1940 Movies

Documentary short film depicting the life, geography, and historical aspects of the nation of Colombia, focusing on life in Barranquilla. Marketplaces...

The fascinating subject of crystal. Narration at footage's outset pointedly conveys that while there may have been little science in the mystic practi...

Early peruvian film.

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

A lion with a Bert Lahr voice can't stand being cooped up in a cage at the zoo, and escapes to confront the man who captured him in the first place, b...

A Juan Oliva's animation short film.

VS of ruined and damaged houses and of rescue workers digging amongst debris after severe earthquake in Peru. GVs. of homeless people congregating at...

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 o...

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

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

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

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

A newsreel from the 1940s shows the drinking water of Lima, Callao, and its coastal resorts. It reports that the water is considered to be of the high...

A newsreel from the 1940s documenting the inauguration of several galleries at the National Palace of Photographic Art, an art museum created and main...

A newsreel from the 1940s about the traditional festival of Saint John the Baptist in the pampa of Amancaes, in the current district of Rímac, every J...

A newsreel from the 1940s depicts the festivities honoring the Virgin of Alta Gracia in Ayaviri, one of the most important cities in the Puno region a...

1940s newsreel about the large crowds at "Agua Dulce" beach during the holidays.

A newsreel from the 1940s shows a group of cyclists demonstrating their skills at the Campo de Marte. Among those present at this sporting event were...