1928 Movies

An unedited and untitled film of the opening of the new British Instructional Film Studios by the Rt. Hon L.S. Amery. Invited guests are seen arriving...

Part of BFI documentary collection "Here’s a Health to the Barley Mow."

British documentary.

British documentary.

Silent short from the Outdoor Sketches series.

Directed by G. Stabova.

Animation by Joe Noble. L/S of the animator standing at an easel painting a cartoon. He holds his head as if looking for inspiration. Sausage (a dog)...

Sometimes titles are a play on words such as "Hollywood Sand Witches."

All of the entries in this rare collection of blue movies from the silent age have one thing in common - the beautiful young girls of Hollywood baring...

The title performers (four singers and a pianist) perform two popular songs.

A comedy short with Jack Cooper done by J.R. Bray Studios.

A training film stressing accuracy for Western Union's keyboard operators, who were mostly women.

A Russo-Japanese war animated film.

Medical film from the Vincenzo Neri collection.

This is a home movie recorded by Mr. Okita, who ran the "Manchurian Ranch" in Dalian, Manchuria. The title reads "HSOKITA STUDIO". He was an amateur,...

This is a record of the special fleet review that Emperor Showa attended for the first time after his enthronement ceremony, and is a companion piece...

A record of the Grand Ceremony Military Review held at Yoyogi Training Ground, which Emperor Showa attended for the first time after his enthronement

This work documents the enthronement ceremony and a series of rituals of Emperor Showa, which took place over nearly a month in November 1928. The nat...