All Films

The Count Takes the Count

1936 • 20 min • United States of America

Charley Chase' insurance company has a million dollar policy on Andrea Leeds' wedding coming off. When Andrea runs away and cons Charley into thinking she's a detective in pursuit of herself, there's no shortage of great laughs.

Fox the Builder

1936 • 10 min • Soviet Union

The fox was assigned to build a chicken coop and she fulfilled the order, leaving a loophole for herself.

Nautical Nudes

1936 • 10 min • United States of America

A group of women travel to an island to practise nudism, but a creepy man follows them there.

The Chemist

1936 • 19 min • United States of America

Buster plays Elmer "Happy" Triple, a scientist who is expected to develop the next big thing. That big thing ends up to be a powder when combined with water, produces major blasts that make no sound, which catches the eyes of three robbers who want Elmer's secret powder.

Shake, Mr. Shakespeare

1936 • 20 min • United States of America

Comedic short featuring Shakespeare's notable characters; many performing musical numbers. An assistant director is told to read all Shakespeare’s works in order to mine them for potential film plots. Falling asleep on the job, he dreams of various Shakespearean characters coming to life from the pages of giant books and singing and dancing in celebration of their "goin’ Hollywood." The characters appearing include Romeo, Juliet, Juliet’s Nurse, Puck, Peter Quince, Hamlet, Old Hamlet’s Ghost, Falstaff, Antony, Cleopatra, and Macbeth. Shakespeare appears toward the end of the film to object, but he is quickly convinced by his characters to join a big song and dance routine. Includes passing references to a number of familiar Shakespearean scenes including Hamlet’s "to be or not to be" soliloquy, Romeo and Juliet’s balcony scene, Hamlet with Yorick’s skull, and Enobarbus’ speech on Cleopatra’s barge.

Slumberland Express

1936 • 7 min • United States of America

Oswald the Rabbit and his little brother catch the Slumberland Express and it carries the assorted animals to childhood's dream of paradise - an amusement park where all the games are free, and windows are provided just to be broken by an abundant supply of free rocks, and old men wear silk hats to provide targets for snowballs. But Oswald's little brother wanders into Nightmare Land where terror reigns; the soap and comb and brush and toothpaste that plague a child's existence come to life.

Toonerville Trolley

1936 • 7 min • United States of America

The Skipper's morning trolley run is disrupted by several forces.

Happy You and Merry Me

1936 • 7 min • United States of America

A stray kitten wanders into Betty Boop's house, gets sick on candy, and is cured with catnip by Betty and Pudgy the pup.

Galicia

1936 • 8 min • Spain

Short documentary about social and economic situation in Galicia (Spain) in 1936

About Pan Lebedenko

1936 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Based on the song "Yarom, Chloptsi, Yarom".

I'm a Big Shot Now

1936 • 7 min • United States of America

A tough bird proclaims his hatred of cops, with serious consequences.

Bingo Crosbyana

1936 • 8 min • United States of America

Bugs take over a kitchen, prompting a Bing Crosby-esque croon.

Talking Through My Heart

1936 • 9 min • United States of America

A Screen Song from the Fleischer Studios with the song "Talking Through My Heart".

The Handy Man

1936 • 15 min • United Kingdom

J.T. Baily will demonstrate how to repair a broken window. Broken windows are never very picturesque, and at this time of the year extra ventilation is not at all welcome. After this demonstration, however, every viewer should be able to look forward to window breakages as a fine opportunity for a show of skill.

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

1936 • 8 min • Netherlands

George Pal animation short of the fable of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp.

Porky's Pet

1936 • 7 min • United States of America

Porky and his pet ostrich, Lulu, get invited to perform on Broadway for $75/week. But first they have to get there, and the train conductor won't let the ostrich board. Porky sneaks her on. She gets loose and eats a sleeping woman's wig, a boy's toy airplane, and a concertina. Porky hides her in a guitar case, but she gets out as the conductor comes by, and they are both thrown off. They enlist a hand cart and a cow to outrun the train.

How to Be a Detective

1936 • 9 min • United States of America

This Robert Benchley 'How To' comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.

Little Boy Blue

1936 • 7 min • United States of America

The Big Bad Wolf stalks Little Bo Peep and steals one of her sheep. She enlists Little Boy Blue and a dancing scarecrow to assist her and her mischievous black sheep in rescuing it. Singing, dancing, hilarity and impalement ensue.

Inn Signs Through the Ages

1936 • 20 min • United Kingdom

Fred Taylor displays a number of items from the Building Centre's 'Inn Sign Exhibition' held in November 1936. Some signs in the exhibition date back to the reign of Charles II, while others are more contemporary.

Sunday Go to Meetin' Time

1936 • 7 min • United States of America

A Black man sneaks out of church and tries to steal a chicken, but gets a taste of Hell when he's accidentally knocked unconscious. One of the "Censored 11" banned from TV syndication by United Artists in 1968 for racist stereotyping.

Plane Dippy

1936 • 8 min • United States of America

Porky Pig joins the Army Air Corps. After overcoming the problems caused by his small stature and surviving the rigors of basic training...

Blue Blazes

1936 • 17 min • United States of America

Buster becomes a fireman, but unfortunately not a particularly good one. He has a chance to prove himself, however, when three women are trapped in a burning building.

Helen and Grapes

1936 • 50 min • Soviet Union

The second part of pretending schoolgirl's adventures, wine's prenatal stage and two scarecrows running on Sommera street.

Nursery Island

1936 • 18 min • United Kingdom

The birdlife of Northumberland's Farne Islands comes under the spotlight.