peerce to the great jazz music of the Cotton Club Tramp Band and a tap dance routine performed by Three DeLovelies.
29 April 1938
The mangiest pup at Pete's Pooch Palace catches the Captain's eye. He takes it home, but Mama is less than thrilled; she forbids it to stay in the house.
31 March 1938
The vassals of the Asano clan, who surrendered the castle & became wanderers, deceive the enemy and the public, wait for an opportunity to avenge their master and his family.
19 March 1938
James A. FitzPatrick's TravelTalks series takes a look at the lives and customs in New Brunswick.
18 July 1938
A newly married couple run into difficulty when the wife refuses to obey her husband.
01 June 1938
Set in the late Edo period of the assassination of Dairo Ii, the sword and emotional romance that depicts the murderous world.
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