All Films

Lucky Lulu

1944 • 8 min • United States of America

Lulu decides to get her hands on a horseshoe for good luck to avoid another spanking.

The Girl Who Dared

1944 • 56 min • United States of America

A group of people are invited to a party at a creepy mansion where legend has it a ghost appears once a year.

Return of the Ape Man

1944 • 60 min • United States of America

The discovery of a perfectly preserved caveman prompts a mad scientist to attempt a daring brain transplant.

The Case of the Screaming Bishop

1944 • 7 min • United States of America

Hairlock Combs, a parody of Sherlock Holmes, and his partner Dr. Gotsome bumble through an investigation of a stolen dinosaur skeleton.

Wild Horse Phantom

1944 • 54 min • United States of America

A lawman stages a prison break so a gang of imprisoned robbers will lead him to their hidden loot.

Sadie Hawkins Day

1944 • 6 min • United States of America

It is approaching mid-November in Dogpatch and this his bad news for all the bachelors, including Li'l Abner, as "Sadie Hawkins Day" is nearing. That is the day that all the bachelors in Dogpatch have to run in the race in which all the unmarried homely gals---which is all of them except Daisy Mae Scragg and Moonbeam McSwine--and old maids and grass widows then chase the bachelors and can marry the one they catch before sundown. Confirmed-bachelor Li'l Abner, as always, is the prime-target as the prize catch and Daisy Mae, as always, has a new plan that will ensure she catches him.

To the People of the United States

1944 • 21 min • United States of America

World War II public education film about sexually transmitted diseases focused on syphilis.

He Forgot to Remember

1944 • 17 min

Leon (Leon Errol) and his friend Harry (Harry Harvey) tell their wives they are going on a fishing trip, but end up doing a bit of partying. Leon comes home and, to avoid answering questions, pretends to have amnesia. Mrs. Errol (Dorothy Granger) does not pretend to believe him.

Steel Town

1944 • 16 min • United States of America

Documentary examining the steel industry in Youngstown, Ohio during World War II. Focuses on steel production, including the smelting process, slagging and the blast furnace. Workers reflect upon their lives and the importance of their jobs. Emphasizes the importance of teamwork in the mills and on the plant's labor relations committee to help win the war. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

The Dream Kids

1944 • 7 min • United States of America

It's the dead of winter and Crow is alone in the frigid tundra. He happens upon Fox's cabin, but finds his host less than hospitable.

Beneath Western Skies

1944 • 56 min • United States of America

To combat the lawlessness in her town, school teacher Carrie Stokes writes to her former students in search of a lawman. Johnny Revere arrives and starts to clean up the town. But things go bad when he is hit on the head and loses his memory.

Pay Day

1944 • 3 min • United States of America

Technical Fairy First Class shows Snafu the consequences of frittering away his pay.

Three of a Kind

1944 • 60 min • United States of America

Two vaudeville acrobats adopt the son of an actor friend.

Yankee Doodle Donkey

1944 • 7 min • United States of America

A donkey tries to enlist in the WAGS, a group of Army dogs. However, after a series of tests, he is deemed unfit for service. Later, he proves useful during a flea attack.

City of Brigham Young

1944 • 10 min • United States of America

A tour of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Out of Chaos

1944 • 27 min • United Kingdom

Examines the role of art in WWII; featuring Henry Moore's drawings of London Underground during bombing raids, Paul Nash's paintings of aircraft dumps, Stanley Spencer's shipbuilding panels, Evelyn Dunbar's land girls, alongside many amateur artists too.

Saddle Leather Law

1944 • 55 min • United States of America

A posse, hunting the assailant of Denton's Partner, captures Steve Carlisle (Charles Starrett), who identifies himself as a mineralogist sent to check the area for quartz for radio parts. Calling at the Denton ranch, Steve hires Cannonball Mullins (Dub Taylor), who has just been fired by Jane Fielding (Vi Athens), Denton's ward. Steve learns that she wants to sell the ranch to the Empire Syndicate. Paul Edwards (Lloyd Bridges), syndicate representative, plans to convert the ranch into a swank hotel-gambling operation. At a party which Jane gives for Edwards, Hiram Denton (William Gould), is murdered and Steve is accused. He and Cannonball escape before the sheriff can take them into custody, and in searching for evidence find that Jane and Edwards are married and have done the killings in order to gain the ranch.

Hidden Valley Outlaws

1944 • 56 min • United States of America

Lawyer Leland is using land rights to kick the ranchers off their land. When Wild Bill and Gabby arrive to help the ranchers, he has actor Percel frame them for murder and then incites the townsmen to lynch them.

Three Brothers

1944 • 3 min • United States of America

Dissatisfied with being assigned to shoe consignment detail, Snafu learns about the true value of his responsibilities

My Gal Loves Music

1944 • 60 min • United States of America

A sister act finds itself stranded and broke, and teams up with a medicine man who is promoting a child talent contest.

Stage Door Cartoon

1944 • 8 min • United States of America

That wascawwy wabbit is chased into a theatre by Elmer Fudd, and ends up having to perform to save himself, as well as convince Elmer to act himself. The vaudeville industry was never this wacky!

V. 1

1944 • 8 min • United Kingdom

Short documentary on the use of the V-1 Flying Bomb during the German bombings of London.

Prunes and Politics

1944 • 16 min • United States of America

Edgar is running for county supervisor against his mother-in-law. Edgar, whose campaign is going nowhere, decides to try some dirty-tricks style tactics but, as usual, everything backfires on him.

To Heir Is Human

1944 • 16 min • United States of America

Harry finds out he is the missing heir to an estate, and is summoned to an old, spooky mansion to collect his inheritance.