All Films

Daniel Boone: The Promised Land

1961 • 60 min • United States of America

The wagon train on the way to Kentucky has to lighten the loads to get across the mountains and battle Indians.

Golden Peacock Castle, Part 1

1961 • 50 min • Japan

A group of pirates led by the evil Gondaiyu and his wizard, Genkuro, capture the Golden Peacock Castle and massacre the peaceful clan that lives there. The few survivors that manage to escape plot their revenge and wait for the right timing for an attack. The struggles of the Golden Peacock Clan continue as they seek to reclaim their home and prevent the evil Gondaiyu from taking their most prized treasures.

Keiji monogatari buchō keiji o oe!

1961 • 55 min • Japan

1961 Japanese movie

Girls Beware

1961 • 10 min • United States of America

Girls Beware is a trilogy of tragedies brought about by teenage girls' attempts at independent behavior. Covers do's and don'ts in the babysitting situation. Develops the problem of the 'PICK UP' and the girls who go with boys that are too old.

The Bride of Headless Island

1961 • 55 min • Japan

Directed by Hideaki Onishi of "Vampire Monster House" fame. A thriller and unique period drama directed by Hideaki Onishi of "Vampire Monster House" from a script by Akiyoshi Kataoka. Suzuki Shuhei, the duo behind "Vampire Monster House," was in charge of cinematography. Cast: Ryuji Shinagawa Ryutaro Wasaki Keiko Ogimachi SHIMIZU Hajime

The Monster of Highgate Ponds

1961 • 59 min • United Kingdom

The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.

The Strangers Upstairs

1961 • 56 min • Japan

After moving in to their dream home, newlyweds decide to rent out their second floor to save money. They soon discover the woe of being landlords.

Boys Beware

1961 • 10 min • United States of America

This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers.

The Seasons

1961 • 28 min • Italy

Eternal and cyclical movement. A young woman crosses the seasons. With his 8mm Paillard, Piavoli starts his poetic journey with a drawn-out gaze on nature, which condenses passing time into a single shot.

Twist Craze

1961 • 8 min

Documentary short on how to do the twist.

Beep Prepared

1961 • 7 min • United States of America

Wile E. Coyote tries yet again to catch the Road Runner.

Man with the Funky Hat

1961 • 53 min • Japan

Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and some extra cash on the side. He and his friends get themselves involved in some shady business dealings involving a kidnapping.

ヨットとお転婆野郎

1961 • 56 min • Japan

Sanae Nakahara, playing the role of a proactive female college student, persuades a stubborn old man and mediates the forbidden love of a young businessman. This is a youth comedy made to capitalize on the leisure boom of the time.

Ricochet

1961 • 60 min • United States of America

An army sergeant blames himself for causing a rookie's death during training.

Prince Violent

1961 • 7 min • United States of America

Viking Yosemite Sam arrives to storm the castle. But Bugs takes charge of the defenses, and between Bugs' cleverness and Sam's stupidity, the castle is never seriously threatened, even when Sam enlists the help of an elephant.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

1961 • 28 min • France

During the American Civil War, a Southerner is about to be hanged from a bridge for sabotage when something unexpected happens.

Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor

1961 • 60 min • Japan

Drifting detective Goro Saionji is asked to investigate the sinking of a fishing boat in a port town on the Bōsō Peninsula and runs up against the smuggling gang behind the case.

Cannery Woe

1961 • 6 min • United States of America

Speedy Gonzales helps provide cheese for the mayor's reelection campaign (and two hungry friends) by swiping it from the store guarded by Sylvester.

Hoppy Daze

1961 • 6 min • United States of America

A pudgy but tough-guy cat recruits Sylvester as his stooge to catch a mouse for his dinner, under the pretense of training Sylvester to be a champion mouser. Sylvester enters a warehouse and runs into the baby kangaroo, Hippety Hopper, and thinks, as usual, that Hippety is a giant mouse that must be fought.

Feathertop

1961 • 55 min • United States of America

When Madame Eau Charme, a social-climbing witch, fails to receive an invitation to the Governor's Ball, the most prestigious event of the season, she becomes angered and plots a dreadful revenge against the Governor. She brings a scarecrow (named Feathertop) to life and sets him on a quest to break the heart of Julie Balfour, the Governor's beloved daughter.

Royal Children

1961 • 18 min

Even the most devout monarchist may feel uncomfortable watching this film - hindsight makes this a rather poignant experience. Although clearly intended as a hymn to royal life, with a panting narration describing the bliss Charles, Anne and Andrew are experiencing (the film was made three years before the birth of Edward), the images tell a different story - only a couple of shots feature the children smiling, while the first glimpse of Andrew as a baby, a spotlight shining on his face as photographers snap away, is a faintly sinister symbol of the royals’ lack of privacy from birth. The knowledge that a future of divorce and tabloid scandal would tarnish these children's adult lives adds irony to this snapshot of supposed utopia.

Aquamania

1961 • 8 min • United States of America

Mr. X buys a boat and inadvertantly enters the water skiing race. With Junior driving, with no experience, he's a bit out of his league.

Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm

1961 • 53 min • Japan

Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing a contract into the major leagues. Meanwhile, the body of an orthopedist is discovered in the river.

Munro

1961 • 9 min • United States of America, Czechoslovakia

A four-year-old boy is drafted into the army. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.