All Films

Jolly Little Elves

1934 • 9 min • United States of America

A poor shoemaker and his wife have only a stale donut and a cup of coffee left to share. An elf drops by, and they offer to share with him. He teaches them (in song) to dunk the donut in the coffee. Later, as they sleep, he brings several other elves back, and they work through the night making shoes in humorous ways. The shoes are a success. Soon, the shoemaker and his wife are quite prosperous. They treat the elves to a feast of donuts and coffee, and the elves treat us to another chorus of "Dunk! Dunk! Dunk!".

Rawhide Romance

1934 • 55 min • United States of America

A cowboy at a dude ranch falls for the spoiled daughter of a rich guest at the ranch. Later he uncovers a gang of thieves who are robbing the guests.

Rawhide Mail

1934 • 59 min • United States of America

Reed breaks up the first attempted gold robbery. When the outlaws next attempt is successful, Reed is jailed as the suspect. Escaping from jail, he knows who to look for.

Paree, Paree

1934 • 21 min • United States of America

A young American man in Paris spots a beautiful woman in a crowd and is instantly smitten, but soon loses sight of her. Later, as he and several friends are sitting at a table at an outdoor cafe and he is describing her to them, he sees her again. His friends begin to tease him about her, and he bets them that he can win her love in 30 days even though he has no money.

My Mummy's Arms

1934 • 19 min • United States of America

Two Americans attempt to make time with the daughter of the British financier of an archaeological expedition to Egypt.

Locomotives

1934 • 10 min • United Kingdom

A concise museum short that traces the evolution of the steam locomotive, using the Science Museum (London)’s model railway collection to chart design leaps from early pioneers to mainline express engines.

Corn on the Cop

1934 • 18 min • United States of America

A 1934 Warner Brothers Vitaphone short, "Corn on the Cop." In this one, two hobos launch a get-rich scheme by trying to sell axle grease marketed as salve for relief from corns and bunions. The idea, unfortunately, goes awry. Starring Harry Gribbon with Shemp Howard, Boyd Davis, and Mary Doran.

Betty in Blunderland

1934 • 7 min • United States of America

Betty falls asleep doing a jigsaw puzzle and finds herself through the looking glass into a modern, urban wonderland. The shrinking potion comes from a "Shrinkola" dispenser. When most of the characters assemble, Betty sings "How Do You Do" to them. But the jabberwock steals Betty away.

No Sleep on the Deep

1934 • 21 min • United States of America

A playboy's affairs on an ocean liner are making all the men on the ship angry. One husband, whose wife has been romanced by the Romeo, decides to impersonate him. Meanwhile, several other men are looking for the playboy so that they can horse-whip him.

Sing Sing Nights

1934 • 60 min • United States of America

A respected war correspondent is found murdered, with three bullets--from three different guns--in him. Three different men are arrested, convicted and sentenced to death for the murder, but only one can be the actual killer. A criminologist sets out to find who is really guilty.

Howd' Ya Like That?

1934 • 17 min • United States of America

Two sailors come ashore in New York with enough liquor--which was illegal at the time, due to Prohibition--to have a good time. They wind up getting involved with an actress in vaudeville and her very jealous boyfriend. Not only that, but a Customs Officer who found out they smuggled booze ashore is closing in on them.

The Gingerbread Boy

1934 • 6 min • United States of America

By this point, Lantz used Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as his house mascot, here to introduce the cartoon. And while the story of the Gingerbread Boy as shown in this short takes up six minutes -- a short, if standard length for a cartoon -- here we have about half of its length used in an introductory bit as Oswald's attempt to listen to the story of the radio is interrupted by the human toddler he is minding.

Mickey's Minstrels

1934 • 18 min • United States of America

In order to pay back Stinky Davis, Mickey becomes an organ grinder, and later put on a minstrel show.

Mirrors

1934 • 12 min

Freddie Rich and His Orchestra perform popular songs and accompany guest performers

For Pete's Sake!

1934 • 18 min • United States of America

The kids try to raise money to buy a doll for Marianne.

Goofy Movies Number Two

1934 • 10 min • United States of America

A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.

Prescott Kid

1934 • 60 min • United States of America

Cowboy Tim Hamlin arrives in a town plagued by a gang of cattle rustlers.

You Said a Hatful!

1934 • 20 min • United States of America

When he learns the secret news that it will be sold today at 4pm in Kansas City, international banker J.P. Anderson sets in motion a plan to purchase the Tippycanoe Tuckahoe & Tehachapi Railroad.

Elmer Steps Out

1934 • 18 min • United States of America

To avoid getting a speeding ticket Walter poses as an expectant father rushing to see his wife; when the cop follows him, he's forced to come up with a wife and child.

Hands

1934 • 4 min • United States of America

A commercial for the Works Progress Administration. We see hands close up: working, playing, praying, whittling, and strumming. Hands use saws and hammers, lift stones, turn wheels, then write, type, apply a bandage, play a violin, use a compass, and hold a U.S. Treasury note. Hands put a shoe on a customer, shake a thermometer, and count out bills and coins into other waiting hands. A hand places an engagement ring on a finger, buys a movie ticket, and reels in a fishing line. There are multiple images repeating what we've seen. A chicken is basted; other chickens get grain. It's a national celebration.

Axe Me Another

1934 • 7 min • United States of America

Pierre Bluto, running a logging camp, has thrown Olive into the river because he didn't like her spinach. Popeye rescues her and proceeds to beat Bluto in a lumberjack contest.

Terror of the Plains

1934 • 58 min

A ranch hand sets out to prove his father is innocent of murder in this B-movie Western starring cowboy hero Tom Tyler. Disguised as an outlaw, Tom Lansing (Tyler) takes up with a motley crew hiding out in a ghost town to catch the true killer. This 1934 classic co-stars Frank Rice as Lansing's sidekick, Banty, and Roberta Gale as Bess, a beautiful young captive of the outlaw gang who is in desperate need of a hero.

A Demon for Trouble

1934 • 58 min • United States of America

Dyer is buying ranches and then retrieving his check by having his gang kill the owner. Bob Worth arrives just as Buck Morton is killed and gets blamed for the murder. Fleeing from the Sheriff, Bob teams up with the Mexican outlaw Golinda. Having seen Dyer pay off his men, he has a plan to trap him and Golinda is just the man he needs to make it work.

Carrying the Mail

1934 • 27 min • United States of America

The owner of a stagecoach line is about to lose his mail contract after 30 years because he's been underbid. His competitor is actually a crook who's planning to hijack the stagecoach and rob the mail--and, for good measure, have a go at his rival's pretty young daughter.