All Films

Killer Dog

1936 • 10 min • United States of America

A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial.

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936 • 10 min • United States of America

Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Frank McHugh plays with his children; a visit to the West Side Tennis Club affords glimpses of many stars.

Beach Combers

1936 • 9 min • United States of America

The short opens with a group of ducks-Papa, Mama and five baby ducks-four white and one black-strolling onto the beach. This is followed shortly by a scene showing Oswald and his dog setting up on the beach. Oswald puts his dog in charge of watching their lunch, in a large picnic basket, warning of dire consequences if anything should happen to "the lunch".

Rio Grande Ranger

1936 • 54 min • United States of America

Sayres and his outlaw gang operate out of a town just across the border and out of the jurisdiction of the Texas Rangers. Ranger Bob Allen is sent across the border where he poses as an outlaw hoping to lure the gang back into Texas. He gets into Sayres' gang displacing the gang boss but the disgruntled ex-boss is able to expose the hoax and Bob is made a prisoner.

Westward Whoa

1936 • 7 min • United States of America

Porky Pig and his friends Beans, Little Kitty and Ham and Ex, travel as pioneers toward the western frontier. As their wagon travels across the prairie, Ham and Ex cause trouble by pretending to be Indians. Then the real Indians show up!

Mickey's Circus

1936 • 8 min • United States of America

Mickey is ringmaster of a circus for orphans. Donald has a trained sea lion act, and does a bit of juggling himself. Mostly, though, he fights with a baby sea lion who keeps stealing both the fish and the show. Donald then finds himself and Mickey in an unrehearsed high wire act, which kicks into high gear when one of the orphans electrifies the wire. They end by doing a high dive into the seals' tank.

We're in the Legion Now

1936 • 56 min • United States of America

Two petty gangsters trying to elude their enemies join the French Foreign Legion.

Desert Gold

1936 • 58 min • United States of America

Chet Kasedon is after the Indians hidden gold mine but Chief Moya will not reveal it's location. He has also hired mining engineers Gale and Mortimer to locate the mine. When Gale sees Kasedon's cruelty to Moya, he switches sides.

The Phantom Ship

1936 • 8 min • United States of America

Uncle Beans and the kids are off to visit a haunted ship ('The Phantom') trapped in the ice, hoping to find pirate treasure. They encounter all manner of ghosts and goblins, but eventually find what they've been looking for. When Beans tries to warm up by throwing some chairs in a stove and lighting it, he thaws out a pair of pirates that chase the trio around. They treasure-seekers are eventually forced back into their plane and they decide to fly away.

Boom Boom

1936 • 8 min • United States of America

World War I, apparently. There is a series of quick blackout gags, including a soldier that throws the pin...

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek

1936 • 60 min • United States of America

A man impersonates his double to clear himself of a murder conviction.

Harnessed Rhythm

1936 • 10 min • United States of America

This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three.

The Arizona Raiders

1936 • 57 min • United States of America

After saving himself from hanging, Laramie Nelson saves Tracks Williams from the same fate. They then travel to Lindsay's ranch where they get jobs. There they run into Adams who they learn is planning to rustle Lindsay's horses.

Mickey's Elephant

1936 • 8 min • United States of America

A friend shipped Mickey a baby elephant named Bobo as a playmate for Pluto. Pluto's first introduction is to Bobo's trunk, through a fence. He's not thrilled, and marches away. The playful Bobo grabs Pluto's tail and follows. Pluto's devil self tells him he's being replaced, and tells him to attack with red pepper.

Night Waitress

1936 • 57 min • United States of America

Helen Roberts, who's on probation, goes back to work as a waitress at Torre's Fish Palace, a San Francisco waterfront dive. The customers are low characters trying to make time with Helen and ex-rum runners trying to make a dishonest dollar. Some of the latter, including Helen's unwelcome suitor Martin Rhodes, are after a mysterious, valuable hidden "cargo"; when violence erupts, Helen finds herself innocently involved, and is soon on the run from both cops and crooks.

Second Wife

1936 • 59 min • United States of America

Kenneth discovers that his son by his first wife is ill in a remote Swiss village, and is forced to leave Wife Number Two alone during childbirth.

Turkey Dinner

1936 • 8 min • United States of America

Meany, Miny and Moe, three monkeys, have their hearts set on a turkey dinner but the turkey thinks otherwise. While they are out hunting the turkey, the turkey sneaks into their house and gobbles up all their food. The monkeys end up eating their Thanksgiving dinner at a hot-dog stand.

King of the Pecos

1936 • 54 min • United States of America

Profiteer Alexander Stiles lays claim to a million acres of range in the Pecos River country, but a rancher named Claybor stands in his way as he has already claimed the water-rich location of Sweetwater as his own.

The Country Cousin

1936 • 9 min • United States of America

Monty Citymouse invites his cousin Abner Countrymouse for a visit and shows him the ways of the big city, including traps, eating quietly, and busy traffic.

The Little Red Schoolhouse

1936 • 60 min • United States of America

Upset by discipline at school, a 17-year-old runs away to New York City and learns there are worse problems than going to his little red school house.

Roamin' Wild

1936 • 58 min • United States of America

Trouble has been reported in Placerville where Tom Barton's brother is the Marshal. Arriving Tom finds a phoney Marshal in his brother's place. Learning that Clark is behind the all the trouble and that he is after the Madison stage line, Tom joins up with Mary Madison to fight Clark while he also looks for his missing brother.

Postal Inspector

1936 • 58 min • United States of America

Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car.

Moving Day

1936 • 9 min • United States of America

Donald and Mickey are overdue on their rent, so the sheriff is preparing to evict them and sell their belongings. Goofy the ice-man comes by and helps them move out before the sale, but their piano doesn't want to stay on his truck. Meanwhile, Donald has a fight with a plunger and a fishbowl after removing a heater from the gas line.

Pan Handlers

1936 • 19 min • United States of America

The girls get jobs selling aluminum cookware door to door.