1940's films I have seen
by funkybrother65 | created - 12 Sep 2011 | updated - 4 months ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Fantasia (1940)
G | 124 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by Walt Disney's team of artists.
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe Jr., Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Corey Burton
Votes: 103,889 | Gross: $76.41M
2. Pinocchio (1940)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc, Don Brodie
Votes: 159,707 | Gross: $84.25M
3. The Great Dictator (1940)
G | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner
Votes: 237,146 | Gross: $0.29M
4. The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy
A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson, Paul Lukas
Votes: 4,147
5. The Ape (1940)
Approved | 62 min | Horror
Dr. Bernard Adrian is a kindly mad scientist who seeks to cure a young woman's polio. He needs spinal fluid from a human to complete the formula for his experimental serum.
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell, Dorothy Vaughan
Votes: 2,061
6. Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
Approved | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The ghosts of three elderly industrialists killed in an airplane crash return to Earth to help reunite a young couple they initially brought together.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger, Alex Melesh
Votes: 2,332
7. Ali-Baba Bound (1940)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Porky finds out that Ali-Baba and his Dirty Sleeves plan to attack the fort; it's up to him to go warn the fort. He gets there to discover everyone has left for the Legion convention in ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Clampett | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 327
8. Ants in the Plants (1940)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short
Lots of gags as the little guy fights the bad guy. The insects are living together peacefully, and everybody is going along with their daily business as the evil ant-eater is attacking the ... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 213
9. A Wild Hare (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
While hunting rabbits, Elmer Fudd comes across Bugs Bunny, who tricks and harasses the hunter.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 1,865
10. Elmer's Candid Camera (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Elmer takes up wildlife photography, but finds his subject, a rabbit similar to the later Bugs Bunny character, much too wild.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 1,111
11. Pluto's Dream House (1940)
8 min | Animation, Short, Family
Mickey Mouse finds a magic lamp that builds Pluto a doghouse.
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Elvia Allman, W.F. Banes, Walt Disney, Lee Millar
Votes: 459
12. Loops (1940)
3 min | Short, Animation
An experimental animated short in which images are drawn directly onto the film using a pen.
Director: Norman McLaren
Votes: 481
13. Tarantella (1940)
Not Rated | 4 min | Animation, Short
Colorful abstract shapes and lines move exuberantly to the syncopated modernistic piano music of Edwin Gershefsky.
Directors: Mary Ellen Bute, Ted Nemeth
Votes: 519
14. You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940)
Approved | 10 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Daffy Duck tries to usurp Porky Pig's job through devious means in this wild blend of live action and animation.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Leon Schlesinger, Henry Binder, Gerry Chiniquy
Votes: 1,756
15. Bone Trouble (1940)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Pluto's dish is empty, so he goes after the bone in the dish of Butch the bulldog, who is sleeping next door. Can he make it home with the bone before Butch wakes up? No. Soon they are ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Lee Millar, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash, Hal Rees
Votes: 721
16. Window Cleaners (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Family
Donald Duck is a window washer who has problems, from his hat and tail feather being trimmed to waking up Pluto to break the window. And finally tormenting a bee, getting tied up on the platform only to have his rear end stung by a bee.
Director: Jack King | Stars: Lee Millar, Clarence Nash
Votes: 838
17. Donald's Dog Laundry (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald attempts to entice Pluto to try his automated dog washer, but is unexpectedly caught himself and is scrubbed, and hung on the line to dry.
Director: Jack King | Stars: Lee Millar, Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,273
18. King for a Day (1940)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
King Little receives a letter that says, "Please be at home to-day. I have orders to shoot you!" He promptly makes Gabby king for a day. The little braggart is thrilled until he learns the reason why.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer
Votes: 141
19. A Gander at Mother Goose (1940)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
A collection of short gags based on classic nursery rhymes and fairy tales. Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, in her best Katharine Hepburn, tells us how her garden is really doing. Humpty Dumpty ... See full summary »
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Margaret Hill-Talbot, Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 385
20. Pantry Pirate (1940)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Pluto is tied up in the backyard and has been ordered by the maid to stay outside while she prepares a roast. Of course, once Pluto smells the scent of the roast, he makes a beeline for the... See full summary »
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Lee Millar, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 391
21. Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald's frustration level is stretched to the limit when he attempts to court Daisy without the interference of his nephews.
Director: Jack King | Star: Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,344
22. Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey and Pluto are taking a trip on the train, but Conductor Pete won't allow Pluto aboard. After sneaking Pluto onto the train in his luggage, Mickey must do some quick thinking and don a few disguises to keep from getting kicked off.
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Elvia Allman, Billy Bletcher, Walt Disney, Lee Millar
Votes: 1,477
23. Dumbo (1941)
G | 64 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
Directors: Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen, John Elliotte | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, Herman Bing, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 141,921 | Gross: $1.60M
24. Hold That Ghost (1941)
Passed | 86 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
After inheriting a fortune from a gangster, two dim-witted service station attendants find themselves stranded in a haunted house.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Richard Carlson, Joan Davis
Votes: 4,261
25. Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
Passed | 78 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The happy tranquility of Buggsville is shattered when the populace learns that a colossal skyscraper is to be built over their tiny town.
Director: Dave Fleischer | Stars: Kenny Gardner, Jack Mercer, Tedd Pierce, Carl Meyer
Votes: 1,405
26. The Wolf Man (1941)
Passed | 70 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
Larry Talbot returns to his father's castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman. One fateful night, Talbot escorts her to a local carnival where they meet a mysterious gypsy fortune teller.
Director: George Waggner | Stars: Claude Rains, Warren William, Lon Chaney Jr., Ralph Bellamy
Votes: 30,629
27. King of the Zombies (1941)
Passed | 67 min | Adventure, Comedy, Horror
On a spooky island, three stranded travelers find an evil doctor working with foreign spies and in control of zombies.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, Mantan Moreland, Henry Victor
Votes: 2,500
28. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Passed | 113 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Dr. Jekyll allows his dark side to run wild when he drinks a potion that turns him into the evil Mr. Hyde.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner, Donald Crisp
Votes: 9,859 | Gross: $3.92M
29. The Reluctant Dragon (I) (1941)
Approved | 74 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Humorist Robert Benchley learns about the animation process at Walt Disney Studios while trying to find the great man himself to pitch him the idea of making a cartoon about a shy dragon.
Directors: Alfred L. Werker, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting, Ub Iwerks, Jack Kinney | Stars: Robert Benchley, Frances Gifford, Buddy Pepper, Nana Bryant
Votes: 3,810 | Gross: $0.87M
30. Citizen Kane (1941)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 465,586 | Gross: $1.59M
31. Hollywood Steps Out (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
A tour of Ciro's Nightclub packed with caricatures of many top stars, including (in order) Cary Grant, Greta Garbo, Edward G. Robinson and Ann Sheridan, Johnny Weissmuller, James Cagney, ... See full summary »
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Dave Barry, Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Kay Kyser
Votes: 1,142
32. Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (1941)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The black residents of Lazy Town are bored one day until a sultry light-skinned woman shows up to teach them what rhythm is.
Director: Walter Lantz | Stars: Ivie Anderson, Mel Blanc, Leroy Hurte Chorus, Nellie Lutcher
Votes: 550
33. Porky's Ant (1941)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
In Africa, Porky tries to catch a rare pygmy ant.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 162
34. Pantry Panic (1941)
Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Woody stays behind to swim while the other birds in the forest migrate south for the winter. Just after the other birds leave, the cold of winter sets in instantly, to the point that Woody's swimming hole freezes
Director: Walter Lantz | Stars: Mel Blanc, Geneva Hall, Sara Berner, Bernice Hansen
Votes: 500
35. All This and Rabbit Stew (1941)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs heckles a black hunter and escapes from a bear.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Mel Blanc, Darrell Payne, Danny Webb
Votes: 862
36. We, the Animals - Squeak! (1941)
9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Porky hosts a radio program, where animals tell their stories. The guest star is Kansas City Kitty, the best mouser in the country. She tells the story of her life, including her marriage ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 183
37. Porky's Pooch (1941)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
A dog named Rover explains to a black, down-on-his-luck shaggy dog named Andy how he got his master. He went into a hotel room and bothered someone taking a bath--Porky Pig. Porky doesn't ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner
Votes: 443
38. Porky's Midnight Matinee (1941)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Working backstage at a theater, Porky frees a little ant he finds in a cage, only to learn that it's a rare and valuable trained pygmy ant.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 211
39. Porky's Prize Pony (1941)
8 min | Animation, Family, Short
When jockey Porky's thoroughbred gets drunk on linament, a goofy milk-wagon horse takes over for the big race.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 190
40. Robinson Crusoe Jr. (1941)
8 min | Animation, Family, Short
Stranded on an island after his ship was wrecked by a hurricane, Porky meets a friendly African Native. They build a house, and Porky begins to explore the island. On his way we see various... See full summary »
Director: Norm McCabe | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 153
41. Farm Frolics (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
A series of spot gags about farm life. Running gag: why are all the little piggies watching the clock so intently?
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Robert C. Bruce, Cliff Nazarro
Votes: 413
42. Canine Caddy (1941)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Pluto gets into trouble with a gopher while caddieing for Mickey, and the tunnels they make during the chase wreck the golf course.
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney
Votes: 920
43. Pluto's Playmate (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Pluto is playing with a ball on the beach. The ball goes into the water and starts moving in strange ways, because a sea lion is playing with it. Pluto does not want to share the ball, and ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Ferguson | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Lee Millar
Votes: 369
44. Lend a Paw (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jealous of Mickey's kitten, Pluto's devil-self argues with his angel-self over whether or not to rescue the kitten when it falls into a well.
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Teddy Barr, Pinto Colvig, John Dehner, Walt Disney
Votes: 1,926
45. A Gentleman's Gentleman (1941)
8 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Mickey Mouse lies in bed like a lord, getting served breakfast by man's (and mouse's?) best friend Pluto as gentleman's gentleman. Next duty is to fetch the paper, but also pay for it with ... See full summary »
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Walt Disney, Lee Millar
Votes: 387
46. Swing Cleaning (1941)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The king allows Gabby to take over the supervision of the castle's spring cleaning with disastrous results.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer
Votes: 139
47. Mail Early (1941)
2 min | Short, Animation
A brief animated film reminding Canadians to post their Christmas mail early, teasing the pressure on the postal system's capacity as a "great flood" coming in December.
Director: Norman McLaren
Votes: 132
48. Vitamin Hay (1941)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short
It's time for lunch, and Spunky (the baby donkey) is expected to feed on healthy (and awful-tasting) Vitamin Hay. He resists, and wanders out of the barn to look for more interesting things to eat.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Dave Tendlar | Star: Jack Mercer
Votes: 76
49. Truant Officer Donald (1941)
8 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Donald catches his nephews swimming on a school day. He thinks he's made an easy catch, but the boys are much more resourceful than that. When he tries to smoke them out of their clubhouse,... See full summary »
Director: Jack King | Star: Clarence Nash
Votes: 907
50. Saludos Amigos (1942)
Passed | 42 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Disney animators tour South America and present four animated shorts inspired by their trip.
Directors: Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Norman Ferguson | Stars: Fred Shields, José Oliveira, Lee Blair, Mary Blair
Votes: 7,891
51. Bambi (1942)
G | 69 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, David Hand, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Norman Wright, Arthur Davis, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn
Votes: 153,933 | Gross: $102.80M
52. The Mad Monster (1942)
Approved | 77 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A mad scientist changes his simple-minded handyman into a werewolf in order to prove his supposedly crazy scientific theories - and exact revenge.
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Johnny Downs, George Zucco, Anne Nagel, Glenn Strange
Votes: 1,938
53. The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
Passed | 64 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A scientist, aided by an old hag and her two sons, kills virginal brides, steals their bodies, and extracts gland fluid to keep his ancient wife alive and young.
Director: Wallace Fox | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Tristram Coffin, Elizabeth Russell
Votes: 3,509
54. Casablanca (1942)
PG | 102 min | Drama, Romance, War
A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains
Votes: 605,445 | Gross: $1.02M
55. Daffy's Southern Exposure (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
It's the dead of winter, and Daffy Duck is starving. A fox and a weasel invite him into their cabin and feed him beans. But they have an ulterior motive--namely eating Daffy.
Director: Norm McCabe | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, June Foray
Votes: 325
56. Frankenstein's Cat (1942)
7 min | Animation, Short
A community of mice and birds are living and playing peacefully until the arrival of the title character: a mechanical cat who wants to eat so he picks a bird to take to his castle. All of ... See full summary »
Director: Mannie Davis
Votes: 89
57. The Sleep Walker (1942)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Pluto has a tussle over a bone with a female dachshund named Dinah unaware that he is actually giving her the bone whenever he walks in his sleep and presents it to her. However, each time ... See full summary »
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Ruth Clifford, Pinto Colvig
Votes: 333
58. Porky's Cafe (1942)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Porky uses his mechanical gadgets to fix a meal for a strange little man, while cook Conrad Cat deals with an ant in the pancake mix.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 285
59. Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mama Buzzard wants her children to learn to bring back meat for dinner. One buzzardling is shy and has to be kicked out of the nest. He's told to at least bring back a rabbit.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Kent Rogers
Votes: 1,742
60. Der Fuehrer's Face (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald Duck has a nightmare that he lives in Germany slaving under the Nazi regime.
Directors: Jack Kinney, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Charles Judels, Billy Bletcher, Clarence Nash
Votes: 4,622
61. My Favorite Duck (1942)
TV-G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Porky tries to relax on a hunting and fishing trip, but Daffy, smugly pointing out the "No Duck Hunting" signs, subjects him to constant irritation. Then the "Duck Hunting Season Open" signs start going up.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 548
62. The Hep Cat (1942)
Approved | 6 min | Comedy, Short, Family
A cat-about-town fancies himself such an irresistible "hunk" he momentarily resembles Victor Mature. His wooing of a cute kitten gets derailed by a prankster dog using a cat hand puppet to trap him.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner, Kent Rogers
Votes: 615
63. Superman: Volcano (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Action
Superman must face the threat of an erupting volcano.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Julian Noa, Lee Royce
Votes: 932
64. The Mouse of Tomorrow (1942)
TV-Y7-FV | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The origin story of Super Mouse (later changed to "Mighty Mouse").
Director: Eddie Donnelly | Star: Tom Morrison
Votes: 86
66. The Village Smithy (1942)
7 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Blacksmith Donald has two tasks on his list: put a new iron rim on a wagon wheel, and shoe Jenny, a female donkey. But the rim won't stay smooth, and the donkey doesn't want the shoes.
Director: Dick Lundy | Stars: Clarence Nash, Bob Ogle
Votes: 411
67. The Ducktators (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito are portrayed as ducks taking over a barnyard.
Director: Norm McCabe | Stars: Mel Blanc, Michael Maltese, John McLeish
Votes: 840
68. Five for Four (1942)
3 min | Animation, Short
An animated film about the Canadian effort to buy war bonds during World War II.
Director: Norman McLaren
Votes: 106
69. Hen Hop (1942)
4 min | Animation, Short
In a drawn-on-film animation, a hen gradually breaks apart into an abstract movement of lines as it dances to a barn dance.
Director: Norman McLaren
Votes: 288
70. Any Bonds Today? (1942)
2 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs Bunny and friends sing and dance to promote the sale of government bonds in support of the war effort.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 417
71. Pluto Junior (1942)
Passed | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
While Pluto naps, his son gets into scrapes with various other animals and other hazards. Pluto eventually wakes up and comes to his rescue.
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Star: Pinto Colvig
Votes: 581
72. Horton Hatches the Egg (1942)
TV-G | 10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Horton the elephant agrees to watch over lazy Maisie bird's egg while she vacations. Much later, after standing (and sitting) guard 100-percent faith-fully through rain and snow, Horton and... See full summary »
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Robert Clampett, Frank Graham, Kent Rogers, Sara Berner
Votes: 653
73. The Army Mascot (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Pluto sees the great chow the mascots at the army base are getting and decides he wants some of that. He sneaks in and disguises himself as Gunther Goat, but the "food" is just a bunch of ... See full summary »
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney | Stars: Chester Cobb, Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald
Votes: 445
74. T-Bone for Two (1942)
7 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Pluto finds a bone - but also finds Butch the bulldog, who claims it for himself. Idea: Pluto paces off a distance, buried treasure style, and digs a large bone-shaped hole. Butch falls for... See full summary »
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Clarence Nash
Votes: 317
75. Tin Pan Alley Cats (1943)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
A jazz cartoon involving a "Fats Waller"-like cat who leaves the "Uncle Tomcat Mission" for the local jazz club.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, The Four Dreamers, Four Spirits of Rhythm, Zoot Watson
Votes: 337
76. Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Fantasy, Mystery
A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.
Directors: Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid | Stars: Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid
Votes: 15,186
77. Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
So White flees from the wicked Queenie, wins over the thugs from Murder Inc. and meets her overrated Prince Chawmin'.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Ivie Anderson, Mel Blanc, Ruby Dandridge, Vivian Dandridge
Votes: 1,562
78. Porky Pig's Feat (1943)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Porky Pig and Daffy Duck owe an outrageous sum to the Broken Arms Hotel. The manager thwarts their efforts to escape without paying their bill.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 999
79. To Duck... or Not to Duck (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
While Elmer Fudd is hunting fowl, he shoots Daffy Duck. However, Daffy is wearing a bullet-proof vest and only pretends to be wounded.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 971
80. The Wise Quacking Duck (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
An exceedingly mild-mannered man is sent out to kill a duck for dinner by his wife. Unfortunately for him, he picks Daffy Duck as his victim. The two face off and do battle for the remainder of the cartoon.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Darrell Payne
Votes: 653
81. Yankee Doodle Daffy (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Daffy is an agent representing Sleepy Lagoon trying to sell him to talent scout Porky. Daffy spends a great deal of time and energy explaining and demonstrating what the kid can do, while the kid sits on a couch licking a giant sucker.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Ken Bennett
Votes: 1,356
82. Film Exercise #1 (1943)
5 min | Animation, Short
An experimental computer animation film series from John Whitney Sr.
Directors: John Whitney Sr., James Whitney
Votes: 127
83. A Corny Concerto (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Elmer Fudd introduces two pieces of classical music: "Tales of the Vienna Woods" and "The Blue Danube", and acted out by Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Laramore the Hound Dog, a family of swans, and a juvenile Daffy Duck.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Arthur Q. Bryan, Robert Clampett, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 2,097
84. Private Pluto (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Pluto is a guard dog on a military base. He's told there are saboteurs, and is assigned to guard a pill-box (gun emplacement). Before long, the "saboteurs" reveal themselves: Chip and Dale,... See full summary »
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Dessie Flynn, Norma Swank
Votes: 531
85. He Dood It Again (1943)
7 min | Animation, Short
Director: Eddie Donnelly | Star: Tom Morrison
Votes: 46
86. Scrap Happy Daffy (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Daffy takes on a goat sent by Hitler to eat up his scrap pile.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Mel Blanc, Dorothy Lloyd, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 622
87. Down with Cats (1943)
6 min | Animation, Short
Mighty Mouse comes to the aid of mice trying to enjoy winter sports.
Director: Connie Rasinski
Votes: 64
88. Pluto and the Armadillo (1943)
7 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Mickey and Pluto makes a short stopover on a South American flight. Mickey throws Pluto's ball into the jungle, and he chases it but it looks exactly the same as an armadillo that's rolled ... See full summary »
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, James MacDonald, Fred Shields
Votes: 423
89. Pigs in a Polka (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf, this time performed as pantomime to the Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner, Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,043
90. Daffy - The Commando (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Commando Daffy Duck goes behind enemy lines and causes havoc for a Nazi German officer and his troops.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,009
92. Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs challenges Cecil Turtle to race, only this time he's wearing an aerodynamic suit like Cecil's. Unfortunately, the gambling ring has bet everything on the rabbit, and Bugs now looks like a tortoise.
Directors: Robert Clampett, Tex Avery | Stars: Mel Blanc, Kent Rogers, Michael Maltese, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 1,630
93. Falling Hare (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs encounters wartime sabotage and takes to the air to do battle.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert Clampett
Votes: 1,478
94. The Lion and the Mouse (1943)
6 min | Animation, Short
A drunken mouse attacks a sleeping lion, but his life is spared by the lion. Later, when the lion's life is in danger , the mouse comes to the rescue.
Director: Mannie Davis
Votes: 34
95. Spies (1943)
Unrated | 4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Private Snafu has a secret: his ship leaves for Africa at 4:30. He's determined to keep it, but bit by bit it slips out, and eventually, the details end up right on Hitler's desk and the ship is engaged.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 650
96. The Three Caballeros (1944)
Approved | 71 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Donald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster).
Directors: Norman Ferguson, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Harold Young | Stars: Aurora Miranda, Carmen Molina, Dora Luz, Sterling Holloway
Votes: 15,544
97. Phantom Lady (1944)
Passed | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A devoted secretary risks her life to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his selfish wife.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, Alan Curtis, Aurora Miranda
Votes: 5,743
98. Witch's Cradle (1944)
12 min | Short, Fantasy, Mystery
The surrealist film shows repetitive imagery involving a string fashioned in a bizarre, almost spiderweb-like pattern over the hands of several individuals, most notably an unnamed young woman and an elderly gentleman.
Director: Maya Deren | Stars: Marcel Duchamp, Pajorita Matta
Votes: 877
99. Plane Daffy (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Daffy Duck is a message courier bird delivering a military secret that a femme fatale Nazi spy is determined to get.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 629
100. At Land (1944)
15 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Silently, a woman wakes on a beach as the tides go in reverse. Her dreamscape unfolds as she tries to locate a chess piece traveling from the beach to a party to a country road and then back.
Director: Maya Deren | Stars: John Cage, Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid, Hella Heyman
Votes: 3,338
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