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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 1,016 films · Page 11.
Komödie
Laurel and Hardy are destitute characters trying to elude forest rangers who are rounding up vagrants to work as firefighters. Using a stolen bicycle to escape the pursuing rangers, they hide out in an empty mansion while the owner is away…
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musical film, romance film, teen film
The story begins with Sherry (Paula Abdul) declaring plans to hold a party that night. Upon hearing about this party, Jerry's friend, Paul (Kirk Burnett) encourages him to ask his crush, Lori Scott (Karen Capelle) to accompany him to the e…
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The film shows a story of children from a South African town flying kites down a hill after one boy is inspired by a colourful feather floating from the sky. The children find materials from places all over the town and produce equally col…
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Cartoon, Drama, Fantasy
The Cat Piano is narrated by the main character, an anthropomorphic cat. It is clear that the narration is a poem, which the poet is typing on a typewriter. In the beginning, we are introduced to his city's love of music and musical prowes…
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Christmas film, science fiction film
thumb|left|A scene from the film. Three aliens from an unknown planet, a Biblical Magi allusion, visit Earth to know the true meaning of Christmas. Peter, a young boy, and Lucy, his goose, are the first to encounter them.
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musical film
Professor Owl instructs his class of birds on how to find melody around them. Professor Owl demonstrates how melodies are assembled by playing a tune on a small piano. Following this, the class flies off to discover the many melodic sounds…
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children's film
The film celebrates the relationship between a small girl named Emily (voiced by Emily Osborne), and her kindly but ailing grandfather (voiced by Peter Ustinov), along with a dog. Emily's playful innocence is contrasted with Granpa's incre…
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Documentation
The cartoon begins by stating that, annually, 118,481 babies — out of well over two million born — will die before reaching their first birthday. From there, we are shown John E. Jones, a baby who, unless good oversight of the environment …
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Cartoon
The Country Cousin tells the story of a mouse from "Podunk" (an American English name denoting a place "in the middle of nowhere") coming to visit his relative in the city. The opening shot/title card is of the mouse in question, Abner, st…
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Western
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy is the story of a young man (Johnny Crawford) who lives in a big city in the present time, but his dreams are of the Old West and its film heroes. Scenes of his everyday life take on the style of a Western…
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musical film
Following their concert for world peace in outer space, Barbie and her band the Rockers are going back home. During the trip back to Earth, the band's space shuttle inadvertently enters a time warp. Upon landing at an airport, they meet Dr.
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Komödie
Laurel and Hardy are seated at a dockside where Stan is fishing. A newspaper notice catches Ollie's attention; it says that one Ebenezer Laurel has died and left a large estate, and that parties interested in the estate should go to the La…
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Jon Arbuckle and Garfield take their third class airline trip to Paradise World, a cheapskate's version of Hawaii. When they arrive on the island, Jon and Garfield check in at a deserted motel and are soon disappointed to find out that the…
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comedy film
The Stooges, currently unemployed, sift through job listings in search of employment. While preparing a meal, Curly inadvertently includes a horseshoe in the soup, mistaking it for a juicy bone, prompting frustration from his companions. T…
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Drama, drama film
According to film scholar and critic Clyde Taylor, “Dash's film plays inventively on themes of cultural, sexual and racial domination.” The film is set in Hollywood in 1942, a time when the role of the film industry was to create an illusi…
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Drama
The day before Christmas, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to contribute to the Charity Relief Committee, and then rudely rejects his nephew Fred when he visits Scrooge in his office. When Scrooge returns home, he sees the ghost of his for…
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comedy film
In 1672, the Stooges are mariners aboard a refuse barge, marooned on the desolate Dead Man's Island. Their arrival attracts the attention of the island's governor, initially skeptical of their claims until their unmistakable sailor-like be…
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docudrama, documentary film
The film covers the human history of the Grand Canyon area, being from a home to indigenous tribes to a major tourist destination. It portrays reenactments of the "Anasazi" people, European explorers, and the first expedition led by Major …
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short film, video clip
The film opens to Artist (Lana Del Rey) in a cowboy-influenced outfit while swinging on a tire swing in the middle of the desert. It then cuts to show her roaming the streets in streetwalker attire while attempting to hitch hike, as a mono…
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Animated Film, Documentation, Educational Film
right|thumb|The film alternates between clinical panels describing the process of menstruation, and animated sequences that provide viewers with tips on hygiene and behavior. The film uses animated diagrams to detail the menstrual cycle. T…
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Crime Comedy
At the "Screen Stars Annual Ball", Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen. The police must find them and return them to her. Private detective Eddie Kane investigates by trailing movie personalities and interrogating them.
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Komödie
The "Little Tramp" heads to a resort for warm weather and golf. At the golf course, the Tramp's theft of balls in play causes one golfer to mistakenly attack another. Meanwhile, a neglected wife leaves her wealthy husband until he gives up…
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thumb|thumbtime=8|Unaccustomed as We Are (1929) Ollie extends a cordial invitation to Stan for dinner, tempting him with promises of a sumptuous feast comprising steak, mushroom sauce, strawberries, whipped cream, coffee, and a cigar. Stan…
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Christmas film
Ziggy takes a job as a street Santa to raise money for the poor, accompanied by his faithful dog Fuzz. Surrounded by crooked Santas, sneaky thieves, and a suspicious cop, Ziggy remains honest and kind (while speaking no dialogue).
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