All Films

Donald Applecore

1952 • 7 min • United States of America

Donald the apple farmer notices his apples have been nibbled on and catches Chip n' Dale in the act. In the ensuing battle, Donald uses a helicopter to spray them (but they have tiny gas masks). And then he brings in the really heavy artillery.

Let's Stick Together

1952 • 7 min • United States of America

Even with his long white beard and aching back, an aging Donald still has to make ends meet by lancing trash in the park. When he happens upon his old partner, an elderly honey bee named Spike, it conjures up memories of the good ol' days.

Dizzy Dinosaurs

1952 • 6 min • United States of America

The cavemen go to the Paramountain Theater.

Junction City

1952 • 54 min • United States of America

Durango, aka Steve Rollins rides into town with saddle pal Smiley Burnette. The boys go to the rescue of pretty Kathleen Case, who is being victimized by greedy relatives.

Spunky Skunky

1952 • 7 min • United States of America

Casper is once again looking for a friend, and he meets a skunk.

Continental Holiday

1952 • 16 min • United States of America

Travelogue by Andre de la Varre from 1952 that highlights key travel destinations throughout France, Italy, Spain, Austria and France.

Reducing

1952 • 8 min • United States of America

Pete Smith does his usual mocking observations while the overweight Maxine Gates goes through the trials and tribulations of losing weight. The agony of enduring the dieting and weight-losing programs and exercises is compounded by the usual food-and-sweets temptations.

Pontius Pilate

1952 • 60 min

The story, set 15 years after the Crucifixion, of the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who is depicted as a victim of circumstances.

Leadville Gunslinger

1952 • 54 min • United States of America

Arriving in Leadville, Marshal Rocky Lane finds that his friend Nugget is in financial trouble. Nugget thinks there is oil on his land but the geologist says no. Suspecting a conspiracy, Rocky poses as a crook himself to infiltrate the gang, nab the ringleader and make sure justice takes the day. Harry Keller directs this B Western.

The Gunman

1952 • 52 min • United States of America

Terrorized citizens send for a Texas lawman to rid their town of bandits.

Gift Wrapped

1952 • 8 min • United States of America

It's Christmas Day in the home of Granny, and her pet cat Sylvester delights at chasing her new Tweety Bird and takes fright at the bulldog unwrapped from under the tree.

Busybody Bear

1952 • 6 min • United States of America

Barney gets involved in Good Neighbor Week by helping out the local beaver - help the beaver could do without.

Döderhultare

1952 • 13 min • Sweden

A film about the woodcarver Axel "Döderhultarn" Petersson.

Laramie Mountains

1952 • 54 min • United States of America

Markham and his men have found gold on the Indian reservation and are trying to get rid of them by starting an Indian war. Dressed as Indians they are attacking the soldiers. Steve Holden is the Indian agent sent to prevent a war. After finding proof that white men posing as Indians were responsible, he is able to locate the gang's hideout but quickly becomes a prisoner slated to be killed. - Written by Maurice VanAuken

Texas City

1952 • 55 min • United States of America

Johnny Mack Brown substitutes brains for brawn during most of Texas City. Cast once more as a U.S. marshal, Johnny investigates when several government gold shipments are hijacked. Someone has been tipping of the outlaws as to when and where the supposedly secret shipments will take place. The principal suspect is dishonorably discharged cavalry officer Kirby (James Ellison), but Johnny has a gut feeling that Kirby is innocent on all counts.

Magical Maestro

1952 • 6 min • United States of America

After he is rejected by the Great Poochini as an opening act, Mysto the Magician gets his revenge by conducting his next operatic performance.

Atomic Alert

1951 • 10 min • United States of America

Frightening civil defense procedure film aimed at Cold War-era elementary school students.

Danger Under the Sea

1951 • 12 min • United States of America

Danger Under the Sea is a 1951 short documentary directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau: The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.

Adventures of Jimmy

1951 • 12 min • United States of America

'Adventures of Jimmy' resolves its immature hero’s quest for “playmates” through a tongue-in-cheek narration that juxtaposes ironically with the images. We are told his family left him their whole estate, as we see a shack in the woods. The happy resolution is a joke on monogamy. It’s a straightforward story, the work of someone who wants to entertain with elegance and quiet subversion.

What Makes Things Float?

1951 • 10 min

Two young boys learn why and under what conditions an object will float in water. For elementary and junior high school grades.

Borrowed Power

1951 • 16 min • United States of America

Jerry, a teenage hot rodder, speeds past a car in an intersection, and later finds out that a pedestrian in that intersection had been killed.

Sycadora

1951 • 5 min • Sweden

A dreamlike journey between different images and paintings.

Snap Out of It! (Emotional Balance)

1951 • 12 min • United States of America

Trying is hard, and you are just going to fail anyway.

Aube

1951 • 20 min • France

In 1950, Jean-Claude Sée produced a singular and daring experimental, one of the rare films which constitute a transition between the urban symphonies of the end of silent films and certain experimental practices of the 1960s such as the apocalyptic found footage films of Bruce Conner. Moreover, Aube embodies a form close to both “pure cinema” and a cinematographic essay.