All Films

Mad Nest

1955 • 5 min • Netherlands

Rapidly alternating fragments of women's portraits, planes, trains, revue dancers, animals, a motorcyclist with 'Ferdi' written on the back of his jacket and in between the artist himself and abstract images; scratches and wild drawings, among others. Colourful abstract and expressive images and texts, painted directly on the celluloid, are interspersed with images from the maker's other films; THE VIPERS and FERDI.

Private Eye Pooch

1955 • 6 min • United States of America

Woody is prisoner at a taxidermy school but when it is his turn to be used, he escapes. The guard dog is put in charge of retrieving him.

What Kind of Bird Is This?

1955 • 10 min • Soviet Union

The envious Goose traded from other birds what he liked: the neck of the Swan, the nose of the Pelican, the wings of the Raven, the legs of the Crane, the tail of the Peacock; the Rooster's scallop and a "crow" in addition. The Goose began to look like no one, just for some reason everyone laughed at him. The Sparrow helped him with advice, suggesting that the Goose's stupidity be replaced with the wisdom of the Owl. At the Owl, the Goose also learned that "A smart bird can not be proud of other birds feathers." Recognizing his mistake, the Goose changes everything back.

Man on a Bus

1955 • 29 min • United States of America

Six people who have emigrated to Israel from different countries are all on a bus traveling through the Negev Desert. They find themselves stranded overnight in the bus. To pass the time, each begins to tell the story behind their emigration to Israel.

Spooking with a Brogue

1955 • 6 min • United States of America

Casper the Friendly Ghost goes to Ireland, where he meets Billy, a young boy whose widowed mother is about to be evicted my a miserly landlord. Billy thinks Casper is a leprechaun and demands a crock of gold. Casper can only come up with gold-painted eggs, golden corn and gold fish. But when the landlord arrives and sees Casper, he runs away, and Casper gives the miser's gold to the boy.

Cops Is Tops

1955 • 6 min • United States of America

Olive joins the police force. Over-protective Popeye follows her around, "rescuing" her but she's fully capable of handling herself. Can't quite say the same for Popeye.

Keep Your Grin Up

1955 • 6 min • United States of America

Casper, the Friendly Ghost, attends the circus and frightens the performers. He then encounters a Laughing Hyena that is unable to laugh. Casper, determined to make the hyena laugh, tries many tricks and none of them even sightly amuses the animal, even to the extent of grinning or chuckling. But Casper then does something that accomplishes his goal.

The Miracle on 34th Street

1955 • 46 min • United States of America

One Kris Kringle, a department-store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. But this is nothing to the stir he causes by announcing that he is not merely a make-believe St. Nick, but the real thing.

Calypso

1955 • 4 min • United Kingdom

Hand painted directly onto film stock by Margaret Tait, this film features animated dancing figures, accompanied by authentic calypso music.

Car-azy Drivers

1955 • 6 min • United States of America

Popeye arrives in a suit of armor to take Olive for her first driving lesson. Between her literal-mindedness ("choke the engine"), inexperience, an inattentiveness, she has several accidents, culminating in a showdown with a locomotive.

The Mechanics of Love

1955 • 5 min • United States of America

This short begins with a couple about to make love, and then does a tour of innocuous objects in the room around them that invariably suggest sexual activity.

Karius and Baktus

1955 • 15 min • Norway

The little tooth trolls Karius and Baktus tries to persuade Jens not to brush his teeth, and their picking wholes in his teeth can go on as planned. If the mother's plea to Jens is winning, the happy days of white bread and syrup is over.

Age 13

1955 • 27 min • United States of America

Tells the story of Andrew, a 13-year-old whose mother dies and leaves him with an indifferent step-father. Andrew, receiving only hostility from his classmates and step-father, begins to steal. An understanding counselor at school helps Andrew reform and readjust.

Yaji Kita manzai dochu-Bakehime sodo no maki

1955 • 53 min • Japan

The Unlighted Road

1955 • 30 min

Young Jeff Latham stops at a roadside diner and ends up working there. After meeting a nice local girl, everything seems to be going his way. Things get complicated when he unwittingly gets involved with criminals working out of the diner.

Baby Boogie

1955 • 6 min • United States of America

A little girl asks her parents, in song, where babies come from. They decide not to tell her the truth, so she starts searching out the answer. She's finally told that they come from "the hospitl".

Contrasts in Rhythm

1955 • 7 min • United States of America

An animated segment from the film Melody Time which includes the two shorts "Bumble Boogie" and "Trees".

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1955 • 60 min • United States of America

This made-for-TV production originally aired on the "Climax!" show and opened up its second season. Huck and his buddy Tom Sawyer become blood brothers right before Huck takes off down the Mississippi River to try and get away from his abusive father. Along his journey Huck comes across a wide range of characters including The Duke.

Switzerland

1955 • 33 min • United States of America

Oscar nominated short film from 1955

Dime to Retire

1955 • 7 min • United States of America

Exhausted traveler Porky Pig drives into a town looking for a hotel. He is delighted to find one with a 10 cents per-night fee. Unfortunately, its manager is Daffy Duck.

Heir-Conditioned

1955 • 7 min • United States of America

Sylvester is a rich cat, courtesy of his deceased mistress, who has left him $3 million. His alley cat friends, hope to sponge off his good fortune, and Sylvester is eager to share with them. But Elmer Fudd, as Sylvester's new financial advisor, lectures him on investing his wealth in business and industry.

Death Tide

1955 • 46 min • United States of America

A ship with a cargo full of diamonds gets taken over by pirates.

No Time for Sergeants

1955 • 50 min • United States of America

Will Stockdale is a country bumpkin drafted into the Air Force and too dumb to realize he's driving everyone around him crazy -- no one more than Sgt. King.

House: After Five Years of Living

1955 • 11 min • United States of America

The Eames House and Studio is explored via a series of slides.