All Films

La légende cruelle

1951 • 12 min • France

The life of a young man, left to spells and monsters, according to the paintings by Leonor Fini.

Forest Travellers

1951 • 20 min • Soviet Union

Every family has its scout.

A Wonder Mill

1951 • 19 min • Soviet Union

The greedy king takes away the magic mill from the grandfather and the animals. Cartoon about the joint struggle for justice.

Nit-Witty Kitty

1951 • 7 min • United States of America

Tom has amnesia and believes he's a mouse. Jerry, finding him more obnoxious as a fellow rodent than as a cat, seeks to cure him with a blow to the head.

Ireland, Isle of Sport

1951 • 29 min • United States of America

An overview of the sports played in Ireland, including Gaelic football, hurling, rugby and more.

How to Catch a Cold

1951 • 10 min

An average guy gets lessons from his common sense on how to treat a cold (mainly, rest and avoid behaviors that would spread it) and how to keep from getting one in the first place. Of course, since the film is sponsored by Kleenex, it's important to use disposable tissues.

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

1951 • 54 min • United States of America

A young boy finds himself in a home for retired minstrel acts. He's anxious to find out as much as he can about them, and flashbacks show what it was like back in the days of the minstrel shows.

Apple and Strawberry

1951 • 1 min • France

Sleep Happy

1951 • 7 min

An exhausted Woody is walking the streets looking for a place to rest. He happens upon Wally Walrus' bed & board which welcomes boarders. He enters Wally's house, settles into bed, and sets his alarm. Unfortunately, Woody tends to be a noisy roommate with his constant snoring, chuckling, and moving about. Wally tries to silence him by all means possible but all attempts fail until, finally, the alarm goes off, the sun rises, a rested Woody leaves, and Wally has had one heck of a sleepless night.

Ensemble for Somnambulists

1951 • 6 min • United States of America

Ensemble for Somnambulists was a film Maya Deren made while teaching a workshop at the Toronto Film Society. It was never completed, and is officially "unpublished," but this title has been restored and it screens occasionally along with her other films. It is sort of a preliminary sketch for The Very Eye of Night. ~ David Lewis, Rovi

Sleepy-Time Tom

1951 • 7 min • United States of America

Tom has been out late carousing with his chums. When he gets home, Mammy won't take any excuses, and insists he stay awake; Jerry, overhearing, thus tries a number of schemes to get Tom to sleep.

The High Hill

1951 • 21 min • Soviet Union

Irresponsible father talks a lot and endangers the safety of his family because of it.

Fingerprints Don't Lie

1951 • 57 min • United States of America

A fingerprint expert figures out who killed the mayor.

The Fair Haired Hare

1951 • 7 min • United States of America

Yosemite Sam and Bugs battle it out over property rights above Bugs' rabbit hole.

A Word for the Greeks

1951 • 8 min • United States of America

A visit to Athens, Greece and the island of Rhodes.

Name Unknown

1951 • 10 min

A Juvenile Court judge relates to Edie--a young girl who is appearing before him because she ran away from home with a boy who promised to marry her--the things that happen to teenagers who don't listen to their parents or other authority figures. He shows her cases where young girls have been assaulted, raped and murdered because their parents were too permissive and let them have jobs outside the home, or the girls were too defiant and thought they were "too sophisticated" for their own good. Then, to show his compassion and concern for Edie--who by this time has been reduced to a bawling, quivering wreck--he throws her in a juvenile detention hellhole for three months so she can think about "whether showing off is worth a lifetime of regrets!"

A Fox in a Fix

1951 • 7 min • United States of America

A bulldog guards a chicken coop that a hungry fox wants to raid. To gain the friendship and trust of the bulldog, the fox shaves his tail and pretends to be a hard-luck terrier looking for a place to live. The bulldog instantly sees through the fox's ploy but acts as though he's fooled. He agrees to share his home with the fox.

The Longhouse People

1951 • 23 min • Canada

Get an up-close look at daily life among the Longhouse People with this short documentary from 1951. It depicts the rites and rituals of this Indigenous community, including a rain dance, a healing ceremony, and the celebration of a newly chosen chief.

Santa Brigida

1951 • 9 min • Italy, Sweden

Approximately ten minutes of 35mm footage survives at the Svenska Filmminstitutet from a documentary (probably not completed or even edited) shot in the convent of the Swedish sisters of Saint Brigid, Rome, at the request of the Swedish Red Cross, for victims of the Polesine flood of November 1951.

Indian Village

1951 • 24 min • Sweden

A short documentary by Swedish filmmaker Arne Sucksdorff portraying everyday life in a rural Indian village. Through carefully composed images of people, landscapes, and communal rhythms, the film offers an intimate view of village life. It was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.

The Wearing of the Grin

1951 • 7 min • United States of America

Porky Pig spends the night at an Irish castle after being caught in a storm, and gets in trouble with the two leprechauns who live there.

The Terrible Twos and the Trusting Threes

1951 • 21 min • Canada

A study of child behavior at two and three years, showing what to expect and how parents can deal constructively with the problems they present. The film shows a group of active children in playground, nursery school and home, first at age two, and then at three. Destructiveness, tantrums, rivalry with younger children, and unreasonable fears are discussed.

All That I Have

1951 • 55 min

As a wealthy retired surgeon nears the end of his life, he begins to distribute his wealth to those in need, stating that "all that I have belongs to God." His nephews bring him to court to determine his mental competence in the hopes of stopping him from disposing of all his money.

As You Were

1951 • 57 min • United States of America

In a train station, Army recruiting sergeant Ames attempts to enlist a group of young men with blandishments of travel and glamour in the Army.