All Films

Law of the Valley

1944 • 52 min • United States of America

Dan Stanton and Condon are foreclosing on a group of ranchers in order to gain a land-monopoly. They have one of the ranchers, whose property supplies the others with water, killed. Ann Jennings, niece of the rancher, sends for U. S. Marshals Nevada Jack McKenzie and Sandy Hopkins, who organize the ranchers who take over the dead man's property and blast the dam releasing needed water to all the ranchers. Nevada and Sandy, aided by the sheriff, round up Stanton, Condon and their gang members.

United States

1944 • 46 min • United Kingdom

Military training film, narrated by David Niven during his time away from Hollywood to serve in the Army, and produced to instruct British troops in the history of their American allies.

Go Down Death

1944 • 56 min • United States of America

The owner of a juke joint arranges to frame an innocent preacher with a scandalous photograph, but his scheme backfires when his own adoptive mother interferes.

Harmony Trail

1944 • 58 min • United States of America

Sent to investigate a payroll robbery, Marshall Rocky meets his old friends Ken, Eddie, and Max. He has the serial numbers and when Pop puts on his medicine show they get one of the bills. This enables Ken to see through Sorrell's scheme that threw the blame on an innocent rancher and he sets out to prove it. Written by Maurice Van Auken

Attack in the Pacific

1944 • 52 min • United States of America

Part of a a video series that documents the fighting between the United States and Imperial Japan during and immediately after World War II.

Outlaw Trail

1944 • 54 min • United States of America

Carl Beldon has disappeared and the Trail Blazers have been sent to investigate. Arriving in town, they find that 'Honest John' controls everything. He even prints his own money. He also has a gang and they set out to finish off the heroes.

A Salute to France

1944 • 34 min

Directed by Garson Kanin and Jean Renoir.

Movie Pests

1944 • 11 min • United States of America

This Pete Smith Specialty short takes a humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.

Ruff and Tuff

1944 • 3 min

Soundie featuring "champion judo experts" Mary Parker and Lou Leonard.

A Day in Death Valley

1944 • 10 min • United States of America

A tour of the arid, inhospitable region of the southern California desert known as Death Valley, originally named because of the many travelers in the 1840s who died of thirst, starvation and/or exposure trying to cross it.

You Were Never Uglier

1944 • 18 min • United States of America

Andy and Emmett two ex-sailors, discover that married life isnt all its cracked up to be.

Sports Day

1944 • 24 min

A schoolboy almost misses the school sports day when he is wrongly punished for cruelty to a dog.

The Snowman

1944 • 13 min • Germany

It is winter and a snowman comes alive. On his adventure he will find a calendar that will make him wish to know the spring.

Patrolling the Ether

1944 • 21 min • United States of America

1940. Sixteen year old Phillip is one of a number of amateur radio operators across the US, doing it purely as a fun hobby. He is informed by Bill Beck of the Radio and Intelligence Division (RID) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that amateur international radio communication is now banned due to spying a result of the war in Europe. Beck, on behalf of the RID, asks Phillip, however, to continue to monitor the airwaves for suspicious activity.

Ti gutter og en gjente

1944 • 60 min • Norway

Street musician Markus goes from town to town earning money on accordion for a fee. He becomes popular with the boys in the street and also with Vivian who becomes his girlfriend. One day one of the boys is so unlucky pushing the accordion into a rivere. This causes Markus to lose his livelihood, and with a sick mother his existence is put to the test. It takes 10 boys to do something about. They raise money by putting on a show in the theater and bringing two celebrities to the play.

Trail to Gunsight

1944 • 57 min • United States of America

In this western, an innocent saddletramp is blamed for killing a man. Fortunately he finds the real culprit before it is too late.

My Boy Johnny

1944 • 7 min • United States of America

In a departure from the usual Terrytoon, this short is based on predictions of things to come in the world after the end of World War II. It primarily deals with, in a comedy sense, what every "G.I." Jonnny can expect when he returns home to civilian life.

The Laramie Trail

1944 • 55 min • United States of America

A cowbody acquires a ranch whose previous owner is believed to be dead.

Stagecoach to Monterey

1944 • 55 min • United States of America

Barstow and Stevens are forcing the local printer to print fake silver certificates which they then sell. Treasury Agents Chick Weaver and Throckmorton Snodgrass arrive working under cover. But when Chick's true identity as an Agent is revealed, Barstow sends his henchmen to finish him off.

Theresienstadt

1944 • 23 min • Germany, Czechoslovakia

Nazi propaganda film about the Czech "Theresienstadt ghetto" in Terezín. The film was supposed to show the world that Jews didn't suffer in concentration camps. Upon completion, most Jews shown in the film (including director Kurt Gerron) were brought to Auschwitz, where they were killed.

At the Circus

1944 • 6 min • United States of America

Some happy mice are listening to an old radio program that features their hero, Mighty Mouse!

Gold is Where You Lose It

1944 • 18 min • United States of America

Robbers steal some gold and pass it off in Andy's store, but he and his friend think there's been a gold strike. They go off to do some prospecting.

Thoroughbreds

1944 • 56 min • United States of America

Sgt. Rusty Curtis of the U.S. Cavalry is unhappy about the Army's plan to replace horses with tanks so, after a medical discharge, he tries to buy his old military mount Sireson. Unfortunately, the father of wealthy socialite Sally Crandall outbids him with plans to train Sireson for a steeplechase race. Sally and Rusty develop a rivalry because she has a favorite horse of her own, but when her horse is hurt she and Rusty declare a truce and begin a romantic relationship.

Happy-Go-Nutty

1944 • 7 min • United States of America

Screwy Squirrel escapes from the nut house and leads the guard dog on a long and ridiculous chase.