1927 Movies

Reportage about the state funeral of the Gouverneur General in the Dutch East Indies, J.B. van Heutsz.

The execution of the man who committed a deadly attack against the President of the Republic of Bolivia is recounted.

Bernardo De Pace, known as "The Wizard of the Mandolin," plays several tunes, including "Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna" and "That's Why I Love You...

British documentary.

Animated silhouette film concerning the adventures of a knight who pursues and eventually wins his lady love.

Filmed by Manuel Morales.

Filmed by José G. Otero and Guillermo Garland on the morning of the same day as the premiere.

A young man finds a loose stray colt near Hamilton which is not advertised for. So after a year he enters the colt in a show at which the owner, a you...

An Aesop’s Film Fables cartoon.

Short documentary on the making of biscuits.

An early sound film address from a former German Chancellor.

Hairstyles and hair accessories are modelled - a picture frame device is used. (British Pathé)

John Charles Thomas (1891-1960) was a celebrated American baritone. Here is an early 1927 Vitaphone film of him singing two songs.

Brothel movie from the 20s

The adrenaline rush of a race at South London's famous velodrome at the height of a cycling boom.

A Vitaphone recording of opera performer Beniamino Gigli.

Very few events and occasions of the Finnish labor movement were photographed in the 1920s and 30s. Here is a rarity from the summer of 1927. The main...

Pretty Clothes is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Phil Rosen.

Amateur footage capturing the essence of the island of Barra, and the life/work of its inhabitants, c.1920s. Features shot of early folk song recordin...

An Aesop’s Film Fables cartoon.