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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 1,016 films · Page 32.
drama film
Upset at being forced to do the household chores all weekend long (and at the threat of taking dancing lessons), Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and Porky decide to run away from home. Taking a breather in the tiny village of Jenksville, the b…
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The gang kids are upset that World War II is causing them deprivations and inconveniences. Organizing a fact-finding committee, Gang members Mickey, Froggy, Buckwheat, and Janet try to determine what to do about the present national crisis…
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comedy film
Butch wins the heart of Darla, leaving heartbroken Alfalfa to cry in his alphabet soup. Mistaking the boy's doldrums for indigestion, Alfalfa's dad prepares to give his son a good dose of Settles-It Powder. Later on, the kids pay a visit t…
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comedy film
Froggy and his parents enjoy a Red Skelton USO performance over the radio. Learning from his father that comedians make a lot of money, Froggy decides that he and the gang should become radio comedians. They buy a joke book from a local us…
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Your Safety First opens with a newspaper from the distant future of October 5, 2000 with headlines reading "Space Travel to Mars" and "tax cuts". The protagonist of the short begins by debating whether to buy a new car or not as his family…
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comedy film
High society woman Muriel Allen wants to attend a swanky dinner party thrown by friend Alice Preston but husband Arthur decides instead to go on a fishing trip. Rather than showing up stag to the party, Muriel tells housekeeper Petunia to …
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comedy film
When Mickey reads something in a jokebook stating that one out of every four children born is Chinese, he begins to worry that his new baby brother or sister will be Chinese as well. The Gang put Mickey at ease by telling him that it will …
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black comedy, short film
Within a warehouse, filled with dried earth, a worker digs a square hole. A series of people visit the hole and require the worker to make a series of changes to the hole, while they all watch.
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Jimmy has been after Sam for some time now. But what is he after? What does he want from him?
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musical film
A young Soviet boy, confronted with the combative spirit of his grandfather, has a vision of a brighter future. Beyond the rigid wall of history, he imagines traveling to the United States to engage with the people and culture. Similarly, …
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LGBTQ-related film, short film
Set in a predominantly Islamic village in Northern Nigeria, the film starts with Hauwa (Mannura Umar) performing the daily Salat. While performing her duties as a wife for her husband, she is confronted by her neighbor, Samira (Lucy Ameh),…
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comedy film
While planning to participate in the annual Fathers and Sons Day Picnic, the Our Gang kids are reminded that their pal Mickey has no father. The kids prevail upon friendly gas-station owner Mr. Henry to act as Mickey's surrogate dad during…
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drama film
Molly Slade wakes up feeling extremely depressed. She has run out of tea and goes to the local shop to buy some, but finds the shop still closed. Pushed over the edge by this seemingly trivial inconvenience, she ends up attempting suicide …
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LGBTQ-related film
Welcome to wildly eclectic and diverse West Beach High, where the annual student body president election will pit the quirky, much-beloved incumbent Sissy Frenchfry against a handsome, charismatic – and socially intolerant – transfer stude…
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comedy film
Pooch operates a meat store in the city. One day, he receives an order by phone from his sweetheart, the girl coonhound, who calls for a stout chicken. Pooch then selects the right meat for the order and sets off in his horse-drawn carriag…
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The local church is having a new window unveiling service the next day on Easter. We find out that Ebenezer Nezzer used to come to church with his grandma when he was little, but no longer goes. Reverend Gilbert and his son Edmond agree to…
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documentary film, documentary television film
The film opens with Daniel Cormack returning to the area of South London in which he grew up and reflecting on how the influence of that predominantly left-wing environment formed his political views. In spite of being born in 1979 as one …
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Junior Asparagus is anxious for the new show production to be finished. Bob the Tomato reads a letter from Cairo, Illinois about "waiting" by directing a Bible-times interview with Abraham, Sarah and their promised son, Isaac. Like in Josh…
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comedy film
The gang tries to clean off their clothes after being splattered with mud accidentally by a passing motorist. A unique cleaning solution devised by Froggy works beautifully, but with one major drawback: The stuff has a terribly pungent odo…
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Tragic Comedy Film
An elderly widow, Anna Marshall (Harris), lives in isolation following the death of her beloved husband. With no friends and an estranged son, Anna is a senior citizen alone in the world—obsolete and discarded. The only visitor since her h…
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dystopian film, science fiction film
The film is set in an unspecified time in the future version of earth when the descendants of a genetically enhanced race created by mankind have control of the planet. Known as the "ghen" - a derivative of the word "generic" which humans …
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Calling All Kids finds the gang invading a local radio station to perform a revue honoring the U.S. military. Amidst such highlights as a "recruiting office" sketch featuring the duo of Mickey and Froggy, and a closing ensemble piece with …
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A dinosaur skeleton is stolen from the "Museum of Unnatural History" so Hairlock Combs and his assistant Dr. Gotsum (parodies of Holmes and Dr. Watson respectively) disguise themselves as a horse and visit the scene of the crime.
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comedy film
The gang prevails upon old-time minstrel impresario Uncle Wills to help them stage a fund-raising musical show (as they did in Ye Olde Minstrels). Highlights include the ensemble number "When Grandma Wore a Bustle", the barbershop-quartet …
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