Movie Trailers - January 1940

Del Viejo Lima [Los Descalzos] Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

A newsreel from the 1940s about the romantic corners of Old Lima: The Alameda de los Descalzos, the marble statues and the Church of Our Lady of Patronage.

Provincia de Pacasmayo Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

A newsreel from the 1940s depicting the province of Pacasmayo.

Ayacucho: Ciudad legendaria Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

A newsreel from the 1940s depicting the city of Ayacucho.

Visiones de la provincia de Huancayo Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Newsreel from the 1940s about the city of Huancayo: avenues, industrial centers, architecture, churches, haciendas among others.

Excursión en la Selva Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

A newsreel from the 1940s about the journey through the Peruvian jungle shows the Marañón River with motorboats and the engineers' camp preparing the ground for the penetration road.

El Satipo Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

A newsreel from the 1940s documenting government initiatives to modernize the Satipo region into a prosperous industrial community accessible throughout the country.

Impresiones de Cusco, Sacsahuyamán, Machu Picchu, ascenso al volcán Cotopaxo, Lago Titicaca Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Early peruvian film.

Homenaje al libertador Don José de San Martín Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Newsreel from the 1940s about the ceremony honoring the Argentine hero Don José de San Martín for the proclamation of Peru's Independence.

Bob Hope en Lima Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Newsreel from the 1940s about the visit of the famous actor Bob Hope to Lima, accompanied by his wife and the manager of Paramount Pictures.

Un día en el Jardín de la Infancia Nº1 Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

A newsreel from the 1940s about the education children receive at this school, founded in 1930, mentions that there are 87 kindergartens throughout the country, providing medical care and technical courses for students.

Gran demostración gimnástica escolar en Lima Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

A newsreel from the 1940s documenting a school gymnastics exhibition at the National Stadium, organized by the Directorate of Physical Education and School Hygiene of the Ministry of Public Education.

Fiesta anual de los ex alumnos del Colegio Sabogal Callao Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Newsreel from the 1940s about the meeting of former students of Colegio Sabogal, now Instituto Sabogal, for the forty-fifth anniversary of its founding.

Colegio Agropecuario de San Juan Matucana Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Newsreel from the 1940s about the expansion of the Agricultural College No. 27 of San Juan de Matucana as part of the country's industrialization program.

Semana Santa en Ayacucho Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

A newsreel from the 1940s about the activities carried out in Ayacucho during Holy Week, such as the procession of the Lord of the Resurrection, the official attendance of the political authorities and prominent families of the district at the mass and the Chupas Fair, where the trade of the morochucos is observed in detail.

One Tenth of Our Nation Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

"One Tenth of Our Nation" is a 1940 documentary directed by Felix Greene that documents the historical and contemporary conditions of African Americans in the southern United States, with a particular focus on education.

Beau Geste Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

A parody of the classic Beau Geste, made on the leftover sets from the 1939 version by San Diego State University students, about brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste, who join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff.

The Flague Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

This is a documentary feature film created with the aim of informing the public how to avoid the plague of the highly contagious disease marmoset.

Mines in Sight Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Film from 1940

Apuros do Genésio Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Circus Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

A traveling circus performs in a small town. In its arena there are famous masters - the Bear-athlete, the Poodle-juggler, and the Cat-acrobatic.

Have You Seen Budapest in Wintertime? Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

A day in wintertime Budapest. Shot in an avant-garde style, the study extended over the smallest details of everyday life, observing everybody from workers repairing the street to nightclubbing bourgeoisie.