Short
see all genres ›Short films are exactly what their name implies: they're shorter than a feature! They can be as brief as a handful of seconds or they can approach as much as a half-hour (or more). Genres like silent comedy and avant-garde film thrive in the short format.
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Genres / Short
SUB-GENRES · Actuality · Documentary · Ephemera · Narrative · Non-Narrative · Performance · Trick
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Alice's Orphan
The title is a misnomer: Alice can be glimpsed here, but it's really Julius who finds, adopts and attempts to raise the orphan. The basic situation, and even some of the individual gags, are borrowed from Chaplin's feature-length comedy THE KID, released four years earlier. But Julius' unconventional parenting techniques are...Start your free trial to watch -
Alice's Tin Pony
The title of this short is a takeoff on John Ford's THE IRON HORSE (1924), an epic Western about the building of the railroads. The short itself is a spoof on Westerns and, in particular, railroad films. Walt Disney indulges his well-known affinity for railroad trains here, with extended train gags and a...Start your free trial to watch
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All's Fair at the Fair
A yokel couple visiting the World's Fair (a huge attraction of a kind we no longer have these days) marvel at the new-fangled wonders on display. Among the fanciful inventions they enjoy here are an “orange drink” machine that actually grows and juices fruit instantaneously. They also go from dowdy to glam...Start your free trial to watch
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Allez Oop
The most obvious parallel to ALLEZ OOP is COLLEGE, where Buster Keaton's attempts at various athletic events are a disaster until his girl is threatened. Then, in a total reversal, he performs the same feats brilliantly while trying to effect a rescue. The girl here is Dorothy Sebastian, his leading lady five years earlier in...Start your free trial to watch -
Alphabet Soup
A is for Alphabet, B is for Batty, C is for Crooky! Renowned artist William Wegman brings his dogs (Fay Ray and offspring Batty, Chundo and Crooky) together to teach children the alphabet. Children and adults will be transfixed by the amazing dogs as they magically form the letters of the alphabet while cooking up a pot of...Start your free trial to watch
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Always Kickin'
Donkey duo Hunky and Spunky are back in another Fleischer Studios “Color Classic” cartoon. Spunky's braying attempt to sing along with the local songbirds are not acclaimed and his attempt at flying fares even worse. But when a vulture pursues some baby chicks, mama mule instructs junior on how to harness the incredible power...Start your free trial to watch -
Am I Trustworthy?
Are you trustworthy? Do you return things that you borrow? Do you complete the things that are asked of you? If you're like Eddie, you will. You'll even strive to do better. Maybe you'll even make a chart to track your progress. Maybe you won't. If Coronet has any say in it, you will.Start your free trial to watch -
The Ambassador's Daughter
An innocent attaché in love with the ambassador's daughter is framed for espionage. But the girl successfully exposes the real spy. Although the New York Dramatic Mirror criticized the picture for its "visibly forced or overdrawn situations," it was felt to have strong appeal, "for it has been well...Start your free trial to watch
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Ambrose's Fury
When Mack Swain, suffering from his domineering wife’s orders, starts flirting with the neighbor, AMBROSE'S FURY slowly rolls to a boil. He arranges to meet the young woman for some extramarital swimming and the ocean setting invigorates the slapstick in no time. The young woman’s clothes are taken by the tide so she takes...Start your free trial to watch -
Ambrose's Lofty Perch
Keystone comedy star Mack Swain takes advantage of his rotund figure to play a king in search of a queen. He selects his fiancé by process of elimination but the one he chooses already has another suitor, a second-rate Robin Hood. This Robin is a mean shot with a bow and arrow but goes limp at the first...Start your free trial to watch -
Ambrose's Nasty Temper
Ambrose's amorous antics at the garment factory get him fired. In retaliation, he hires a couple of crooks to menace his boss but they mistakenly target the boss' daughter he fancies instead. Her mortal peril necessitates a call to the police so it's the Keystone Kops to the rescue. A wet time is had by...Start your free trial to watch
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Ambrose's Sour Grapes
Mack Swain is the one with sour grapes in this Keystone comedy of errors. After showing himself to be a coward when he lets another man rescue his girlfriend from a mugging, Mack's only recourse is to appeal to the chivalrous gentleman’s jealousy. This gets easier when the girl’s twin sister and her...Start your free trial to watch -
American Falls from Above, American Side
Niagara Falls was a frequently filmed subject. In May, it had been one of the first places to be visited by the Edison Manufacturing Company's new mobile camera but the films were not entirely satisfactory. With more experience and better technology, an Edison crew returned to film the falls in early...Start your free trial to watch -
L'amico Fried's Glamorous Friends
L'AMICO FRIED'S GLAMOROUS FRIENDS "...is built around a pas de deux by Ondine and Sally Dixon... with a quickness of breath and dryness of the throat one is apt to say, 'What is that!' as if peering into some exotic fog. The sometimes lovely and sometimes not beautiful but nearly always exquisite...Start your free trial to watch




