All Films

Peppy Graceful Dance

1952 • 3 min

Betty Page dances peppily and gracefully.

The Heart Is Highland

1952 • 20 min • United Kingdom

The people of the Scottish Highlands live in small communities set in landscapes of unsurpassed beauty.

Woodpecker in the Rough

1952 • 7 min • United States of America

Woody Woodpecker is challenged to a zany game of golf.

Sloppy Jalopy

1952 • 6 min

Mr. Magoo heads to a used car lot hoping to buy Waldo a new car for his birthday promising Waldo, "I'll be back with a little surprise for you". The crooked car salesman notices how myopic Magoo is and takes advantage of it by over-pricing the car Magoo chooses. Magoo accepts but the car salesman gets his just desserts when he unwittingly goes for a harrowing test drive with Magoo taking him to an amusement park where Magoo leads the car to the top of roller coasters and ferris wheels among other things with a police officer in hot pursuit.

Cheating

1952 • 12 min • United States of America

This public-school educational film warns of the dangers of cheating. John Taylor is struggling with his algebra course, and convinces his friend Mary to show him her answers during the tests. But when he is caught, his reputation among his fellow students, along with his student-council seat, is put in jeopardy.

The Romance of Transportation in Canada

1952 • 11 min • Canada

A humorous survey of the history of the development of transportation technology in Canada.

Away for the Day

1952 • 19 min • United Kingdom

Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a famous house, a party outing by hired coach can be a real day out. Away For The Day is the story of some coach parties enjoying a wide variety of trips all over England and Wales, and an impression of the places they visit.

The Dog Snatcher

1952 • 6 min

Mr. Magoo's dog is threatened by the dog catcher (who Magoo takes for a policeman). He's given until noon to license it. As he's preparing to leave, a circus goes by; he hitches a ride in a clown car (thinking it's a taxi) and, after a digress through the big top and into the gorilla cage (mayor's office), he ends up in the panther cage. He thinks the panther is his dog, and that he's been captured by the dog catcher, so he slips on the collar and takes it home. When Magoo gets home, the dogcatcher is waiting for him, but at the sight of the panther, he gives Magoo the license and traps the panther under a washtub. As the circus people cart it away, Magoo slips the license onto his tigerskin rug's head.

Café Brawl (Remake)

1952 • 1 min • Spain

1952 reconstruction of Gelabert’s Café Brawl (1897). This remake is the only surviving version, recreating the original lost film’s café fight scene.

School Rules: How They Help Us

1952 • 10 min • United States of America

Mr. Taylor, the school principal, explains to his students how rules in school are meant to help everyone, and that people who want exceptions made to the rules aren't being fair to other people, and "spoil the game."

The Golden Fish

1952 • 10 min • Netherlands

Short independent animation by Toonder Studio's. Chinese fairy tale about Prince Li Pai who asks a Golden Fish how he has to live.

The Miracle Window

1952 • 15 min • Germany

Stop-motion animated Christmas short in which an entire toy department comes to life.

7 at Once

1952 • 11 min • Yugoslavia

One day, a little tailor kills seven flies with one blow. The news of his “feat” spreads across the kingdom and now he must face the giant who is pestering the city’s inhabitants.

Trance and Dance in Bali

1952 • 22 min • United States of America

Explores the themes of trance and dance in the rituals and religion of Bali. The famous Kris Dance is performed.

The Procrastinator

1952 • 12 min • United States of America

Pretty, bright high school student Jean is in no hurry to start her homework - not when she has comic books and the radio to keep her occupied. Her mother is tired of Jean's procrastination.

Panta Rhei

1952 • 10 min • Netherlands

In 1952, Haanstra made Panta Rhei , another view of Holland through the eyes of a painter and filmmaker. Its poetic images of water, skies and clouds reflect Haanstra's own moods.

The Flying Saucer Mystery

1952 • 10 min • United States of America

An early documentary examining reports and hypotheses about flying saucers.

Light in the Window: The Art of Vermeer

1952 • 10 min • United States of America

Light in the Window is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Jean Oser. It is an innovative profile of the painter Johannes Vermeer. The film won an Oscar in 1953 for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.

Athletes of the Saddle

1952 • 10 min • United States of America

This Grantland Rice Sportlight directed by Jack Eaton visits the internationally famous Mexican Army Equestrian Teams as it puts on a demonstration if the finest in horsemanship. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.

Tay-Pi's Dreams

1952 • 60 min • Spain

Tay-Pi's Dreams is a Spanish animated film directed by Franz Winterstein and José María Blay. It premiered at the cinema "Avenida de la Luz de Barcelona" on December 22, 1952.

The Roaring Game

1952 • 10 min

Documentary about curling in Canada. It shows: slow motion shot of sweepers clearing the path of the rock; Ken Watson, head of a Canadian championship curling team, demonstrating curling shots; taking care of the curling rink; scenes from Scotland, where granite is made into curling stones); women curling; rules of the game; overhead shot of children curling with homemade cement stones in the jam tin league in Regina (named for the jam tins filled with cement to make stones); high school curling leagues in Western Canada; highlights of a game between two teams skipped by Ken Watson and Jimmy Welsh; outdoor march by curlers and kilted marching band; and scenes of Canadian Curlers.

Kristallwachstum

1952 • 10 min • Germany

Experiments on the crystallization of various inorganic substances: crystallization from solution, crystallization from melt and vapour phase, mixed crystal formation, oriented growth, change from a metastable into a stable phase.

Tennene våre

1952 • 13 min • Norway

Oslo has its own municipal dental care.

Abstract in Concrete

1952 • 10 min • United States of America

Reflections of the neon lights, pedestrians and street traffic on the sidewalks of New York’s Times Square at night in the rain….the lights resemble precious gems and the shiny sidewalks appear to be animated stained glass windows.