Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film [Nominated]
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- DirectorDel LordStarsMatt McHughMarjorie KaneFranklin PangbornDel Lord, famous director of the Three Stooges shorts, directed this story of one man in various comical vignettes playing the "loud mouth" - a guy who can't keep a secret and is always getting himself in trouble with everyone he comes in contact with by shouting out his opinions and criticizing strangers to their face.Comedy
- DirectorMark SandrichStarsBobby ClarkPaul McCulloughJames FinlaysonA couple of down-at-heel specimens (Clark and McCullough) take on the job of insurance men, and, after exploiting their wrestling powers, manage to sell insurance to the president of the company employing them and to one who has hitherto proved unapproachable.Comedy
- Old silent movies were edited and given silly soundtracks in this Paramount short subject series that ran from1931 to 1934. Of interest is that some now lost films are included here and are at least partially saved.Novelty
- DirectorJack CummingsStarsThe Flying CodonasPete SmithEdward CodonaThe Flying Codonas, fourth generation of a family of trapeze artists, practice and perform amazing feats high in the air. Close-up and slow motion photography show how it's done.Novelty
- DirectorJames W. HorneStarsJames GleasonDorothy ChristyBen AlexanderComedy
- DirectorLeigh JasonStarsKen MurrayDorothy LeeChick ChandlerComedy
- DirectorNick GrindeStarsPete SmithLuis AlberniUna MerkelA chef helps a housewife cook a duck dinner that will not give her husband indigestion.Novelty
- DirectorWanda JakubowskaStanislaw WohlStacy WoodardStarsGayne WhitmanA variety of sea creatures are filmed in their natural habitat. Included are seaweed, a sea snail, crabs, a starfish opening a mussel, a sea anemone eating an eel, a sea urchin, hermit crab, an octopus fleeing a crab, and a sea cucumber.Novelty
- DirectorRay McCareyStarsMoe HowardLarry FineCurly HowardThe stooges become doctors, at a large hospital, where they disrupt patients and staff alike.Comedy
- DirectorRalph StaubStarsEl BrendelWini ShawPhil ReganA bill collector and a policeman are captured by a group of mad scientists and taken to an all-female Indian tribe for study.Comedy
- StarsJames F. ClemengerThrough the adorably persuasive antics of a menagerie of cats, dogs, monkeys, lion cubs, and other animals great and small, Bosom Friends delivers a species-transcending message of tolerance. (Source: UCLA Film & Television Archive)Novelty
- DirectorFelix E. FeistStarsPete SmithAndy VaripapaBuster BrodieThis short features professional bowler Andy Varipapa. He first shows the correct way to grip a bowling ball and the proper form for delivering the ball down the alley. He then performs several trick shots.Novelty
- DirectorDel LordStarsMonte CollinsTom KennedyRuth HiattMonty's nerves are shot, so he decides to go on a nice, relaxing trip to the country. Unfortunately, his brother-in-law Tom brings along the rest of the family. Comic chaos ensues. "Oh, My Nerves" was remade by the 3 Stooges as "Idiots Deluxe" (1945) and "Guns a Poppin'" (1957).Comedy
- DirectorCharley RogersStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyMae BuschAfter the events in Them Thar Hills (1934), Stan and Ollie encounter their old nemesis, whose grocery shop is next to their home-appliances store. Nobody can let bygones be bygones, and a war breaks out. Will those tit-for-tat battles ever end?Comedy
- DirectorJacob LeventhalJohn NorlingStarsPete SmithAfter the audience is instructed how to use the 3-D glasses they received, demonstrations of three-dimensional films are presented. Various objects move towards the camera, including a ladder being shoved out a window, the slide on a trombone, a woman on a swing, and a thrown baseball.Novelty
- StarsGraham McNameeNovelty
- DirectorLouis LewynStarsEduardo Durant's Rhumba BandThe Spanish TroubadorsWarner BaxterHollywood stars participate in a Mexican-themed revue and festival in Santa Barbara. Andy Devine, the "World's Greatest Matador", engages in a bullfight with a dubious bovine supplied by Señor Keaton, and musical numbers are provided by Joe Morrison and the Garland Sisters. Comedy bits and dance numbers are also featured.Color
- DirectorRobert CarlisleStarsGayne WhitmanConsiders marvels of modern science: contact lenses, kitchen gadgets, bubble bath (with cheesecake), diatoms, Boulder Dam.Color
- DirectorFred WallerStarsYasha BunchukOne-Reel
- DirectorArthur J. OrnitzGunther von FritschStarsPete SmithHorace B. CarpenterDave O'BrienA dog living in a junk yard finds out that all stray dogs will be exterminated by 3 o' clock that afternoon, so sets off to find a master before the deadline.One-Reel
- DirectorJoseph HenaberyStarsPhil HarrisLeah RayHarry TylerTwo-Reel
- DirectorLeslie GoodwinsStarsEdgar KennedyFlorence LakeDot FarleyAn assuming husband, suspicious of his wife, follows her for the day. Misunderstandings, mishaps, and hijinks ensue.Two-Reel
- DirectorCrane WilburStarsJohn LitelGloria HoldenTed OsborneIn this classic story, US Army Lt. Philip Nolan is upset with his assignment to a remote outpost with no possibility for promotion. He intends to join Aaron Burr, who plans to form a new country in the lands west of the Mississippi River. Before he can get away, Nolan is charged with treason. At his court martial, he angrily tells the tribunal that he never wants to see or hear of the United States again. He gets his wish, and is sentenced to permanent, lifetime exile aboard US ships at sea. No crew member can mention anything about the United States within his hearing, and in the books he is allowed to read, all references to the United States are removed.Color
- StarsGayne WhitmanRaising angora rabbits for wool; new marine navigation and safety technology; kitchen gadgets; developing new rose varieties.Color
- DirectorRoy RowlandStarsRobert BenchleyKing BaggotJack BaxleyA man and his wife have a less-than-enjoyable time at the movies.One-Reel