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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08 September 1938
In this western a traveling gun ends up in a small town and rescues an important rancher. Out of gratitude the rancher hires him to protect his land and cattle from his violent rival.
07 February 1938
Some cute forest animals get their revenge by fighting a war on some racist hunters.
01 May 1938
A cowboy is wrongfully accused of murder. He winds up in Harlem, where he assumes the identity of a preacher-turned-gangster who looks like him.
03 February 1938
Reflecting the filmmaker's passion for automobiles, who in his youth participated in car races, the film portrays the attempt to manufacture a new model in the Ford factory in the city of Porto.
26 August 1938
A neighborhood bully convinces Porky to take a puff from his cigar, causing Porky to hallucinate a smoke-man named Nick O.
01 January 1938
The Viennese bride of a Scottish peer is driven away by suspicion and unfriendliness from his family.
23 July 1938
When a young boy disappears, a man desperate for the offered reward money turns up with an identical child.
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.
23 September 1938
This comical campus romance showcases the fancy footwork of All-American basketball player Hank Luisetti while it tells the story of a dean's son who does his very best to become a good student.
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.
05 March 1938
In an effort to impress Darla, Alfalfa tells her that he's a famous bear trainer. Little does he know that Darla's father owns a circus - and a bear costume.
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