1940 Movie Trailers
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Spirit of Washington Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
This silent film documents a day at Washington School, a Black elementary school located at 1025 Washington, Topeka, Kansas.
Along the Dnipro Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
Soviet essay film, previously thought to have been lost. The film depicts the development of Ukraine along the Dnipro River, positing Kyiv as a model Soviet state in line with communist propaganda.
Bhookailas Trailer (1940)
15 December 1940
Ravana, the king of Lanka attains " Athma Linga " from Shiva and later he gets tricked by various people on his way back to home.
Das Schachdorf Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
A short documentary about the 'chess village' of Ströbeck, Germany, that ends in a game of human chess.
Rassenkundliche Untersuchungen an gefangenen Franzosen und Belgiern im Kriegsgefangenenlager Kaisersteinbruch (Niederdonau) Trailer (1940)
01 December 1940
A color film produced by the Natural History Museum Vienna.
The Great Advisor Trailer (1940)
13 December 1940
A radio host tries to give personal advice to his listeners. Only he is unable to take care of himself in life.
E o Circo Chegou Trailer (1940)
13 December 1940
In a small town in the countryside, the population is excited about the imminent arrival of a circus that brings excitement to the peaceful life of the city.
Tottisalmen perillinen Trailer (1940)
14 April 1940
Baron von Sumers, owner of the Tottisalmen estate, sends his mischievous grandson Klaus to learn manners at the vicarage in the neighboring parish.
Suomi-Filmin sotilaspila 2 Trailer (1940)
10 February 1940
A propaganda film made a few weeks before the end of the Winter War, a war joke about the Home Guard, made by "those great grimaces" Tatu Pekkarinen and Matti Jurva.
Medio millón por una mujer Trailer (1940)
06 March 1940
A man pretends to be a doctor to kidnap a miser's wife.
Nurmon valuri Trailer (1940)
12 February 1940
Juha Tiisjärvi, a 79-year-old coppersmith from Nurmo, casts and finishes small bells in her workshop.
National Defence Trailer (1940)
08 March 1940
The second Egyptian cartoon starring Mish-Mish. While Mish-Mish Effendi is doing a cabaret number with his bride-to-be, there's an announcement over the radio saying that Egypt has gone to war.
Saarten ja siltain kaupunki Trailer (1940)
12 February 1940
Savonlinna introductory photo. Nälkälinnantorni, Kyrönsalmi, Olavinlinna, Linnankatu, Olavinkatu, Bathhouse and casino, beach, harbor, inland waterway ships, Archipelago ship, support tugboat, Saimaa Canal, plywood factory in Pääskylahti, seine fishing.
Themis Trailer (1940)
13 November 1940
Against a background of bluish light, several objects appear: a square, a circle, and a set of rods. As the background color occasionally varies in shade between blue and rose, the objects move around, forming various patterns.
Turbulent Night Trailer (1940)
10 January 1940
Hajnally Ödön, engaged to the wealthy daughter Buday Klári, faces financial ruin as he struggles with debt.
Deepak Mahal Trailer (1940)
01 November 1940
A thrilling mystery and horror film, involving elements of danger, intrigue, and possibly a sinister secret.
Enontekiön porolappalaisten parissa Trailer (1940)
12 February 1940
The surviving parts give a powerful picture of the work and livelihood of the reindeer Sámi, which was a living reality during the filming.
The King of the White Elephant Trailer (1940)
27 July 1940
King Chakra is going about his usual palace duties, granting audiences to his advisers, including his Lord Chamberlain, who is keen to see the king fulfill his royal duty of taking 366 wives, including, hopefully among them, the chamberlain's own daughter.
An August Rhapsody Trailer (1940)
09 February 1940
Arne Sucksdorff’s debut—made when he was 23— is a lyrical short about Sweden’s late-summer crayfish fishery: night-time trapping on water, daybreak on the shore, and the rhythms of August nature rendered in carefully composed images.
Laxmi Trailer (1940)
04 April 1940
A flamboyant film producer Ramesh dotes on his glamorous star, Kishori, while avoiding a return to his village — and the wife he married in childhood, Rajni, whom he hasn’t seen since.
Dayak Boat Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
First color film in Bosnia. Bojko shot people bathing and cruising in their boats on the Vrbas river near his hometown of Banja Luka.
Michelangelo: Life of a Titan Trailer (1940)
15 March 1940
The life and works of Michelangelo are presented by German actor Mathias Wieman, in the the historical context of the High Renaissance era.
Popular Science J-0-3 Trailer (1940)
20 December 1940
Pliofilm plastic (rubber hydrochloride) and applications in raingear, food packaging, a transparent dress.
Something for Nothing Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
Rube Goldberg looks for a perfect Perpetuum Mobile design, while petroleum and internal combustion engine technologies open new frontiers.
Suomi-Filmin sotilaspila 4 Trailer (1940)
10 February 1940
Matti Jurva and other performers perform a joke about the Terijoki government.
Kansanomaista urheilua Ruovedellä Trailer (1940)
10 February 1940
Church boat racing, discus throwing, swing, strength and skill games. The film was originally planned for the 1940 Summer Olympics.
The Chase Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
A film by Douglass Crockwell made using oil paint on glass.
Porky Pig in Ali Baba Bound plus Three More Great Cartoons Trailer (1940)
10 February 1940
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.
Vanha Viipurimme Trailer (1940)
10 February 1940
Karelia, which was ceded to the Soviet Union, was commemorated in numerous short films during the armistice.
Divali Trailer (1940)
19 October 1940
Dhanna and his young daughter Tulsi struggle in poverty until Tulsi, trying to help her sick father, is arrested for theft and sent to jail.
Suomi-Filmin sotilaspila 1 Trailer (1940)
10 February 1940
During the decisive weeks of the Winter War in February-March 1940, Suomi-Filmi produced four War Jokes, cheesy propaganda entertainment, by "those great grins" Tatu Pekkarinen and Matti Jurva.
Suomi-Filmin sotilaspila 3 Trailer (1940)
10 February 1940
In February-March 1940, Suomi-Filmi produced four Military Jokes, sleazy propaganda entertainment, by "those great grins" Tatu Pekkarinen (1892-1951) and Matti Jurva (1898-1943).
Muuten on muistettava.. Trailer (1940)
12 February 1940
The information campaign after the Winter War.
Hot Throat Trailer (1940)
01 August 1940
An industrial short produced by Pražská železářská společnost (Prague Ironworks Company) in 1939, the film contains footage from the shorts Výroba oceli (Steel Production, 1939)—today presumed lost—and Poklady země (Treasures of the Earth, 1939), both directed by Karel Kohout.
L'arcidiavolo Trailer (1940)
05 October 1940
The Piazzi Conspiracy in a comedy directed by Toni Franguelli.
Washing for the New Year Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
New Year's greeting card 1940, featuring drawings of sailors.
How Motion Pictures Move and Talk Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
Produced by Bell & Howell, this short explains the basic principles of motion pictures and, by animation, shows how sound is recorded on a strip of film.
How Wet Was My Ocean Trailer (1940)
04 October 1940
A timid pig tries to go swimming at the beach, but somehow he keeps getting tangled up with Sourpuss's fishing line.
Kesällä Tampereella Trailer (1940)
10 February 1940
"The people of Tampere have always understood what prosperity leads to..." An excellent city documentary filmed by Tampere's own man, Uno Pihlström (1903-1965), in 1940 during the armistice, which is enlivened by an interesting narration.
Controls for Victory Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
Shows the shortage of civilian goods during World War II and illustrates, using diagrams, how uncontrolled buying leads to inflation.
Kinematographische Studien an Impatiens, Vicia, Tulipa, Mimosa und Desmodium von W. Pfeffer (1898-1900) Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
Plant movements in historical films by Wilhelm Pfeffers: geotropic bending of a horizontal Impatiens glandulifera; germination of Vicia faba; development and flowering in tulip, leaf movement in Mimosa speggazzinii and Desmodium gyrans.
Vetelin elonkorjuu ja riihenpuinti Trailer (1940)
12 February 1940
An ethnographic film depicting the harvest and threshing of grain in Veteli.
Permanent Lights Trailer (1940)
01 January 1940
A genealogical documentary about the “great men” of a nation that supposedly “needs to be seen standing up for itself”.