All Films

The Dikes

1955 • 20 min • Canada

A look at the destruction that follows the breaking of long-neglected dikes and the measures being taken to prevent future problems.

Stork Naked

1955 • 7 min • United States of America

A drunken stork comes to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Daffy Duck with a bundle of joy, but Daffy wants no part of the delivery and takes extreme measures to keep the stork away.

From Aesop to Hans Christian Andersen

1955 • 48 min

Walt Disney describes the age-old art of storytelling by offering cartoon versions of two of de la Fontaine's classic story of the Country Mouse and the City Mouse, followed by the Brothers Grimm and finally Andersen's The Ugly Duckling.

The Story of the Silly Symphony

1955 • 48 min

Walt looks backward at the Silly Symphony cartoon series, explaining that many of the techniques used in the Disney Studios' animated features were first perfected in those short subjects.

Canadian Carnival

1955 • 8 min • Canada, United States of America

Carnival time in Quebec, Canada, is also time for racing with sled-dogs, horse-drawn sleighs, hockey, curling the carving of ice-statues, obstacle races by youngsters, fireworks, and also the selection of a Carnival Queen.

To Serve the Mind

1955 • 24 min • Canada

The dramatization of the sympathetic hospital treatment a general practitioner receives when he suffers a mental breakdown. There is an emphasis on the types of facilities available and on the wide variety of mental and emotional ailments which can be cured or alleviated with medical knowledge.

A Word to the Wives...

1955 • 12 min

The story of two women and how they trick a husband into renovating a kitchen.

Bride and Groom

1955 • 7 min • United Kingdom

I now pronounce you... animated! Newlyweds meet a nuisance in an playful mix of cartoon comedy and real-life actors, including Roobarb legend Bob Godfrey.

Mau-Mau

1955 • 58 min

Newsman Chet Huntley narrates this documentary showing the rise of the African resistance movement known as the "Mau-Mau" against British rule in East Africa in the early 1950s.

Hook a Crook

1955 • 16 min • United States of America

Joe Besser and Jim Hawthorne are detectives trying to recover stolen jewels. They see a necklace on a furry arm, and deduce that a man wearing a fur coat was the thief. They, instead, encounter a gorilla.

The Wild Bunch

1955 • 30 min

On the way home after their honeymoon, a bride confesses two things to her groom: She's wealthy and has three teenage children plus a dog waiting for them at her home. He soon learns that they're a wild bunch in need of taming.

Mr Dong Guo and The Wolf of Zhongshan

1955 • 11 min • China

Puppet animation about Mr. Dong Guo's encounter with a wolf.

Magic Brush

1955 • 20 min • China

The Magic Brush is a Chinese animated stop-motion film produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. A young and kind peasant boy named Ma Liang helped a rich man to tend cattle. He liked drawing and drew pictures everywhere and had the greatest dream to be an artist. He works very hard to achieve this dream even though he doesn't own a paintbrush.

The Battle of Gettysburg

1955 • 30 min • United States of America

This film was shot entirely at the Gettysburg National Military Park, where the decisive battle of the American Civil War was fought. Leslie Nielsen narrates the story while contemporary songs and the sounds of battle are heard in the background. The sites of the various engagements, the statues of the leaders of the Northern and Southern troops, and the battlefield cemetery are featured. President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is read at the end.

The City By the Waters

1955 • 9 min

A sunny portrait of Stockholm narrated by Bibi Andersson. Widescreen, Eastmancolor.

Godzina bez słońca

1955 • 16 min • Poland

Gift of Gag

1955 • 6 min • United States of America

Popeye's nephews try to sneak a birthday present for their Uncle Popeye into his house.

The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story

1955 • 9 min • United States of America

A lamb that had wandered off plays a significant part in the Nativity.

Bonefish and Barracuda

1955 • 8 min • United States of America

Fishing tips from Lee Wulff. Filmed off the coast of Florida.

Let's Talk Turkey

1955 • 22 min • United States of America

Either a cooking short or propaganda from Big Turkey.

Headpin Hints

1955 • 8 min • United States of America

Professional bowlers Lee Jouglard and Sylvia Wene give instruction to young bowlers, then show their skill at making difficult spares.

Magoo Makes News

1955 • 6 min • United States of America

Mr. Magoo misreads a newspaper flyer thinking it is a letter from his power company saying they are shutting off his power. Outraged, Magoo heads for the power company intent on giving them a piece of his mind. However, instead of going to the power company, he goes to a newspaper printing officer by mistake getting tangled up in the machinery all the while thinking he is being given "the bum's rush". He returns to his house with the power back on thinking he has won. But the next day, he doesn't like the paper's editorial and heads to the newspaper office wanting to give them a piece of his mind!

Man on the Ledge

1955 • 44 min • United States of America

Beat cop Bragan is about to go off duty when he discovers a man standing on the ledge of a hotel more than a dozen stories up. Bragan tries to talk the man, Robert Cosick, down from his threatening perch and in the process learns the reasons for the Robert's suicide attempt.

Gadgets Galore

1955 • 10 min • United States of America

This Warner Bros. short reviews in an often humorous way the impact of the automobile on the United States. By 1900, the horseless carriage was beginning to have an impact. Early adopters were often the object of attention by large curious crowds. There were many car manufacturers and the quality of their product varied considerably. Traffic jams, pollution and automobile racing were only a few of the outcomes.