Cinematic Era: 1929 Vintage

Experimental short.

Part of BFI collection "On Yer Bike."

In North Lincolnshire the villagers of Haxey and Westwoodside tussle with one another whilst pursuing the 'hood'.

If bending the stalks turn the hectic life in the city against the harmony of man and nature in the countryside. The film presents a lyrical impression of rural life and is particularly special by the camera work of the famous French cameraman Jean Dréville.

This film deals with the struggle for effective cotton production during the years of collectivization

Directed by Jonas Turkow.

Filmed for the Irrigation Commission of the Water and Irrigation Directorate of the Ministry of Public Works.

It contains: information about the National Holidays.

Theatre and Cinema Company.

It contains: aviators Pinillos and Zegarra arrive in Lima; street accidents; inauguration of the Ronald passage in Callao; the last horse racing meeting; social notes.

It contains: the inauguration of the new Italian Bank building; the party in the San Jerónimo industrial park; the last horse race meeting; the arrival of aviators Jiménez and Iglesias.

It contains: the inauguration of the San Miguel Lawn Tennis Club and the horse racing season; the tribute to President Leguía held on April 10; the new Palace of Justice; men of the day; and the diplomatic gallery.

It includes: the municipal banquet; the open-air mass in Bolognesi Square; the people's demonstration; the Army and Navy parade; the Police presentation; the inauguration of the Reserve Park; and the illuminations in Lima.

It contains: the visit to Callao by the Chilean Minister of Finance; a tribute to the memory of General Foch; Holy Week in Lima; the triumph of the mantilla; and Uruguayan aviators at Jorge Chávez Airfield.

Lima Theatre Company.

The Abysses of Life was the only film produced by Peru Film Company, a company run by the Polish Stefanía Socha. Three years after arriving in Peru, she decided to undertake the production of a feature film, for which she enlisted the collaboration of journalist and writer of costumbrista works and zarzuelas, Julio Alfonso Hernández, who wrote the screenplay. Students from the acting school she ran played the central roles in the film.

Gymnasts marching under the direction of the band on the North Esplanade. Opening ceremony, speeches, with St. John's Church in the background. President Relander and his wife arrive. Women's and girls' gymnastics, dancing and games on the sports field, the band playing. Gymnastics performances inside.

Footage of a man skating on an ice rink.

A commercial promoting Sarg's Kalodont toothpaste. In the morning, the Sun in the sky wakes up little angels who start cleaning their teeth with Kalodont toothpaste immediately. At noon, they clean their teeth again under the supervision of St Peter, while in the evening their mouth hygiene is overseen by the Moon. The angels use the same toothpaste in the morning, at noon as well as in the evening. The Moon observes Earth through a telescope, watching a beautiful girl who also prefers Kalodont toothpaste. The commercial for the Czechoslovak-based Schicht company (Jiří Schicht a. s.) was filmed abroad. The Bulletin of the Ministry of Interior only provides the German title of the film; information about the existence of the Czech distribution title did not survive. The given Czech title was translated from German.

A commercial promoting Kainit potash fertilizer. Jíra's cows are bony because of bad fodder. Jíra can see that the cattle of his neighbour, Tomeš, are prized because the farmer fertilizes his fields and meadows with potassium and his cows thus have feed of much higher quality. Jíra therefore also begins to use Kainit potash fertilizer.

A commercial promoting the shoes of the Baťa company. The commercial for the Baťa company, based in the Czech town of Zlín, was probably filmed abroad. Information about the censorship proceedings and the producer and autors did not survive.

After the fire of the Imatra cinema in Tampere in 1927, the Finnish film industry worked together to produce an educational film about a cinema that was safe for the public. The film was intended to be shown as an educational film in film projectionists' courses, but due to its comedic content, it was also shown at public screenings. Oscar Lindelöf (1887–1954), a pioneer of Finnish cinema, plays a triple role as a reckless projectionist, the projectionist-in-charge of Kino-Palatsi and the instructor of a projectionist course.

A young man from Scappoose, Oregon takes the train to the big city of Portland. There he visits an amusement park, and is preyed upon by a charming con-woman.

Couple spends their honeymoon with their hillbilly cousins.

Silent film by Amábilis Cordero.

Portuguese short documentary with images of the Algarve village and surroundings, Porches hill, cinema, church square, Carvoeiro beach.

The Kent workers busily stripping vines in the hop gardens.

Film by Brazilian director Silvino Santos

Take a tour de France as cyclists double up for a tandem race through Paris's Bois de Boulogne.

Documentary film about official festivities from May 1929 in Bucharest, Alba Iulia and Mărășești, held at Romania’s 10th anniversary of Unification. A montage of images showing the arrival of Romanians from USA, the flag’s celebration at Cotroceni, festivities in Mărăști and Alba Iulia and footage from the main Romanian cities that celebrated the event.

Film about Ghost-Cat.

Short film from the British Pathé collection about an amusement park in Germany - various rides are seen, including a Helter Skelter. Was an item in Eve's Film Review issue number 459.

The farmyard gang delivers a new radio to Farmer Al Falfa. Now the whole world can be brought into the farmer's living room. First, the farmer gets enough static to blow his hair off. But soon, the set is working well, and Al Falfa gets to hear music from around the world. He and the farm animals (and mice) all enjoy dancing to the music coming over the air. When he gets to a bullfight in Spain, he's so inspired that he goes out to battle his cow. The cow doesn't think much of the odds, and she gets the local bull as a stand-in. Poor Farmer Al Falfa never knew what hit him. Even his new radio turns on him.

Two more of what?

The return of the Fokker postal aeroplane the “PH-AEN”, which took place on 22 January, 1929 at Schiphol airport, Netherlands. The pilots Duimelaar and Frijns and the mechanic Bruinesteyn are received by a large group of people, and Duimelaar winks at the camera.

Cut-out animation from Germany.

Short film showing members of the ‘pinto’ aboriginal tribe in Central Australia. Scenes of daily life including preparation for a dance ceremony.

Colonial films showing the work of Africans are rare. Here the exploitation system is precisely exposed. Deportees (from Angola) disembark from a boat. After the humiliating inspection of the bodies, it is the signature, on the finger, of the contract. Then are shown the works – cultivation, harvesting, bagging of cocoa -, as well as “education” and recreation. Contratados were forced into forced labour in violent and abusive conditions. This system, which replaced slavery, remained in force in the African colonies until 1961.

Mr. Bug is at it again, romancing the pretty bareback rider from the circus. Cute stop-motion short from 1929.

Footage from a religious cleansing ceremony in Japan, dated back to 1929.

Documentary made by Federico Valle for C.H.A.D.E. (Compañia Hispano-Americana de Electricidad).

As the title suggests, ‘Telling The World’ was made for an overseas audience as was much of the Government film unit’s output. It covers the roles and functions of the Cinema and Photographic Branch and shows Bert Ive filming some of the iconic images he would capture of important Australian events and places. The opening sequence shows a meeting between the Cinema Branch’s Officer-in-Charge Lyn Maplestone and Bert Ive, who appear periodically throughout the film. Ive continued to work for the branch until his death in 1939. The film has been sepia toned, a specialised chemical treatment enhancing black and white film with a warmer tone. Some scenes in the processing laboratory are tinted red. An excellent example of the period’s documentary and innovative filmmaking techniques.

Chip the Wooden Man down on the farm

Hall dance 1929

Ballroom dancing

People watching the plane

Parade with portrait of Eloy Alfaro

Doctors Meeting

Faces of walkers in Alameda Park

A comedy full of continuity, editing, script and direction errors, produced for a meeting of the London Amateur Cinematographers' Association and the basis of a competition for the club members. A married woman, her husband, a pianist and a burglar have a "money-go-round" as they steal, hide and return the husband's cash.

A glorious glimpse of mirth and merriment. (Topical Budget 944-2)

Commissioned by the National Confectioners’ Association (NCA), the industrial film tells the fictional story of a track coach who, wanting the best performances from his athletes at the State Track Meet, implements a no-candy rule. When his star athlete is caught eating candy before the meet, the coach has no choice but to remove him from the squad. However, as the big meet approaches, the coach, too, toys with the idea of eating candy. In a surreal hallucination, the coach is visited by the “Spirit of Candy,” who liberates him from his misperception that candy isn’t healthy.

The first Tajik film in history. Camera operators Kuzin, Shevich and Gezulin recorded the arrival of the first train to Stalinabad (present-day Dushanbe).

Collection of everyday scenes in Kyoto, Japan in the year 1929. These films were taken with the early Movietone sound cameras.