31 Days of Shorts - 05/12
by ianhenslee | created - 21 Mar 2012 | updated - 01 Jun 2012 | Public150 short films for May 2012.
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1. Night Owls (1930)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
After far too many break-ins on his watch, an ineffective policeman approaches the unsuspecting vagabonds, Laurel and Hardy, with a preposterous proposition; one that would get him off the hook. But, are the boys up to the task?
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, James Finlayson
Votes: 1,778
2. Blotto (1930)
Approved | 26 min | Short, Comedy
Stan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his unsuspecting wife's liquor, but she overhears his plans.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Anita Garvin, Baldwin Cooke
Votes: 1,809
3. Brats (1930)
Passed | 21 min | Comedy, Short, Family
Laurel and Hardy's bid for a quiet evening of checkers and pool is constantly interrupted by their squabbling brats, little Ollie and little Stanley.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
Votes: 2,270
4. Hog Wild (1930)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Ollie can't find his hat, much to the amusement of his wife and maid. Then Ollie and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Russell Custer, Betty Danko
Votes: 2,219
5. Be Big! (1931)
Passed | 28 min | Short, Comedy, Family
In order to secretly attend a stag party in their honor, the boys urge their wives to travel ahead alone on a jointly-planned Atlantic City vacation by invoking Oliver's fake migraine as an excuse to remain behind.
Directors: James W. Horne, James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Spencer Bell, Chet Brandenburg
Votes: 1,521
6. Laughing Gravy (1930)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Stan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered landlord, who has a "No Pets" policy.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harry Bernard, Charles Dorety
Votes: 1,868
7. Our Wife (1931)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Oliver's plans to marry his hefty sweetheart go awry when the girl's father gets a load of her intended groom. They then elope in a tiny car much too small for their combined dimensions, ... See full summary »
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Eleanor Fredericks
Votes: 1,519
8. The Accountant (2001)
TV-14 | 35 min | Comedy, Short
The O'Dell farm is on the rocks. A non-traditional accountant comes with a variety of ways to save the farm.
Director: Ray McKinnon | Stars: Ray McKinnon, Walton Goggins, Eddie King, Gary Richardson
Votes: 1,203
9. Harvie Krumpet (2003)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
The odd biography of a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and a book of "fakts" hung around his neck.
Director: Adam Elliot | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Kamahl, John Flaus, Julie Forsyth
Votes: 9,021
10. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011)
TV-G | 15 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Morris Lessmore, a young writer, wanders into a mysterious library after a storm devastates his city. The library is home to magical flying books that literally come to life.
Directors: William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
Votes: 5,802
11. The Cameraman's Revenge (1912)
Not Rated | 12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mr Beetle seeks companionship from a statuesque dragonfly dancer, unaware that her ex-boyfriend, a slender grasshopper and an industrious cameraman, watches their every move. Will Mrs Beetle forgive him? Will he get away with adultery?
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz
Votes: 3,216
12. Ménilmontant (1926)
38 min | Short, Drama
A couple is brutally murdered in the working-class district of Paris. Later on, the narrative follows the lives of their two daughters, both in love with a Parisian thug and leading them to separate ways.
Director: Dimitri Kirsanoff | Stars: Nadia Sibirskaïa, Yolande Beaulieu, Guy Belmont, Jean Pasquier
Votes: 2,733
13. Fatty and Mabel's Simple Life (1915)
24 min | Comedy, Short
Fatty is a farm hand at Mabel's father's place. He and Mabel love each other, but dad wants to marry Mabel off to the landowner's son in exchange for tearing up the mortgage. When Mabel and... See full summary »
Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, Al St. John, Josef Swickard
Votes: 295
14. Fatty's Chance Acquaintance (1915)
13 min | Comedy, Short
Fatty and his domineering wife visit the park, where they encounter a pair of pickpockets.
Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Billie Bennett, Harry McCoy, Minta Durfee
Votes: 235
15. Mabel's Wilful Way (1915)
TV-G | 11 min | Short, Comedy
Mabel sneaks away from her parents for some mischievous fun at the fairgrounds with a pair of impromptu suitors.
Directors: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Mack Sennett | Stars: Mabel Normand, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Edgar Kennedy, Alice Davenport
Votes: 263
16. I Do (1921)
Not Rated | 22 min | Short, Comedy
Comic adventures of newlyweds and children.
Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Noah Young, Jack Morgan
Votes: 831
17. Everything Will Be Ok (2006)
17 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A series of dark and troubling events forces Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life - or lack thereof.
Director: Don Hertzfeldt | Star: Don Hertzfeldt
Votes: 3,070
18. Uncle Jack (2010)
5 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Get ready for a wild ride with UNCLE JACK in this nocturnal odyssey of a desperate fugitive. A mad clown, magic pills, a bedtime story and more add up for a fast-paced, riotous adventure. ... See full summary »
Director: Jamin Winans | Stars: Quinn Hunchar, Christopher Soren Kelly, Jeremy Make, Shelby Malone
Votes: 235
19. Uncivil Warriors (1935)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy, War
Set in the civil war, the stooges are spies for the north. They impersonate southern officers and infiltrate the enemy ranks to get valuable information. On the run when they are discovered... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Lou Archer
Votes: 762
20. Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (1939)
Approved | 18 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are tramps looking for handouts. Although the boys are down and out, Curly seems to get everything he wishes for. After some trouble with a farmer, the boys come across an ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dorothy Comingore
Votes: 657
21. Whoops, I'm an Indian! (1936)
17 min | Comedy, Western, Short
In the Old West, the Stooges are crooked gamblers gypping the resident of a frontier town. They are discovered and must escape into the woods. To elude the sheriff, they disguise themselves... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Gail Arnold
Votes: 626
22. Mutts to You (1938)
Approved | 18 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges, professional dog washers, find a baby on a doorstep and, thinking it to be abandoned, take it home. When they read in the paper the baby is believed to have been kidnapped, ... See full summary »
Director: Charley Chase | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Bess Flowers
Votes: 538
23. Three Sappy People (1939)
18 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are phone repairmen who are mistaken for the psychiatrists in whose office they are working. A rich man hires them to treat his impetuous young wife who is always running of for... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Lorna Gray
Votes: 638
24. Rockin' Thru the Rockies (1940)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Western, Short
The Stooges are frontier guides leading a minstrel show west. When hostile Indians run the horses off they are stranded. They must contend with a snow storm and a marauding bear as well the... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dorothy Comingore
Votes: 461
25. A Plumbing We Will Go (1940)
TV-G | 18 min | Comedy, Short
To escape the police, the Stooges pose as plumbers contracted to fix a mansion's plumbing, which inevitably causes destructive chaos.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Wilson Benge
Votes: 1,198
26. An Ache in Every Stake (1941)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Comedy
The three stooges employed as icemen attempt to deliver ice to a mountaintop house and are forced to cater for a birthday dinner there.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Wilson Benge
Votes: 657
27. I'll Never Heil Again (1941)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Comedy, War
A follow up to "You Nazty Spy", the stooges have taken over the country of Moronica. Moe is Hailstone the Dictator, Curly is a Field Marshal and Larry is Minister of Propaganda. The stooges... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Mary Ainslee
Votes: 721
28. If a Body Meets a Body (1945)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
Curly learns that he is named in the will of his rich uncle, so the boys head for the uncle's mansion to attend the reading of the will. They arrive on a dark and stormy night only to find ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Theodore Lorch
Votes: 617
29. Slippery Silks (1936)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Comedy
The Stooges are carpenters who inherit a fancy dress boutique. They put on a fashion show with dresses they've designed based on furniture. During the show, the owner of an antique box the ... See full summary »
Director: Jack White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Loretta Andrews
Votes: 574
30. The Lorax (1972 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A ruined industrialist tells his tale of his environmentally self-destructive greed despite the warnings of an old forest creature.
Director: Hawley Pratt | Stars: Eddie Albert, Bob Holt, Athena Lorde, Harlen Carraher
Votes: 3,383
31. Internet Story (2010)
10 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A fast-paced and thought-provoking film told through fragments of internet videos, animations, blogs and news articles. A series of shocking events unfolds when a young man creates a public... See full summary »
Director: Adam Butcher | Stars: Shaun French, Duncan Wigman
Votes: 367
32. The Bloody Olive (1997)
12 min | Crime, Short, Comedy
Mylene and Werner are going to make their flat up for Christmas. Then Sam comes with a bottle of Veuve Cliqot. Sam tells Werner that he knows Werner has stolen money at work. Werner murders... See full summary »
Director: Vincent Bal | Stars: Veerle van Overloop, Frank Focketyn, Gene Bervoets, Guy Dermul
Votes: 571
33. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)
TV-PG | 42 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
An aspiring supervillain must balance his career and his pursuit of a beautiful do-gooder.
Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day, Simon Helberg
Votes: 44,243
34. Commentary! The Musical (2008 Video)
42 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
The cast and crew of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) perform a "most uncommon" musical commentary track for the show, acting as exaggerated versions of themselves. After reviewing the... See full summary »
Directors: Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon | Stars: Steve Berg, Felicia Day, Nathan Fillion, David Fury
Votes: 440
35. Marilena from P7 (2006)
48 min | Drama, Fantasy
Andrei, a 13-year-old teenager living on Bucharest outskirts, decides one day to steal a trolleybus in order to impress Marilena, a prostitute he fell in love with.
Director: Cristian Nemescu | Stars: Gabriel Huian, Madalina Ghitescu, Gabriel Spahiu, Aura Calarasu
Votes: 2,067
36. The Hand (1965)
18 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A delicate and secluded ceramist sees his orderly life turn upside down, when a gigantic hand in a white glove invades his space, demanding that a sculpture of itself is made. When will the hand's obstinate demands stop?
Director: Jirí Trnka
Votes: 2,046
37. The Knockout (1914)
TV-G | 27 min | Short, Comedy
To show his girl how brave he is Fatty challenges the champion to a fight. Charlie referees, trying to avoid contact with the two monsters.
Director: Mack Sennett | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Edgar Kennedy, Charles Chaplin, Dan Albert
Votes: 1,450
38. The Rounders (1914)
Unrated | 16 min | Comedy, Short
Two drunks live in the same hotel. One beats his wife, the other is beaten by his. They go off and get drunk together. They try to sleep in a restaurant using tables as beds and are thrown ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Phyllis Allen, Minta Durfee
Votes: 1,799
39. Sunnyside (1919)
34 min | Comedy, Short
Charlie works on a farm from 4am to late at night. He gets his food on the run (milking a cow into his coffee, holding an chicken over the frying pan to get fried eggs). He loves the ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Olive Ann Alcorn, Albert Austin
Votes: 3,305
40. A Day's Pleasure (1919)
TV-G | 18 min | Short, Comedy
A father takes his family for an outing, which turns out to be a ridiculous trial.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, C. Allen, Naomi Bailey
Votes: 3,635
41. The Idle Class (1921)
TV-G | 32 min | Short, Comedy
A tramp sneaks into a upper class golf resort. The tramp meets a rich woman who is having an argument with her drunken husband. Complications arise when she mistakes the tramp for her husband.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Charles Aber, Joe Anderson
Votes: 4,157
42. Pay Day (I) (1922)
TV-G | 21 min | Comedy, Short
After a difficult day at work, a bricklayer tries to enjoy his pay day without his wife knowing.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Mack Swain, Edna Purviance
Votes: 4,854 | Gross: $0.13M
43. Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl (2006– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
Actor Robert Wuhl examines facts and myths in American history.
Stars: David Cross, Robert Wuhl, Sarah Vowell, Tucker Carlson
Votes: 648
44. Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl (2007 TV Movie)
28 min | Comedy, History
In this second installment of comedian Robert Wuhl's take on American history, "Professor Wuhl" removes the wool covering the eyes of his "students" in an attempt to challenge some preconceptions about commonly held cultural beliefs.
Director: Robert Wuhl | Stars: Robert Wuhl, Louis C.K., Jeff Greenfield, Erika Hamilton
Votes: 345
45. My Love (2006)
26 min | Animation, Short, Drama
In nineteenth-century Russia, a teenage boy in search of love is drawn to two very different women.
Director: Aleksandr Petrov | Stars: Aleksandr Palamishev, Aleksandra Zhivova, Evgeniya Kryukova, Nina Ruslanova
Votes: 1,640
46. Film, Film, Film (1968)
20 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Classic Soviet cartoon about the film industry.
Director: Fyodor Khitruk | Stars: Aleksey Polevoy, Georgiy Vitsin
Votes: 1,653
47. We Want Our Mummy (1939)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
The stooges go to Egypt in search of the mummy of king Rutentuten for which a museum will pay a $5000 prize. They wind up in the mummy's tomb where they are harassed by some criminals ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dick Curtis
Votes: 641
48. No Census, No Feeling (1940)
TV-G | 17 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges get jobs as census takers and wind up in a fancy mansion looking for people to survey. Moe and Larry are recruited to join a bridge game, while Curly adds Alum to the lemonade. ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Bruce Bennett
Votes: 643
49. Plastic Bag (2009)
18 min | Short, Drama
A plastic bag, thrown out in the trash, attempts to find his way back to his owner and along the way discovers the world.
Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Werner Herzog, Barbara Weetman
Votes: 1,373
50. Lost and Found (2008 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A magical tale of friendship and loneliness, which tells the story of a little boy who one day finds a penguin on his doorstep. Although at first he is unsure what to do, the boy becomes ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Hunt | Star: Jim Broadbent
Votes: 869
51. Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
Not Rated | 43 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Karen Carpenter's battle with anorexia nervosa and the cultural influence of the Carpenters in the 70s.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Merrill Gruver, Michael Edwards, Melissa Brown, Rob LaBelle
Votes: 3,331
52. Among Those Present (1921)
Passed | 34 min | Comedy, Short
An ambitious coat-room checker impersonates an English nobleman.
Director: Fred C. Newmeyer | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Aggie Herring, James T. Kelley
Votes: 833
53. From Hand to Mouth (1919)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Short, Action
A penniless young man tries to save an heiress from kidnappers and help her secure her inheritance.
Directors: Alfred J. Goulding, Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, 'Snub' Pollard, Peggy Cartwright
Votes: 1,163
54. Get Out and Get Under (1920)
Passed | 25 min | Comedy, Short
The comic adventures of a new car owner.
Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Fred McPherson, Roy Brooks
Votes: 1,054
55. High and Dizzy (1920)
Passed | 26 min | Comedy, Short
A tipsy doctor encounters his patient sleepwalking on a building ledge, high above the street.
Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Roy Brooks, Wally Howe
Votes: 1,447
56. An Eastern Westerner (1920)
Passed | 23 min | Comedy, Short, Family
Blase eastern boy is shipped off to a ranch in the 'wild west ' by his father.
Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Noah Young, J. Ray Avery
Votes: 1,683
57. The Butterfly Circus (2009)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Drama
A circus troupe brightens the spirits of audiences in Depression-era America and inspires hope in a limbless man from a sideshow.
Director: Joshua Weigel | Stars: Eduardo Verástegui, Nick Vujicic, Doug Jones, Matt Allmen
Votes: 3,605
58. Muppet*vision 3-D (1991)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Experience the magic of the Muppets during a hilarious film and live-action extravaganza.
Directors: Jim Henson, Frank Oz | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz
Votes: 1,394
59. Peter and the Wolf (1946)
TV-G | 15 min | Animation, Short, Family
Animated version of the fairy tale of the Russian boy Peter and his hunt for a raiding wolf, presented to the music of Sergei Prokofiev.
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Ivan, Mischa, Peter
Votes: 3,246
60. Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988 TV Short)
15 min | Short, Comedy, History
Sir Edmund Blackadder must protect, and later rescue, King Charles I from the Roundheads.
Director: Mandie Fletcher | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry, Warren Clarke
Votes: 6,025
61. Bullet in the Brain (2001)
14 min | Short
Outspokenly critical writing teacher allows his criticism to extend to his everyday life and soon learns why that is not a good idea. While the titular "Bullet in the Brain" does its work, ... See full summary »
Director: David Von Ancken | Stars: Tom Noonan, Dean Winters, Cecelia Antoinette, Carlos Barbot
Votes: 306
62. Try (2000)
15 min | Short, Drama
A short film about a young drug addicted couple.
Director: Jonas Åkerlund | Stars: Linda Santiago, Carl Tosterud, Max Vitali
Votes: 417
63. Death to the Tinman (2007)
12 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
Bill loves Jane and she loves him, but in this small town, many are jealous of Bill, especially the volunteer firefighters. Bill calls them cowards, puts out fires by himself, and doesn't ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Tintori | Stars: Jeff Delauter, Sophie Ellsberg, Lee Pender, Marvin Illman
Votes: 563
64. The Parlor (2001)
11 min | Comedy, Short
A group of people are gathered in a room, which is a "live" depiction of a typical Internet chat room. Some pretends to be much younger than they are, to chat up minors. Two of them falls victim of their own scam in a surprising way.
Director: Geoffrey Haley | Stars: Ian Vogt, Reggie Lee, Scott Alan Smith, Jan Hoag
Votes: 1,120
65. The Key to Reserva (2007)
10 min | Short
Finding an unfinished script written by Alfred Hitchcock himself, Martin Scorsese attempts to recreate it himself as Hitchcock would have.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Simon Baker, Kelli O'Hara, Michael Stuhlbarg, Christopher Denham
Votes: 3,231
66. Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003)
10 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Stagehand Donald Duck secretly puts on Mickey's sorcerer's hat and conducts an anthropomorphic symphony orchestra. But the proceedings go awry when the irascible Donald is sucked into the ... See full summary »
Director: George Scribner | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Rowan Atkinson, Jodi Benson
Votes: 739
67. The Band Concert (1935)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey is a frustrated bandleader dealing with obnoxious peanut vendor and flute player Donald, who tries to persuade the band to play "Turkey in the Straw," and a cyclone hits before his concert of "William Tell Overture" is completed.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Clarence Nash
Votes: 3,948
68. Them Thar Hills (1934)
Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Stan and Ollie take a trip into the mountains ('the high multitude') so Ollie can recover from gout. Bootleggers have dumped their moonshine in the well from which the boys sample their '... See full summary »
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Charlie Hall
Votes: 2,334
69. Tit for Tat (1935)
Approved | 19 min | Comedy, Short, Family
After the events in Them Thar Hills (1934), Stan and Ollie encounter their old nemesis, whose grocery shop is next to their home-appliances store. Nobody can let bygones be bygones, and a war breaks out. Will those tit-for-tat battles ever end?
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Charlie Hall
Votes: 2,478
70. The Live Ghost (1934)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
A gruff sea captain, who absolutely detests the word "ghost," is having trouble manning his ship because of the rumor it's...well...haunted. He inveigles Stanley and Oliver into helping him... See full summary »
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Walter Long
Votes: 1,568
71. Me and My Pal (1933)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Family
On his wedding day, Oliver and his best man Stanley become absorbed in a jigsaw puzzle. Eventually the taxi driver, the butler, a policeman and a messenger boy all get involved with the puzzle, making them late for the wedding.
Directors: Charley Rogers, Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Marion Bardell
Votes: 1,534
72. Their First Mistake (1932)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Stan convinces Oliver to adopt a baby to placate his wife, but upon returning home with the infant, they find a process server with a divorce summons, leaving the two buffoons to care for the squealing baby.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Billy Gilbert
Votes: 1,608
73. Scram! (1932)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Commanded to "scram" out of town by a cantankerous judge, poor vagabonds, Stan and Ollie, slip into something more comfortable to spend the night at a sympathetic inebriate's home; however, is this the right house?
Directors: Ray McCarey, Lloyd French, Jack Lloyd | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Richard Cramer, Arthur Housman
Votes: 1,517
74. County Hospital (1932)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Comedy
In the hospital with a broken leg Ollie is visited by Stan, who brings him hard-boiled eggs, nuts, and total mayhem.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert, May Wallace
Votes: 2,446
75. The Chimp (1932)
Passed | 25 min | Short, Comedy
Two bumbling circus performers inadvertently help drive the circus into ruin and then end up in possession of a flea circus and an oversized chimp.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Bobby Burns, Baldwin Cooke
Votes: 1,502
76. Doctor Who: Time Crash (2007 TV Short)
8 min | Short, Sci-Fi
The Tenth Doctor meets one of his previous incarnations.
Director: Graeme Harper | Stars: David Tennant, Peter Davison, Freema Agyeman
Votes: 3,383
77. Spin (2005)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A mysterious DJ is sent to a city block to mend a series of chain reactions that occur in our everyday lives.
Director: Jamin Winans | Stars: Raymond Andrew Bailey, Cesar Bejarano, Brandon Carrillo, Troy Garner
Votes: 1,606
78. Heavenly Puss (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When Tom is killed by his and Jerry's old rivalry, he has only one chance to find peace in Heaven - apologize to him.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Daws Butler, Sidney Clanton, William Hanna
Votes: 1,973
79. The Chicken from Outer Space (1996)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In this pilot for Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999), Courage, the cowardly dog of an oblivious elderly couple that lives on a remote farm, must defend them from a malicious space chicken bent on conquest and its mutagenic eggs.
Director: John Dilworth | Star: Howard Hoffman
Votes: 876
80. Rocks (2001)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Apparently, rocks are having conversations all around us, but they talk very, very slowly...
Directors: Chris Stenner, Arvid Uibel, Heidi Wittlinger | Stars: Rainer Basedow, Michael Habeck
Votes: 2,164
81. The Little House (1952)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Family
The story of a little house, experiencing isolation progress through the ages, finding happiness in the quiet, simple countryside.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Sterling Holloway, June Foray, Stan Freberg, Bob Jackman
Votes: 695
82. One Good Turn (1931)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy
A kindly old widow serves a free meal to the penniless boys but her greedy landlord wants to evict her for non payment of her mortgage, prompting the boys to come to her rescue.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mary Carr, James Finlayson
Votes: 1,682
83. Beau Hunks (1931)
Passed | 37 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Jilted by his girlfriend, "Jeanie-Weenie," Oliver joins the Foreign Legion to forget, bringing Stanley along with him. They wilt under the scorching desert sun and under the harsh ... See full summary »
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James W. Horne, Charles Middleton
Votes: 1,950
84. Helpmates (1932)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy
After a messy house party while his wife is away, Oliver asks Stanley to help him clean up the place, but free help isn't always a bargain.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Bobby Burns, Bob Callahan
Votes: 2,575
85. The Fixer Uppers (1935)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
A serious case of emotional neglect brings door-to-door Christmas cards salesmen, Stan and Ollie, at the house of an inconsolable wife who is convinced that her artist husband doesn't love her anymore.
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Arthur Housman
Votes: 1,354
86. Mickey's Good Deed (1932)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
On Christmas Eve, Mickey is forced to sell Pluto to a bratty rich kid in order to give some orphans presents.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner
Votes: 852
87. Rock-a-Bye Bear (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Spike gets a job running the house for a hibernating bear. Only problem is that same bear is VERY noise-sensitive, and Spike's got a rival that wants his job.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Daws Butler, William Hanna
Votes: 601
88. Love Business (1931)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Miss Crabtree, the teacher Jackie has a crush on, rents a room at Jackie's house.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Norman 'Chubby' Chaney, Jackie Cooper, Dorothy DeBorba
Votes: 295
89. Hook and Ladder (1932)
20 min | Family, Comedy, Short
The gang, while playing firemen, come upon a real fire.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Sherwood Bailey, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Dorothy DeBorba, Kendall McComas
Votes: 286
90. Free Wheeling (1932)
Approved | 20 min | Family, Comedy, Short
Stymie takes Dickie for a ride in his runaway car and cures his stiff neck.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Dorothy DeBorba, Kendall McComas, George 'Spanky' McFarland
Votes: 287
91. Forgotten Babies (1933)
20 min | Family, Short, Comedy
While the rest of the gang goes fishing, Spanky gets stuck babysitting.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: George 'Spanky' McFarland, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Tommy Bond, Dorothy DeBorba
Votes: 222
92. Mama's Little Pirate (1934)
Approved | 20 min | Family, Short, Comedy
The gang goes after pirate treasure they believe is hidden in a cave.
Director: Gus Meins | Stars: George 'Spanky' McFarland, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Scotty Beckett, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
Votes: 238
93. Glove Taps (1937)
Approved | 11 min | Family, Short, Comedy
Butch challenges Alfalfa to a fight.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
Votes: 172
94. Rushin' Ballet (1937)
Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Family, Short
While trying to track down Butch, Spanky and Alfalfa get caught up in a dance recital.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
Votes: 166
95. From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (1953)
7 min | Family, Short, Animation
In his first of two Warner Bros. cartoons, schoolboy Ralph Phillips daydreams in class, the lessons inspiring his fantasy heroics, such as being a pony-express rider, a deep-sea diver, a boxing champion and even General Douglas MacArthur.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Dick Beals, Bea Benaderet, Norman Nesbitt
Votes: 621
96. I Don't Want to Go Back Alone (2010)
17 min | Short, Drama, Romance
The arrival of a new student in school changes Leonardo's life. This 15 year-old blind teenager has to deal with the jealousy of his friend Giovana while figuring out the new feelings he's having towards his new friend, Gabriel.
Director: Daniel Ribeiro | Stars: Ghilherme Lobo, Tess Amorim, Fabio Audi, Nora Toledo
Votes: 7,793
97. Kosovo: Can You Imagine? (2009)
30 min | Documentary, Short, War
In a land under international supervision, in the heart of Europe, at the beginning of the 21st century, in Kosovo, one man attempts to expose human rights violations unlike anything you can imagine.
Director: Boris Malagurski
Votes: 891
98. Alice in Wonderland (1981)
30 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Alice follows the white rabbit, falls down a deep hole and discovers a strange Wonderland at the bottom.
Stars: Marina Neyolova, Rostislav Plyatt, Tatyana Vasileva, Aleksandr Burmistrov
Votes: 754
99. Hi De Ho (1937)
Approved | 11 min | Musical, Short
Young Cab Calloway's mother is concerned because Cab spends his days listening to the radio, pretending to lead an orchestra. A deacon, passing by the apartment, hears him singing and ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, Cab Calloway, Jeni Le Gon
Votes: 179
100. Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day (1915)
13 min | Comedy, Short
Neighbors Mabel and Fatty meet while doing laundry. Their friendship blossoms, their spouses grow jealous, and the Keystone Cops join the chaos.
Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, Harry McCoy, Alice Davenport
Votes: 258
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