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- DirectorJules WhiteStarsMoe HowardLarry FineShemp HowardThe stooges are tricked out of their inheritance by Icabod Slipp, a crooked lawyer. The boys follow Slipp onto a passenger train and corner him, but not before they accidentally let a lion loose on the train.classic
- DirectorVictor SavilleStarsVan HeflinLana TurnerDonna ReedA young man loved by two sisters becomes a naval officer and sails to New Zealand, where he drunkenly writes a marriage proposal to the wrong sister, profoundly affecting the life of the other.result
- DirectorRobert RossenStarsJohn GarfieldLilli PalmerHazel BrooksA talented boxer's young career hits difficult terrain when an unethical promoter takes interest in him.result
- DirectorMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsDeborah KerrDavid FarrarFlora RobsonA group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.result
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsJohn MillsValerie HobsonTony WagerA humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor.result
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsCary GrantLoretta YoungDavid NivenA debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.result
- DirectorHarve FosterWilfred JacksonStarsRuth WarrickBobby DriscollJames BaskettThe kindly story-teller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear.result
- DirectorWalter LangStarsBetty GrableDan DaileyMona FreemanIn this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Iris are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.result
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsRonald ColmanEdmond O'BrienSigne HassoA celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.result
- DirectorIrving AllenStarsWarren DouglasIring Allen was filming High Conquest when he shot this short film. Locale villagers rescue a couple trapped om the mountain.result
- DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsJohn NesbittNana BryantFred FisherOscar-winning short film has an adult looking back fondly at his childhood when he was taught in a one-room schoolhouse by Miss Turlock, a stern, but caring and respected teacher.result
- DirectorLeo SeltzerUnited Nations, 1947 - In this film one crippled child learns to walk: first to move, then to stand, and finally to take his first steps. The film deals with modern techniques of physiotherapy, and the need to develop the whole child - his emotions and his mind as well as his muscles - is stressed. Skilled adult workers offer not only massage and therapy, but also love and understanding, and occupational therapy for children and takes the form of both play and work. Movements learned become part of the daily jobs of feeding and dressing. Early attempts to walk are made with the help of apparatus. Finally the initially hesitant steps on his own are taken. As the film ends the boy walks.result
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsKent SmithHans ConriedAn Academy Award winner for best documentary, the film opens with a notice that..."Exhibition of confiscated Japanese film material authorized by permission of the Alien Property Custodian in the public interest under License No. LM 979"...and was assembled from hundreds of captured newsreels, historical dramas and propaganda films. While revealing the steps that Japan took that led to Pearl Harbor, it goes back 700 years to the feudal caste system, a peasant revolt suppressed after the Samurai murdered over 40,000 people, to Admiral Perry forcibly opening Japan to foreign trade, to the perversion of converting the Shinto religion of nature-worship to that of a fanatic state creed that preached the Japanese were a Master Race and the Emperor was a sun-god to be blindly obeyed. The film carried no credit for a director, while Richard Fleischer shared the Producer credit with Theron Warth.result
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancBea BenaderetThomas the cat finds Tweety in the snow, warming himself by a cigar butt. Thomas's mistress rescues the little yellow bird before her cat can devour him, but Thomas doesn't give up.result
- DirectorGeorge SeatonStarsEdmund GwennMaureen O'HaraJohn PayneAfter a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.result
- DirectorIrving ReisStarsCary GrantMyrna LoyShirley TempleA high school girl falls for a playboy artist, with screwball results.result
- DirectorH.C. PotterStarsLoretta YoungJoseph CottenEthel BarrymoreAfter leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics.result
- DirectorElia KazanStarsGregory PeckDorothy McGuireJohn GarfieldA reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred.result
- DirectorJack KinneyHamilton LuskeWilliam MorganStarsEdgar BergenDinah ShoreLuana PattenJiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: "Bongo," about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and "Mickey and the Beanstalk," a take on the famous fairy tale.bedtime story
told by Vivian - StarsHarry BelafonteNorthern CallowayEmilio DelgadoToday Big Bird goes off for a week to Camp Echo Rock. After saying a tearful goodbye to his friends, he gets on a bus to the camp, where he meets his counselor, Mickey, and a boy named Rusty, with whom he makes friends. When they arrive, they are both assigned to Cabin #10. Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letter D and the number 2.sign-off
adult cast: Carroll Spinney, Brian Muehl, Will Lee, Emilio Delgado, Bob McGrath, Loretta Long, Roscoe Orman, Sonia Manzano, Alaina Reed, Northern Calloway & Marilyn Sokol
the kids: Giancarlo Esposito, Ben Carlin, Keith Tkachuk, Michael Kane, Deborah Chen, John Williams III, Africa Whitacre & Jesse Rose - StarsPaul BenedictChristopher CerfStockard ChanningBig Bird wakes up to his first day at Camp Echo Rock. He learns how to play baseball and even hits a home run. Later on, he writes a letter home to Maria- at the same time as she writes one to him. At dinner he eats some foods he's never tried before. That night, at bedtime, he misses his friends on Sesame Street and cries until he feels better. This episode is sponsored by the letters C and V and by the number 3.sign-off
adult cast: Carroll Spinney, Brian Muehl, Will Lee, Emilio Delgado, Bob McGrath, Loretta Long, Roscoe Orman, Sonia Manzano, Alaina Reed, Northern Calloway & Marilyn Sokol
the kids: Giancarlo Esposito, Ben Carlin, Keith Tkachuk, Michael Kane, Deborah Chen, John Williams III, Africa Whitacre & Jesse Rose - StarsNorthern CallowayChristopher CerfGiancarlo EspositoThe day at Camp Echo Rock opens with an inspection on the cleanliness of the cabins. Then, Big Bird learns how to swim and paddle a canoe. He even gets a huge postcard from Snuffy. Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters H and Y and by the number 8.sign-off
adult cast: Carroll Spinney, Brian Muehl, Will Lee, Emilio Delgado, Bob McGrath, Loretta Long, Roscoe Orman, Sonia Manzano, Alaina Reed, Northern Calloway & Marilyn Sokol
the kids: Giancarlo Esposito, Ben Carlin, Keith Tkachuk, Michael Kane, Deborah Chen, John Williams III, Africa Whitacre & Jesse Rose - StarsBill CosbyEmilio DelgadoGiancarlo EspositoBig Bird and his fellow campers go on a hike through the woods, where they spend the night under the stars and learn the official Camp Echo Rock song. Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters J and Y and by the number 4.sign-off
adult cast: Carroll Spinney, Brian Muehl, Will Lee, Emilio Delgado, Bob McGrath, Loretta Long, Roscoe Orman, Sonia Manzano, Alaina Reed, Northern Calloway & Marilyn Sokol
the kids: Giancarlo Esposito, Ben Carlin, Keith Tkachuk, Michael Kane, Deborah Chen, John Williams III, Africa Whitacre & Jesse Rose - DirectorLisa SimonEmily SquiresStarsNorthern CallowayKevin ClashEmilio DelgadoBig Bird is given an award as the camp's best swimmer. Then it's time to go home. After bidding his new friends goodbye, he is surprised to learn that Rusty lives just around the corner. He returns to find a welcome home sign in his nesting area that Snuffy made for him. This episode's sponsors are the letters V and W and the number 5.sign-off
adult cast: Carroll Spinney, Martin P. Robinson, Michael Earl, Brian Muehl, Will Lee, Emilio Delgado, Bob McGrath, Loretta Long, Roscoe Orman, Sonia Manzano, Alaina Reed, Northern Calloway & Marilyn Sokol
the kids: Giancarlo Esposito, Ben Carlin, Keith Tkachuk, Michael Kane, Deborah Chen, John Williams III, Africa Whitacre & Jesse Rose - CreatorDouglas LoveStarsTony JamesVivian BayubayCeline OrdioniA group of kids and their two caregivers have built a cool clubhouse out of giant boxes. That's where they meet for music, play and special activities that kids can do at home.sign-off (episode: Seeds of Imagination)
cast: Antoine "Tony" James, Vivian Bayubay, Jill Shackner, CeCe Cortes & Matt Storff