All Films

Pardon My Pups

1934 • 19 min • United States of America

Mary Lou is excited because today is her older brother Sonny's birthday. Sonny wants a motorcycle, but his father has decided to buy him a dog instead, mainly because he himself wants to have a dog that he can take hunting. After a dispute with his father, Sonny leaves home. As he walks along a railroad track, he finds a frightened lost dog, and soon he begins to feel differently about dogs.

Egypt, Kingdom of the Nile

1934 • 9 min

James A. FitzPatrick tour of Egypt in 1934 for his Traveltalks series.

It Happened One Day

1934 • 19 min • United States of America

Charley meets his new boss--who has a lovely daughter.

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

1934 • 12 min • United States of America

Jimmy Durante asks popular song writing team Mack Gordon and Harry Revel to demonstrate some of their songs. There is interplay with impersonator Florence Desmond, Ben Turpin, Rudy Vallee and many others.

Love Detectives

1934 • 20 min • United States of America

Two young men compete for the affections of a beautiful blonde.

Küchenrebelle: eine saubere Geschichte

1934 • 3 min

When the pictures learned to walk

The Boss Cowboy

1934 • 51 min • United States of America

Both Nolan and Ross are losing cattle and Ross' foreman Kerns is the culprit. When Taylor finds a wanted poster of Kerns he goes after him.

Sickan at the Stadium

1934 • 1 min

A short film documenting Sickan Carlsson and four other women running in Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Sweden.

Those Beautiful Dames

1934 • 7 min • United States of America

Toys in a shop window come to life and visit a poverty-stricken little girl as she sleeps. She awakens to find that her shack has been refurbished and that the toys are about to throw her a party.

Im Schallplattenladen

1934 • 19 min • Germany

A customer (Karl Valentin) tries to buy a record in a record store but can not decide what he actually wants. The saleswoman (Liesl Karlstadt) tries to help him – which is in vain, as the customer eventually damages various records and even a complete cabinet during his visit.

Mickey Plays Papa

1934 • 9 min • United States of America

Mickey and Pluto are reading scary stories; they go to investigate a noise and find a foundling mouse that's been left on the porch.

Pugs and Kisses

1934 • 21 min • United States of America

A glass-jawed champ is the victim of an elaborate prank hatched by his manager in order to get him off of women and to focus on boxing.

Zion: Canyon of Colour

1934 • 8 min • United States of America

This Traveltalk series short visits Zion National Park, Utah. Amongst the sights, we view the seven-hundred foot long Arch of Zion. To provide human access to the park, man-made structures are just as spectacular in their engineering accomplishments; these include the Mount Carmel Highway and Tunnel, and Zion Lodge.

Wake Lena Up

1934 • 25 min • Soviet Union

Lenochka dreams about cowboys and indians while her brother plays tricks on her while she sleeps. The story of a little schoolgirl who was always late for lessons, and her friends who came up with an original way to re-educate a truant.

Bosko's Parlor Pranks

1934 • 8 min • United States of America

Bosko keeps Wilbur occupied with tales of his past exploits while Honey steps out on an errand.

The Story of the Wheel

1934 • 12 min • United Kingdom

The history of wheels, roads and vehicles from cavemen to the coming of steam.

I'll Take Vanilla

1934 • 19 min

Ice-cream vendor Charley gets mixed up with a cute girl and her snotty nephew.

Four Parts

1934 • 18 min • United States of America

Charley is one of four identical brothers, which drives his girlfriend nuts.

A Call for Help from Sing Sing!

1934 • 3 min • United States of America

This plea to reduce the growing numbers of imprisoned youths, with its warning from the celebrated warden of Sing Sing prison, is drawn from the October 1, 1934, issue of Hearst Metrotone News. The segment’s dynamic visuals, on-camera personal appeal, and extended length make the story atypical for a newsreel, but the form’s usual breathless pace is applied to a cautionary fable: the too-frequent “road” of youth from school through unemployment, homelessness, and crime and on to the gates of the penitentiary. -National Film Preservation Foundation

Strikes and Spares

1934 • 8 min • United States of America

This short features professional bowler Andy Varipapa. He first shows the correct way to grip a bowling ball and the proper form for delivering the ball down the alley. He then performs several trick shots.

The Owl and the Pussycat

1934 • 5 min • United States of America

A Terrytoons cartoon released 9 March 1934.

Fixing a Stew

1934 • 20 min • United States of America

Leon Erroll drinks too much, in the opinion of his mother-in-law, Dot Farley. So she arranges for everyone around him to talk in non-sequiturs until he decides to sober up permanently.

Ankara - Heart of Turkey

1934 • 56 min • Soviet Union

A Soviet documentary made for the 10th anniversary of the new Turkish Republic in the year 1934.

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

1934 • 20 min • United States of America

Several members of MGM's 'galaxy of stars' attend an evening of music and a fashion show.