Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film [Nominated]
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1. The Loud Mouth (1932)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Del 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Matt McHugh, Marjorie Kane, Franklin Pangborn, Ray Cooke
Votes: 25
Comedy
2. Scratch-As-Catch-Can (1931)
19 min | Short, Comedy
A 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Bobby Clark, Paul McCullough, James Finlayson, Phil Dunham
Votes: 61
Comedy
3. Screen Souvenirs (1932)
Short
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.
Votes: 23
Novelty
4. Swing High (1932)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
The 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.
Director: Jack Cummings | Stars: The Flying Codonas, Pete Smith, Edward Codona, Lalo Codona
Votes: 192
Novelty
5. Mister Mugg (1933)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: James Gleason, Dorothy Christy, Ben Alexander, Otis Harlan
Votes: 15
Comedy
6. A Preferred List (1933)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Ken Murray, Dorothy Lee, Chick Chandler, John Sheehan
Votes: 20
Comedy
7. Menu (1933)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Short
A chef helps a housewife cook a duck dinner that will not give her husband indigestion.
Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Pete Smith, Luis Alberni, Una Merkel, Franklin Pangborn
Votes: 318
Novelty
8. The Sea (1933)
9 min | Documentary, Short
A 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.
Directors: Wanda Jakubowska, Stanislaw Wohl, Stacy Woodard, Jerzy Zarzycki | Star: Gayne Whitman
Novelty
9. Men in Black (1934)
G | 19 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges become doctors at a large hospital where they disrupt patients and staff alike.
Director: Ray McCarey | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Carmen Andre
Votes: 1,472
Comedy
10. What, No Men? (1935)
Approved | 21 min | Comedy, Musical, Short
A bill collector and a policeman are captured by a group of mad scientists and taken to an all-female Indian tribe for study.
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: El Brendel, Wini Shaw, Phil Regan, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 75
Comedy
11. Bosom Friends (1934)
10 min | Short
Through 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)
Star: James F. Clemenger
Novelty
12. Strikes and Spares (1934)
Passed | 9 min | Short, Sport
This 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.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Pete Smith, Andy Varipapa, Buster Brodie, Ray Turner
Votes: 264
Novelty
13. Oh, My Nerves (1935)
Passed | 18 min | Comedy, Short
Monty'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 ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Monte Collins, Tom Kennedy, Ruth Hiatt, Elaine Waters
Votes: 18
Comedy
14. Tit for Tat (1935)
Approved | 19 min | Comedy, Short, Family
After 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?
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Charlie Hall
Votes: 2,479
Comedy
15. Audioscopiks (1935)
Passed | 8 min | Documentary, Short, Action
After 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 ... See full summary »
Directors: Jacob Leventhal, John Norling | Star: Pete Smith
Votes: 205
Novelty
17. La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Hollywood 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band, The Spanish Troubadors, Warner Baxter, Ralph Forbes
Votes: 321
Color
18. Popular Science (II) (1935)
Approved | 11 min | Short
Considers marvels of modern science: contact lenses, kitchen gadgets, bubble bath (with cheesecake), diatoms, Boulder Dam.
Director: Robert Carlisle | Star: Gayne Whitman
Votes: 15
Color
One-Reel
20. Wanted -- A Master (1936)
Passed | 10 min | Short
A 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.
Directors: Arthur J. Ornitz, Gunther von Fritsch | Stars: Pete Smith, Horace B. Carpenter, Dave O'Brien
Votes: 139
One-Reel
21. Double or Nothing (1936)
21 min | Comedy, Musical, Short
Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Phil Harris, Leah Ray, Harry Tyler, Vicki Joyce
Votes: 60
Two-Reel
22. Dummy Ache (1936)
Approved | 18 min | Comedy, Short
An assuming husband, suspicious of his wife, follows her for the day. Misunderstandings, mishaps, and hijinks ensue.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Edgar Kennedy, Florence Lake, Dot Farley, Jack Rice
Votes: 50
Two-Reel
23. The Man Without a Country (1937)
Approved | 21 min | Drama, Short
In 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Crane Wilbur | Stars: John Litel, Gloria Holden, Ted Osborne, Donald Brian
Votes: 192
Color
24. Popular Science (I) (1937)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short
Raising angora rabbits for wool; new marine navigation and safety technology; kitchen gadgets; developing new rose varieties.
Star: Gayne Whitman
Votes: 27
Color
25. A Night at the Movies (1937)
Passed | 10 min | Comedy, Short
A man and his wife have a less-than-enjoyable time at the movies.
Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Robert Benchley, King Baggot, Jack Baxley, Sidney Bracey
Votes: 482
One-Reel
26. Romance of Radium (1937)
Approved | 10 min | Short, History
This Oscar-nominated short film tells the story of the discovery of radium and how it is used in medicine.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Pete Smith, Margaret Bert, André Cheron, James Conaty
Votes: 269
One-Reel
27. Deep South (1937)
20 min | Short
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Willie Best, Daisy Bufford, Jesse Graves, Clarence Muse
Two-Reel
28. Should Wives Work? (1937)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Errol's wife goes back to work, despite his objections.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Leon Errol, Vivien Oakland, Richard Lane, William Brisbane
Votes: 46
Two-Reel
29. The Great Heart (1938)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Biography
Carey Wilson tells the true story of the heroic sacrifice of Father Damien who suffered a living death in order to bring hope and God's comfort to the lepers confined on Molokai Island.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Carey Wilson, Tom Neal
Votes: 180
One-Reel
31. Swingtime in the Movies (1938)
Approved | 20 min | Musical, Short, Comedy
In this musical short, a director named Nitvitch, unhappy with the lead actress in his Western, makes an unexpected discovery in the studio cafe where some big stars are being served by a bevy of beautiful singing, dancing waitresses.
Director: Crane Wilbur | Stars: Fritz Feld, Kathryn Kane, John Carroll, Charley Foy
Votes: 387
Two-Reel
32. They're Always Caught (1938)
Approved | 22 min | Short, Crime
Shows the role the crime laboratory plays in the solving of cases, and how even the smallest detail can become a major clue.
Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Stanley Ridges, John Eldredge, Louis Jean Heydt, Charles Waldron
Votes: 235
Two-Reel
33. Information Please: Series 1, No. 1 (1939)
10 min | Short, Drama
A film version of the popular radio quiz show Information Please. A panel of famous "experts" - including author Rex Stout and comedian Oscar Levant - answer trivia questions and try to ... See full summary »
Stars: Clifton Fadiman, Rex Stout, John Kieran, Franklin P. Adams
Votes: 38
One-Reel
34. Prophet Without Honor (1939)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Biography, Drama
This is the story of Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873), an American Naval officer, who developed the first maps that charted the oceans' winds and currents.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Carey Wilson, Tom Neal
Votes: 169
One-Reel
35. Sword Fishing (1939)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
A group of men are on the sailboat the Scirocco heading down the Pacific coast to go fishing, but not just ordinary fishing. Among the group is archer Howard Hill who has used this skill in... See full summary »
Stars: Howard Hill, Ronald Reagan
Votes: 174
One-Reel
36. Drunk Driving (1939)
Passed | 22 min | Short, Drama
In this Crime Does Not Pay series entry, John Jones is an up and coming businessman who drinks too much but denies he has a problem. One day he mixes drinking and driving, and the tragic consequences hit very close to home.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Dick Purcell, Jo Ann Sayers, Richard Lane, King Baggot
Votes: 182
Two-Reel
37. Five Times Five (1939)
Approved | 20 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Cecile, Annette, Yvonne, Emile and Marie, the Dionne Quintuplets, turn five years old and have a private birthday party in their garden. Other than the five little French-Canadian ... See full summary »
Director: Frank P. Donovan | Stars: Alexander Woollcott, Annette Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Emilie Dionne
Votes: 13
Two-Reel
38. London Can Take It! (1940)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, War, Short
A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.
Directors: Humphrey Jennings, Harry Watt | Stars: Quentin Reynolds, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Votes: 710
One-Reel
39. More About Nostradamus (1941)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Biography, War
This short starts with a short biography of Nostradamus and highlights some of his prophecies that came true in his own day (e.g., telling a young priest that many years later he would ... See full summary »
Director: David Miller | Stars: John Burton, Hans Conried, Jimmy Dime, John George
Votes: 183
One-Reel
40. Siege (1940)
10 min | Documentary, Short, History
A short film which documents the siege of Warsaw at the beginning of World War II.
Director: Julien Bryan | Star: Julien Bryan
Votes: 257
One-Reel
41. Eyes of the Navy (1940)
Approved | 20 min | Documentary, Short
Produced in cooperation with the United States Navy, the film follows naval aviators through their basic training in Pensacola, Florida and advanced training at San Diego, California.
Stars: James Conaty, Warren McCollum, Charles Middleton, Russell Wade
Votes: 223
Two-Reel
42. Service with the Colors (1940)
Approved | 21 min | Drama, Short
This drama is "dedicated to the soldiers of the United States Army." Men with diverse backgrounds enlist in the army and are all assigned to the same post. Some adapt easily to army life, while others have trouble making the adjustment.
Director: B. Reeves Eason | Stars: Robert Armstrong, William Lundigan, Henry O'Neill, William T. Orr
Votes: 198
Two-Reel
43. Army Champions (1941)
Approved | 11 min | Documentary, Short
This MGM short, part of the A Pete Smith Specialty series, focuses on the young men who have signed up to serve their country. Speed, teamwork and accuracy are the hallmark of all army ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Vogel | Star: Pete Smith
Votes: 145
One-Reel
44. Beauty and the Beach (1941)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Music
This Paramount Headliner short (in-house number A1-1) was filmed at Jones Beach and features a background of pretty girls, bathing suits and the ocean. Johnny Long and His Orchestra provide... See full summary »
Director: Leslie M. Roush | Stars: Johnny Long, Johnny Long and His Orchestra, Helen Young, Bob Huston
One-Reel
45. Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm (1941)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Part of Tex Avery's "Speaking of Animals" series of animated shorts. A collection of puns, sight gags and slapstick jokes involving pigs, cows, chickens and other animals on a farm.
Directors: Tex Avery, Lou Lilly | Stars: Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Bernice Hansen, Kent Rogers
Votes: 57
One-Reel
46. Forty Boys and a Song (1941)
Passed | 10 min | Short, Music, Documentary
A tribute to the Robert Mitchell Choir School of Hollywood, which trains talented young boys in the musical arts in addition to regular academic studies.
Director: Irving Allen | Stars: The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir, Robert Mitchell, Ken Carpenter
Votes: 171
One-Reel
47. Kings of the Turf (1941)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
This entry in "The Sports Parade" series, shows us how Mortimer, a Standardbred horse, is trained for harness racing.
Director: Del Frazier | Star: Knox Manning
Votes: 201
One-Reel
One-Reel
50. Forbidden Passage (1941)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Crime, Drama
This short film portrays the U.S. Department of Immigration's efforts to capture a ring of smugglers who prey on desperate immigrants waiting entry by convincing them they have influence with the Immigration Service if they just pay a fee.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Addison Richards, Wolfgang Zilzer, Hugh Beaumont, George Lessey
Votes: 286
Two-Reel
51. The Gay Parisian (1941)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Musical, Romance
In a Paris nightclub setting, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performs to the music of Jacques Offenbach.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Léonide Massine, Milada Mladova, Frederic Franklin
Votes: 407
Two-Reel
52. The Tanks Are Coming (1941)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy
Educational short about the status of battle tanks and tanker training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical army trainee from the Bronx.
Director: B. Reeves Eason | Stars: George Tobias, Richard Travis, Gig Young, Frank Wilcox
Votes: 287
Two-Reel
54. Marines in the Making (1942)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
A look at U.S. Marine Corps combat training during the first year of World War II, including conditioning techniques adapted from athletics, hand-to-hand combat tactics, and traditional drills.
Director: Herbert Polesie | Stars: Pete Smith, R.E. 'Dick' Hanley, Charles Horvath, Stephen McNally
Votes: 230
One-Reel
55. The United States Marine Band (1942)
10 min | Short, Music, War
Various configurations of the United States Marine Band, including marching band, choir, and symphony orchestra, perform patriotic songs on the National Mall. The performances are intercut with footage of the Marine Corps in training.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: United States Marine Band, William F. Santelmann, Thomas Holcomb
Votes: 122
One-Reel
56. Don't Talk (1942)
Approved | 22 min | Drama, Short
This MGM short, part of the Crime does not Pay series, focuses on industrial sabotage during wartime. After a valuable shipment of manganese is blown up at a plant, the FBI try to find out ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Donald Douglas, Gloria Holden, Barry Nelson, Harry Worth
Votes: 291
Two-Reel
57. This Is America Series No. 33-101: Private Smith of the U.S.A. (1942)
19 min | Documentary, Short, War
Director: Harry W. Smith
Two-Reel
58. Cavalcade of Dance (1943)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Music
Ballroom dancers Veloz and Yolanda perform the various dance fads of the first half of the twentieth century.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Veloz, Yolanda, Art Gilmore
Votes: 155
One-Reel
59. Champions Carry on (1943)
10 min | Short
A documentary about how American sports figures are contributing to the war effort.
Star: Ed Thorgersen
One-Reel
60. Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform (1943)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Several prominent actors are seen in their new roles as WWII military officers and enlisted men. Highlights include Robert Stack (a former amateur skeet shooting champion) displaying his ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Eddie Albert, Desi Arnaz, Gene Autry, Art Baker
Votes: 51
One-Reel
61. Seeing Hands (1943)
Passed | 11 min | Short, War, Drama
Tells the story of Ben Helwig and his important contribution to the American war effort. Ben's story starts in the Great Depression when he, a young teen, is separated from his parents ... See full summary »
Director: Gunther von Fritsch | Stars: Barbara Bedford, William Bishop, Robert Frazer, Russell Gleason
Votes: 183
One-Reel
62. Letter to a Hero (1943)
17 min | Short
A school teacher in Monroe, NY writes a letter to her former student who is fighting in WWII.
Director: Larry O'Reilly | Star: Ann Dere
Votes: 43
Two-Reel
63. Mardi Gras (1943)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Music
The first of a series of six two-reel "Musical Parade" shorts produced in Technicolor for the Paramount 1943-44 production season. The series would continue into 1948, and then were ... See full summary »
Director: Hugh Bennett | Stars: Betty Jane Rhodes, Johnny Johnston, Val Setz, Adriana
Votes: 19
Two-Reel
64. Women at War (1943)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Drama, War
Three young women join the newly formed Women's Army Corps (WACS) for varied reasons, and make contributions to the war effort.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Faye Emerson, Dorothy Day, Marjorie Hoshelle, Virginia Christine
Votes: 73
Two-Reel
One-Reel
66. Jammin' the Blues (1944)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Created under the guidance of jazz impresario and Verve Records founder Norman Granz, this short captures the spontaneity of a jam session and is one of few film records of black jazzers of the day including tenor sax legend Lester Young.
Director: Gjon Mili | Stars: Lester Young, George 'Red' Callender, Harry Edison, Marlowe Morris
Votes: 1,005
One-Reel
67. Movie Pests (1944)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
A humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Pete Smith, William Bailey, Margaret Bert, Heinie Conklin
Votes: 275
One-Reel
69. Bombalera (1945)
20 min | Musical, Short
Director: Noel Madison | Stars: Olga San Juan, Johnny Johnston, Mikhail Rasumny, Frank Faylen
Votes: 20
Two-Reel
70. Main Street Today (1944)
Approved | 20 min | Short
This patriotic MGM short film, set in World War II, has a factory owner who produces the breech block for a key piece of army artillery. The military wants to increase production by 50%, ... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Ray Collins, John Nesbitt, Henry O'Neill, Addison Richards
Votes: 155
Two-Reel
71. Along the Rainbow Trail (1946)
Approved | 8 min | Documentary, Short
This 1946 entry in the "Movietone Adventures" series of shorts was in Technicolor when originally released. Narrated by Lowell Thomas, it is a trip from Medicine Hat in southern Utah down ... See full summary »
Star: Lowell Thomas
Votes: 12
One-Reel
72. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary (1945)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
A look back at 25 years of Columbia's series of newsreels chronicling the film industry and the lives of Hollywood stars. Clips from earlier films in the series are featured, along with a ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Cecil B. DeMille, Louella Parsons, Walt Disney, Rosalind Russell
Votes: 30
One-Reel
73. Story of a Dog (1945)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short
We watch the life of a Coast Guard dog, from the dog's point of view, from induction to graduation and then into a jungle to hunt for an enemy sniper. To pass muster, dogs must be of a ... See full summary »
Star: Knox Manning
Votes: 144
One-Reel
74. White Rhapsody (1945)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Skiiing on New Hampshire's Cannon Mountain.
Director: Jack Eaton | Star: Ted Husing
Votes: 18
One-Reel
One-Reel
76. A Gun in His Hand (1945)
Passed | 19 min | Drama, Crime, Short
A man joins the police force to learn police procedures with the intention of getting away with crimes.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Tom Trout, Richard Gaines, Anthony Caruso, Hugh Beaumont
Votes: 311
Two-Reel
77. The Jury Goes Round 'n' Round (1945)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Vera is one of many of a group of jurors who must work together to come up with a decision whether or not a man is guilty of murder.
Director: Jules White | Stars: Barbara Jo Allen, Barton Yarborough, Vernon Dent, Frank Alten
Votes: 44
Two-Reel
78. The Little Witch (1945)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Musical, Romance
Olga San Juan is the singing and dancing star of a night club in a South America country,and is in love with Bob Graham, the orchestra leader and vocalist, whose wealthy parents are unaware... See full summary »
Director: George Templeton | Stars: Olga San Juan, Bob Graham, Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Pedro de Cordoba
Votes: 13
Two-Reel
79. Dive-Hi Champs (1946)
10 min | Short
This short starts with the various rivers, lakes, and pools where children of the day learn how to swim and dive, and ends with amateur men and women diving.
Director: Russell T. Ervin | Star: Ted Husing
Votes: 26
One-Reel
One-Reel
81. Smart as a Fox (1946)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Family
A fox cub experiences life in the forest.
Star: Knox Manning
Votes: 148
One-Reel
82. Sure Cures (1946)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Comedy
Documentary showing different "home remedies" for various ills.
Director: Dave O'Brien | Stars: Pete Smith, Dave O'Brien, George Bruggeman, Rudy Germane
Votes: 181
One-Reel
83. College Queen (1946)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Musical, Comedy
Tom Cannon, a tap-dancer senior at State University sets out to find a College Queen for the upcoming competition. He selects Cindy Harris, a girl who is working her way through college as ... See full summary »
Director: George Templeton | Stars: Pat Phelan, Noel Neill, Audrey Young, George M. Carleton
Two-Reel
84. Hiss and Yell (1946)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Vera thinks she's witnessed a man decapitating his wife. Actually, she's only seen magician Bluebeard the Great rehearsing his act. Still convinced that the magician is a killer, Vera goes ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Barbara Jo Allen, Barton Yarborough, Symona Boniface, Edmund Cobb
Votes: 53
Two-Reel
85. The Luckiest Guy in the World (1947)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Charles Vurn is always looking for a way for big money the easy way, which in his case usually means gambling. He does so at the possible expense of his job as an insurance salesman - money... See full summary »
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Barry Nelson, Eloise Hardt, George Travell, Milton Kibbee
Votes: 332
Two-Reel
86. Brooklyn, U.S.A. (1947)
10 min | Short
Narrated by Ted de Corsia, this documentary short tells the life of 1947 Brooklyn, New York, and Coney Island.
Director: Arthur Cohen | Star: Ted de Corsia
Votes: 28
One-Reel
87. Moon Rockets (1947)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short
This short is one of Paramount's "Popular Science" series (number L6-5, or the fifth one of the 1946-47 production season) and begins by showling moon rockets, weighing 30 tons, aflight in ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Carlisle | Star: Gayne Whitman
Votes: 16
One-Reel
88. Now You See It (1947)
Passed | 10 min | Documentary, Short
This Pete Smith Specialty demonstrates the uses of micro- and macrophotography. We see extreme closeups of the mechanical workings of a tiny wristwatch, the surface of a cat's tongue, and several insects.
Director: Richard L. Cassell | Star: Pete Smith
Votes: 124
One-Reel
89. So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Short
Aspiring actor Joe McDoakes blows his first part at Warner Brothers and must settle for being a stand-in.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Jack Carson, George Chandler
Votes: 233
One-Reel
90. Champagne for Two (1947)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
Nightclub boss Malone puts off his wedding anniversary trip because an old woman claims to have overheard plans to rob the nightclub. But the old woman, Mrs. Cowdy, has a scheme of her own.
Director: Mel Epstein | Stars: Lita Baron, George Reeves, Griff Barnett, Ida Moore
Votes: 103
Two-Reel
91. Fight of the Wild Stallions (1947)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Ben Grauer, Desert Dust, Roy Lamoureaux, Frank Robbins
Votes: 45
Two-Reel
92. Give Us the Earth! (1947)
Passed | 21 min | Documentary, Short
This "Theater of Life" documentary was produced in cooperation with the International Committee, YMCA. It focuses on the work of Dr. Spencer Hatch, as he shows residents of small Mexican ... See full summary »
Director: Gunther von Fritsch | Stars: Emily Hatch, Spencer Hatch
Votes: 137
Two-Reel
93. A Voice Is Born (1947)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Biography, Drama
This Columbia short (part of their "Two-Reel Special" series) tells the story of the Hungarian tenor, Miklos Gafni, who learned to sing while being confined in a Nazi slave-labor/... See full summary »
Director: George Blake | Star: Miklos Gafni
Two-Reel
94. Annie Was a Wonder (1949)
Passed | 11 min | Short
In this entry in the Passing Parade series, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of Annie Swenson, who worked as a cook/housekeeper in the Nesbitt home when he was growing up. Annie was ... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Kathleen Freeman, Howard Negley, Ruth Lee, Sven Hugo Borg
Votes: 269
One-Reel
95. Cinderella Horse (1948)
10 min | Short
Directors: De Leon Anthony, Harry O. Hoyt, Edwin E. Olsen | Star: Art Gilmore
One-Reel
96. So You Want to Be on the Radio (1948)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Joe McDoakes and his wife love to participate in radio show contests, but something seems to interfere every time they are lucky enough to be chosen as participants.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Phyllis Coates, George Ford, Fred Kelsey
Votes: 230
One-Reel
97. You Can't Win (1948)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Short
A series of mishaps happening to a homeowner, while he take a relaxing day off from the office. The trouble is about to begin when he starts to rest at home.
Director: Dave O'Brien | Stars: Pete Smith, Dave O'Brien
Votes: 210
One-Reel
98. Calgary Stampede (1948)
Not Rated | 18 min | Documentary, Short, Western
The pageantry of Calgary's colorful celebration of its past, culminating with its world famous rodeo, is chronicled.
Director: Saul Elkins | Star: Art Gilmore
Votes: 180
Two-Reel
99. Going to Blazes! (1948)
Approved | 21 min | Documentary, Short
This Theatre of Life series short, produced with the cooperation of the Los Angeles Fire Department, emphasizes fire safety and fire prevention. It gives a behind-the-scenes look at the ... See full summary »
Director: Gunther von Fritsch
Votes: 118
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100. Samba-Mania (1948)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Musical, Romance
Night club owner Russ Vincent hires boogie-woogie dancer Betty Hannon for a spot in a South American revue which is headed by Lita Baron (as Isabelita). The latter is wary of Hannon's ... See full summary »
Director: Billy Daniel | Stars: Lita Baron, Russ Vincent, Billy Daniel, Betty Hannon
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