All Films

Mickey and the Beanstalk

1947 • 29 min • United States of America

A mysterious thief has stolen the prosperous Happy Valley's most prized possession: the musical Singing Harp. Can Mickey, Donald, and Goofy find the answer in the irritable Willie the Giant's magnificent castle up in the blue sky?

Wide Open Spaces

1947 • 7 min • United States of America

Donald is travelling the countryside and decides to rest for the night. He refuses to stay at the motel because of its $16 fee so he sets up camp in a woodland area. First he has problems blowing up the air mattress, then by a troublesome boulder, and finally after the air mattress is blown up, it deflates sending Don riding through the air back to the motel where it is presumed he changed his mind and slept there for the night and must pay the $16.

Radio Romeo

1947 • 18 min • United States of America

Harry gets a job at a radio station as an "advice to the lovelorn" host and winds up getting involved in a young woman's marital problems.

Hold That Lion!

1947 • 17 min • United States of America

The stooges are scammed out of their inheritance by Icabob Slipp, a crooked lawyer. The boys follow Slipp onto a passenger train and corner him, but not before they accidentally let a lion loose on the train. The only Stooges SHORT where Moe, Curly and Shemp appear together.

Shoe Shine Jasper

1947 • 7 min • United States of America

George Pal shines a shoes while fairy godmother visits him.

I'll Be Skiing Ya

1947 • 7 min • United States of America

Popeye and Olive are on a winter vacation in Lake Plastered, NY. Popeye is teaching Olive to ice skate (but not doing a very good job); she catches the eye of skating instructor Bluto. But when Bluto takes her up a ski lift and puts the moves on, she calls for Popeye to save her, and soon, everyone is skiing down that hill.

Communism Condemned

1947 • 2 min • United States of America

Universal newsreel recounts the proceedings at the House Un-American Activities Committee

À l'Assaut de la Tour Eiffel

1947 • 23 min • France

Four experienced mountaineers climb the three floors of the Eiffel Tower through the pillars of the building. A police officer, overwhelmed by the events, does not succeed in arresting the intrepid who reach the summit with agility under the stunned eyes of tourists. They then abseil and happily throw themselves into the Seine to celebrate the feat.

One Meat Brawl

1947 • 7 min • United States of America

On Groundhog Day, Porky Pig goes hunting groundhogs and takes his dopey dog, Mandrake. They soon encounter Grover Groundhog, who is none too thrilled to be the objective of a hunter on his big day.

Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick

1947 • 7 min • United States of America

Classic satire on the Western genre, with the sheriff fighting the bad guy. Then a mysterious stranger enters. It's Mighty Mouse!

To Hear Your Banjo Play

1947 • 16 min • United States of America

A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.

Out West

1947 • 18 min

The stooges go out west for Shemp's health and get mixed up with some bad guys. The villains have locked up the Arizona Kid and their leader plans to marry his girl, Nell. The boys help the Arizona Kid escape and he rides to fetch the Cavalry. Somehow, the stooges manage to defeat the bad guys before the Cavalry arrives.

Trail to San Antone

1947 • 54 min • United States of America

Gene Autry is back near the saddle, trying to help out a crippled jockey. Gene is certain that the jockey can ride in the Big Race if the lad can regain his self-confidence. Meanwhile, Gene and comical sidekick Sterling Holloway have another problem on their hands: A rogue stallion has "kidnapped" Gene's prize mare. Piloting a plane, Autry seeks out and locates the stallion.

The Dead End Cats

1947 • 6 min • United States of America

A very tough gang of alley cats are running a black-market operation in a big city, filled with little mice and gangster cats, and are making the streets mean indeed. And they have a hit-order out on Mighty Mouse.

Santa's Surprise

1947 • 9 min • United States of America

Seven children from around the world follow Santa home on Christmas Eve and decide to surprise him with some help around the house while he sleeps.

The Little Soldier

1947 • 11 min • France

A budding romance between two toy dancers is put into dangers when the boy is conscripted into the toy army.

Mr. Prokouk, The Office Clerk

1947 • 7 min • Czechoslovakia

Cobbler Mr. Prokouk starts working in an office where there is a lot of paperwork too big for him.

Road to Hollywood

1947 • 56 min • United States of America

Exploitation film-maker Bud Pollard appears on screen to tell us of Bing Crosby's rise to fame, using scenes from four early Crosby shorts to illustrate his fictional biography.

Rustlers of Devil's Canyon

1947 • 58 min • United States of America

Red Ryder returns to Sioux City, Wyoming, at the close of the Spanish-American War, settling down at the ranch of his aunt, The Duchess, with his pals Little Beaver and "Blizzard". But Red soon discovers that the country is over-run by rustlers.

Smoked Hams

1947 • 7 min • United States of America

Wally Walrus is a day sleeper and requires daily rest while his neighbor in the adjacent apartment, Woody Woodpecker, is a night sleeper who does his chores during the day. Needless to say, Woody's noisy chores tend to keep the hapless Wally from getting any slumber particularly when he burns his leaves in the backyard, the smoke from the burning pile travelling into Wally's room eventually turning the pipes in his bed into a musical organ! But Wally gets the last laugh...

Power Without Glory

1947 • 60 min • United Kingdom

Eddie Lord returns home from war to find that his fiancee has fallen in love with his younger brother.

Abusement Park

1947 • 7 min • United States of America

Popeye and Bluto battle over Olive in an amusement park.

Tennis in Rhythm

1947 • 10 min • United States of America

A "Passing Parade" MGM short featuring tennis star Alice Marble

Along Came Daffy

1947 • 7 min • United States of America

Snowbound in a remote cabin, two starving men begin visualizing each other as food. When salesman Daffy Duck calls at their door, it doesn't take long before the men set their minds on having Daffy as their dinner.