All Films

Porky's Midnight Matinee

1941 • 7 min • United States of America

Working backstage at a theater, Porky frees a little ant he finds in a cage, only to learn that it's a rare and valuable trained pygmy ant.

Mukha-Tsokotukha

1941 • 10 min • Soviet Union

The Tsokotukha fly is abducted by a spider during the birthday celebration, but is saved by a noble mosquito.

I'll Never Crow Again

1941 • 7 min • United States of America

Olive's garden is being raided by some very persistent crows; she calls Popeye for help, and it takes him the rest of the cartoon to hit on the solution.

Comes the Revolution

1941 • 3 min • United States of America

A Soundie short starring comedian Willie Howard as a socialist revolutionary.

Take Me Back, Baby

1941 • 3 min

Count Basie Orchestra's "Take Me Back, Baby".

All the World's a Stooge

1941 • 17 min • United States of America

The stooges are window washers who lose their jobs after Moe impersonates the dentist in whose office they were cleaning. On the run, they are hired by a millionaire to pose as children. It seems the man's wife wants to adopt some refugees to impress her society friends. Moe is Johnny, Curly is Frankie and Larry is Mabel. Everything goes fairly well as the lady shows off the stooges to her friends, but they finally irritate her husband so much that he goes after them with an ax.

Respect the Law

1941 • 20 min

Shows how so-called "minor" lawbreakers can do more damage than major criminals.

Quiet! Pleeze

1941 • 6 min • United States of America

Poopdeck Pappy has a hangover. He asks Popeye to help him by keeping the noise down. Among the disturbances he deals with: a crying baby across the way, a horse-drawn milk truck, a factory whistle, a radio, a traffic accident, a construction site, and a blasting site.

Journal of Political Satire No. 2

1941 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Anti-Nazi cartoon, in 4 parts, exhorting Soviets to resist "Fascist pirates."

A Coy Decoy

1941 • 7 min • United States of America

Characters on book covers come to life, including Porky and Daffy. The "Wolf of Wall Street" chases Daffy through "The Hurricane," "The Storm" and across "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" before expiring in "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

Twinkletoes Gets the Bird

1941 • 7 min • United States of America

Twinkle Toes, the incompetent carrier pigeon, is set with the task of delivering a rare parrot to the Royal Zoo.

Zero the Hound

1941 • 7 min • United States of America

A cartoon in the Animated Antics series from the Fleischer Studios about Zero the Hound.

The Henpecked Duck

1941 • 7 min • United States of America

Mrs. Duck sues Daffy for divorce in Judge Porky Pig's courtroom, charging her husband with losing their egg in an abortive magic trick.

She's Oil Mine

1941 • 17 min • United States of America

Buster fights a duel over a girl.

So You Won't Squawk

1941 • 16 min • United States of America

Mobster Louie the Wolf sends an unsuspecting handyman (Keaton) to gather up the collection money owed him, hoping the sap will get rubbed out by Slugger McGraw, a rival gangster. Keaton, however, innocently escapes all the perils that whiz about him without his even knowing it, much to the consternation of McGraw's hoods. When he finally does wake up to Louie's plot, Keaton provokes various policemen to chase him and leads them back to the hoodlum's hideout.

Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat

1941 • 7 min • United States of America

Lazy black folks in Lazy Town (Pop. 123½) are napping and attracting flies. They are so lethargic they even fight in slow motion. Then a riverboat arrives with a red hot mama on board. Faster than you can say "Jim Crow", she has everyone moving to a Harlem boogie beat, dancing, scrubbing clothes, and eating watermelon. As the boogie-woogie comes to a close, Mammy hoists her skirt. Her big bottom reads "The End".

Saddle Silly

1941 • 7 min • United States of America

A Pony Express rider's adventures in getting the mail through Indian country.

Twinkletoes in Hat Stuff

1941 • 7 min • United States of America

Twinkletoes is sleeping on the counter at the "Wide-Awake Delivery Service." when Mysto the Magician telephones and wants his magical paraphernalia picked up at his home and delivered to the theatre in five minutes. The twinkly-one runs to the magician's house, picks up the heavy suitcase and flitters off in a hurry. But the case pops open and out pops Mysto's magical hat and other tools-of-the-trade. The rabbit escapes from the hat and Twinky has to chase it, while being flabbergasted at the magical display going on all around him. Will he get to the theatre on time?

The Mighty Navy

1941 • 7 min • United States of America

Popeye joins the US Navy and routs the enemy in a one-man battle, but not before he causes his commanding officer plenty of aggravation.

The Son of Native Land

1941 • 23 min • Soviet Union

The film is about Kamal Gasimov's heroic fighting at the front.

Volunteer

1941 • 56 min • South Korea

A young man is anguished that Koreans cannot volunteer to join to Japanese Imperial Army.

First Printer Ivan Fedorov

1941 • 45 min • Soviet Union

A historical biographical film about the life of Ivan Fedorov, founder of the first printing press in Russia. Printed books published during the reign of Ivan the Terrible seemed like witchcraft. Fedorov was accused of heresy.

Five and Under

1941 • 16 min • United Kingdom

Childcare for working women during the Second World War.

Kampf dem Hunger

1941 • 2 min • Switzerland

Kampf dem Hunger is a promotional film with music by Walter Simon Huber using the "Anbaumarsch" by Walter Wild.