Movies and TvShows featuring "new-york-worlds-fair-1939-1940" theme.

Minnie is baking cookies. When she leaves for a short while, her dog Fifi accidentally drops popcorn kernels in the dough. Mickey and Pluto come over and visit with Minnie and Fifi. When Mickey notices that something is burning, Minnie remembers the cookies, which are popping popcorn out of them. Minnie is upset and lies on her sofa crying. Mickey goes out and buys a large amount of cookies and crackers. He comes back and shows them to her and she is overjoyed. The short was originally a theatrical advertisement for the National Biscuit Company (now known as Nabisco), where all of the products seen are various Nabisco products (i.e. Ritz Crackers, Oreo Cookies, Fig Newtons, etc.). These would later be edited out and replaced with generic-brands in television broadcasts and home video releases.

When a magician's wife leaves him, he embarks on a world tour in search of her, encountering various challenges and deception along the way.

The World of Tomorrow is a documentary film that delves into the fascinating history and impact of the New York World's Fair of 1939-1940. Through archival footage and interviews, the film takes viewers on a journey through this iconic event that showcased the wonders of technology, innovation, and cultural exchange. From the iconic Trylon and Perisphere structures to the exhibits featuring the latest advancements in science, industry, and art, the World's Fair captivated the world and left a lasting legacy. The film also explores the social and historical context of the time period, shedding light on the hope, excitement, and challenges that characterized the 1930s.

A neglected wife, suffering from amnesia, goes on a vacation with her husband to the New York World's Fair. While there, she gets involved in a comical mix-up with mistaken identities and romantic rivalries.

Cinerama Adventure is a documentary that explores the history and impact of the widescreen filmmaking process known as Cinerama. It takes viewers on a journey through the golden age of cinema and showcases the showmanship and technological advancements that revolutionized the movie-going experience in the 1950s and beyond. The documentary features interviews with filmmakers, industry professionals, and film enthusiasts, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the making of iconic films like Lawrence of Arabia. From the dazzling visuals of Cinerama to its role in capturing historical events and immersive storytelling, Cinerama Adventure celebrates the artistry and innovation of this groundbreaking cinematic format.

Pete Roleum, an oil droplet, narrates a presentation about the history and uses of oil: He starts by introducing some of his relations, with illustrations of the things that they have done throughout history. He then turns to the modern era, and shows that oil has a great many important uses, some of which might come as something of a surprise.

Father sells his drugstore and the Jones family heads for New York to enjoy sophisticated city life. They lose all their money before deciding to go back home.

Aimed at African Americans and shot at Tuskegee University, this film instructs viewers in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis by focusing on a pair of sympathetic siblings, George and Mary, whose lives are altered by the disease. Starring Rex Ingram as Dr. Gordon, the film suggests that organized religion is an important defensive location in this particular community, and warns of the dangers of the previous generation’s superstitions and its fear of medicine. The Health Department prominently featured the film at the 1939 World’s Fair. Directed by Edgar Ulmer.

A collection of various gags in the form of a travelogue.

Promotes television sets and the broadcast of New York's first regularly scheduled programs by providing a clinical look at the inner workings of television, including the manufacture of the tubes, lab experiments, and an actual telecast. Shows RCA's production studios in Rockefeller Center, television demonstrations at the 1939–40 New York World's Fair, RCA's Empire State Building transmitter, and remote mobile broadcast units. One of a variety of "Reelisms" shorts produced by Frederic Ullman Jr. and Frank Donovan for RKO in the late 1930s.

A cruise to Nome, Alaska, starts with some cruise-ship jokes: the ship pulls out of the harbor like a car, raising anchor also raises the front of the boat, the ship follows the coast by curving around it. On arrival, we see some local scenes: A penguin eats two fish, then is eaten by the third; the dogs of a dog sled stop (behind an iceberg) at a telephone pole; a timber wolf goes around shouting "Timber!" Two Eskimos rub noses: in preparation, the woman applies lipstick to her nose. Finally, an Eskimo nightclub (after all, the nights are six months long) features a rotoscoped ice skater. The ship leaves, and gets caught in the fog near New York; when the fog clears, we see the ship is perched atop the World's Fair Trilon.

A prescient documentary about city planning, which presents idyllic suburbs and nuclear families as a solution to the chaos, poverty and social decay of industrialized inner cities.

"An average American family", the Middletons, visit the 1939 World's Fair and witnesses the advent of future technology, encountering robots and dishwashers for the first time.

This 40-minute short, produced for MacFadden Publications, is basically a plug for the selling power of ads placed in the pages of "Liberty Magazine," a MacFadden publication.

In Should Husbands Work?, a frustrated small-town banker is forced into retirement and becomes a house husband. Chaos ensues as he navigates through the challenges of taking care of the household, dealing with gossip, and facing his politician friends.

A corporate history of the Coca-Cola Company.

"Around the World with Mike Todd" serves as a summarization of the Todd's career, and his role in producing 'Around the World in 80 Days'. Numerous behind-the-scenes footage from the film.

A documentary about the life of George Westinghouse, an American industrialist who made significant contributions to the world of electricity and innovation. The film explores his achievements and legacy, from his involvement in the development of the alternating current (AC) system to his impact on the technological advancements of the 20th century.

Animated segments which might have originally framed live action footage of bakers at work making Wonder Bread and Hostess cakes.

A documentary film that explores the history and significance of the World's Fair, specifically focusing on the New York World's Fair held in 1939-1940. The film showcases the cultural, technological, and architectural innovations of the fair, along with the impact it had on society.