All Films

A-Haunting We Will Go

1949 • 6 min • United States of America

Casper the Friendly Ghost, sad that he can make no friends since everyone he meets is afraid of him, hatches an abandoned egg and becomes the emerging little duck's best friend and protector.

Gun Law Justice

1949 • 55 min • United States of America

Jimmy Wakely befriends Hank Carrdigan, a former outlaw who has served his sentence and wants to go straight. Jimmy, after clearing Hank of a wrongful shooting charge, helps him get a job as an express messenger. Hank drives off some bandits in an attempted hold-up, but recognizes his son Tom as one of the bandits. A later robbery is blamed on Hank but Jimmy and his sidekick Cannonball Taylor bring in the real culprits and clear Hank's name.

Mining Review 2nd Year No. 10

1949 • 10 min • United Kingdom

The 22nd issue of the long running industry cinemagazine, unusually featuring a single article: 'Replanning a Coalfield'.

Who Done It?

1949 • 17 min

The stooges are private detectives looking for a missing millionaire. They wander around the millionaire's spooky mansion confronting various crooks and a dangerous dame. The stooges vanquish the crooks (Shemp uses his "trusty shovel") and find the missing man.

Paying the Piper

1949 • 7 min • United States of America

Pied Piper Porky Pig vows to rid the town of Hamelin of all its rats, and the cats of Hamelin are furious at Porky for usurping their rat-catching job. Disguising himself as a giant rat, the "grand poobah" of the cats intends to discredit Porky in the eyes of the town's mayor, by making it seem that Porky hasn't entirely fulfilled his promise to remove every last rat.

Malice in the Palace

1949 • 16 min • United States of America

Set in a desert land where the stooges run a restaurant, the boys set out to recover the stolen Rootin Tootin diamond after they learn from the thieves that the Emir of Shmo has absconded with the contraband jewel. They journey to the stronghold of Shmo where they disguise as Santa Clauses and scare the ruler into giving them the diamond.

La fabbrica del duomo

1949 • 11 min • Italy

The technical office for the renovation of Milan Cathedral - the Duomo - shows the camera the treasures of the place and the projects for the facades of the building.

The Lost Dream

1949 • 8 min • United States of America

Little Audrey helps a lost dream find his way back to Dream Land.

Teacher

1949 • 9 min • Poland

Encouraged by the offers of a prestigious position in the city, the teacher is unconvinced and decides to return to his native village, where before the war he taught at the local school.

The Counterfeit Cat

1949 • 7 min • United States of America

A cat steals the headpiece of a dog to deceive the bulldog Spike and get a chance to eat the canary Spike is guarding.

Teeth Are to Keep

1949 • 11 min • Canada, United States of America

This film, aimed at children of primary school age, presents the principles of good dental care. A narrator explains the basic steps to be followed in order to keep the teeth healthy as, in animation, a family of mother, father, sister, brother, and baby illustrates those steps.

Ranger of Cherokee Strip

1949 • 60 min • United States of America

Having been framed for murder, the half-breed Joe Bearclaws (Douglas Kennedy) escapes from jail and Ranger Steve Howard (Monte Hale) goes after him. He catches up with him in the Cherokee Strip where he has no authority. Joe is then framed for another murder and this time Steve knows he is innocent and goes after the real killer.

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

1949 • 11 min • United States of America

Historical short showing how Eli Whitney (best known for the invention of the cotton gin) played a significant role in the introduction of mass production techniques to the USA in the late 18th century.

Follow Me Quietly

1949 • 60 min • United States of America

When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have been fruitless. Constructing a life-size dummy of the murderer, police Lt. Harry Grant is growing obsessed with capturing him, and always following Grant is the relentless reporter Ann Gorman looking to break the story, but the hunt continues.

Thirty Miles an Hour

1949 • 2 min

Short road safety film.

The Windblown Hare

1949 • 7 min • United States of America

Bugs buys the homes of the three little pigs and the wolf starts blowing them down. Of course you know "this means war."

Mr. Prokouk, The Inventor

1949 • 9 min • Czechoslovakia

After a hard day at work, Mr. Prokouk decides to invent a machine to ease his labor. But inventing is work too, and Mr. Prokouk spends more time dreaming about inventions than actually inventing anything. Can he find an easy solution?

Little Red School Mouse

1949 • 7 min • United States of America

The primary subject taught in Mouse School is Cat Identification. One little mouse announces he doesn't know what a cat is and has never seen one. Meanwhile, Mr. Cat has found his way into the classroom, but the dumb little mouse stands up and challenges him, which gives the other little mice the courage to a concerted attack against the cat.

Puce Moment

1949 • 6 min • United States of America

This film resulted from the unfinished short film Puce Women. The film opens with a camera watching 1920s style flapper gowns being taken off a dress rack. The dresses are removed and danced off the rack to music. (The original soundtrack was Verdi opera music; in the 1960s, Anger re-released the film with a new psychedelic folk-rock soundtrack performed by Jonathan Halper.) A long-lashed woman, Yvonne Marquis, dresses in the purple puce gown and walks to her vanity to apply perfume. She lies on a chaise lounge which then begins to move around the room and eventually out to a patio. Borzois appear and she prepares to take them for a walk.

Apache Chief

1949 • 60 min • United States of America

When his tribesmen begin killing off white settlers, Young Eagle is opposed to the carnage. In order to assure a lasting peace, however, the chief must deal with renegade Apache Black Wolf.

Fuelin' Around

1949 • 17 min • United States of America

The Stooges are carpet layers working in the home of a scientist, Professor Sneed, who has invented a super rocket fuel.

Post Office Investigator

1949 • 60 min • United States of America

A mailman leads PO-men to a pistol-packing stamp thief and her gang.

An Industrial Lake Port (USA Buffalo, N.Y.)

1949 • 20 min

“An Industrial Lake Port” showcases Buffalo, NY, as a pivotal lakeport in North America, facilitating the transport of agricultural and industrial goods. It highlights the role of the lighthouse in guiding ships safely into the harbor, the significance of hydroelectric power from Niagara Falls for local industries, and Buffalo’s extensive transportation networks, including railroads. The film also details the processes involved in flour milling and steel manufacturing, emphasizing Buffalo’s importance as an industrial hub.

Bandit King of Texas

1949 • 60 min • United States of America

The Jewel Land Company of Elko, Texas is selling Government land to settlers. Before any of the settlers can claim their land, they are being killed by McCabe's gang. When Rocky comes to Elko to find his friend Jim, he winds up in Jail on a charge of stealing money from the new Marshal. The only person in town that is on his side is Nugget, but there is little that he can do by himself. When Rocky escapes from the jail with another prisoner and the Marshal is shot, he has to find who is behind his problems and what has happened to Jim and Emily.