1939 Movie Trailers

Spiel der Wellen Trailer (1939)

02 January 1939

In this animated promotional short for the German electronics company AEG, the music of a black performer in Africa is spread to other continents through the "play of waves" (Radio).

The Fool of Kairouan Trailer (1939)

02 January 1939

The first Tunisian musical film, and the first film made in Arabic in Tunisia. It is starred by the singer Mohamed Jamoussi.

First Principles of the Compression Ignition Engine Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

An exposition, by means of diagrams and models, of the working principles of the compression ignition or oil engine.

Invasion Of Poland By The German Army Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

Footage shot by German troops and confiscated by Allied forces of an attack in Warsaw.

Warlike Beavers Trailer (1939)

16 March 1939

How the beavers rebuilt after the flood and drove the wolf away from their island.

Childbirth as an Athletic Feat Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

A class of expectant mothers practise ante-natal exercises designed by Kathleen Vaughan at Paddington (LCC Hospital), London.

Germanen gegen Pharaonen Trailer (1939)

30 January 1939

This film claims that the Germanic tribes predated the knowledge of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, then compares these findings with the contemporary German regime of Adolf Hitler.

Rouen, naissance d'une cité Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

The destruction of the city and its architectural heritage during the Allied bombing of the Second World War.

Fooled by Love, Hurt by Money Trailer (1939)

17 March 1939

The Archipelago Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

Views of Ornö and Huvudskär in the Stockholm archipelago. Everyday life is depicted on the islandsn

The Thundering West Trailer (1939)

12 January 1939

Outlaws Dale and Tucson quit Wolf's gang. Just as the two are about to rob the stage, Wolf and his gang beat them to it.

Netaji Palkar Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

A major Maratha historical focusing on Shivaji. The villainous Subedar of Kalyan, in his effort to defeat 17th C.

Devata Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

Sushila, marries an old widower, Dasapont, in order to pay for her younger brother's education. Dasapont already has a son, the social worker and professor Ashok, who is horrified at his father's decision and begs Sushila to reconsider, but she marries the old man anyway.

La hija del viejito guardafaro Trailer (1939)

01 June 1939

The granddaughter of a lighthouse keeper is outraged by her own father, who finds out about the connection when he is dying, after being strangled by the young woman's grandfather.

Sombras de Buenos Aires Trailer (1939)

11 October 1939

A racehorse keeper, a trainer and a young man who gets over his wife's infidelity wins with his horse and becomes a singer.

Krylos Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

The unfinished film "Krylos" is a historical story about the 12th century, inspired by the excavations of a temple in Galicia.

Brandy Ki Botal Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

A clerk in a municipal office discovers brandy to save his boss's ill son, leading to adventures.

The Drive to the Continent 1939 Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

Swedish amateur film from a trip through Europe a few months before the outbreak of World War II. Denmark, Austria (annexed by Germany a year earlier), Germany, France, and Italy.

The Women Who Believed in the Future Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

A film about the history of Sweden's Social Democratic Women's Association.

Nastradin Hodzha and Clever Peter Trailer (1939)

06 February 1939

The cheerful and optimistic character of Sly Peter emerged in Bulgarian folklore during the distant times of Ottoman bondage and served as an outlet protest at national and social injustices.

The Three-Thousand-Year-Old Vampire Trailer (1939)

24 September 1939

The story is about a 3,000 year old vampire that hides in a subterranean country, and how it works with thousands of demons to terrorize the world.

The Little Lost Sheep Trailer (1939)

05 October 1939

Little Bo Peep discovers that one of her sheep-students is missing when she counts noses at school. The missing lamb is wandering in the woods and is tricked by the big-bad-wolf into going to the wolf's favorite picnic grounds.

With These Weapons - The Story of Syphilis Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

The story of Syphilis and the methods used to detect and fight it. No details about the symptoms though.

Nell's Yells Trailer (1939)

29 June 1939

A spoof of those "No, No, A Thousand Times No!" melodramas.

Blossoming Youth Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

At the eve of the Second World War, one of the first color films, which has preserved for us the parade of athletes, which was held in 1939 on Red Square in Moscow.

From Jerusalem to Tel Aviv Trailer (1939)

27 December 1939

Reportage showing views of old and new Jerusalem and the modern buildings of Tel-Aviv. It is one of two (along with 'Tel Aviv') reportages made in the late 1930s by Romuald Gantkowski in what was then Palestine.

Nang Nak Phra Khanong, New Episode Trailer (1939)

25 May 1939

Short film about the Mae Nak Phra Khanong legend shown at the same time as the film "ลูกกำพร้า ภาค 2".

Iceland, Island, paradis des Nordens Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

The film gives a strong view of the everyday life of Icelanders when the film is shot, but that year was a record year for the export of herring products and herring fishing and herring salting therefore cover a large part of the film.

Thyagabhoomi Trailer (1939)

02 January 1939

A spirited contribution to the Independence movement, deploying Gandhian themes.