04 August 1940 Factual 25 mins
A documentary examining the effects of industrial automation on a small American town.
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United States 22 June 1940
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06 September 1940
Terry Kelly is leaving for college, and Ma Kelly and Uncle Pat invite his friends and sweetheart Kitty to the house for a going-away party.
31 July 1940
This movie's preamble explains the importance of salesmanship after the great depression The industrial revolution has created a life of modern convenience for America, and there are more products available than most people can fathom.
14 June 1940
Mother Hen's kids are aspiring singers and actresses, but Chester wants to become a G-Man. This fantasy of his lands him into trouble.
04 April 1940
In a Mexican city at the end of the 19th century, Don Francisco, a gambler and a bohemian, almost forgets his wedding and is late.
02 January 1940
Set during the Spanish civil war, the story of a commander of a fort Alcazar in Toledo, faithful to general Franco.
25 May 1940
Two men will receive $100 if they stay in Old Man Mose’s deserted house overnight in order to dig up his body and get the gold that has been placed under his body, and return it to the rightful owner.
18 April 1940
A man is framed for being a spy. After he is released, he sets out to find who the real spies are.
15 October 1940
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
07 September 1940
Papa Bear attempts to give the family's pet canary a bath. An MGM Bear Family cartoon.
26 September 1940
A look at Bali, in the Dutch East Indies, 90 miles long, 45 miles wide, and home to a million people.
12 April 1940
Protecting himself in an attack by rustlers, Rancher Steve Holden believes he has killed one of the attackers, young Bud Mathews, who in reality has warned Holden of the rustlers' approach.
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