2016 shorts
by Auggie-2 | created - 22 Jan 2016 | updated - 16 Mar 2023 | Public- Genres
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1. Of Cash and Hash (1955)
Approved | 16 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
The stooges witness an armed robbery and are brought in by the cops as suspects. After passing a lie detector test, the boys are freed and go back to their jobs in a Cafe. When one of the ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Christine McIntyre
Votes: 292
2. What's the World Coming To (1926)
21 min | Short, Comedy
A short film that turns gender roles on their head in a comedic utopia. Cross-dressing comedy (1926) by F. Richard Jones and Richard Wallace.
Directors: Richard Wallace, F. Richard Jones | Stars: Clyde Cook, Katherine Grant, James Finlayson, Martha Sleeper
Votes: 108
3. In the Grease (1925)
8 min | Short, Comedy
A proud father sends his son to school, and realizing the teacher's inability to teach his pupils properly, decides to replace him. But it's not as simple as that - to each his own.
Director: J.A. Howe | Stars: James Finlayson, Anita Garvin, Grant Gorman, Al Hallett
Votes: 34
4. At the Ringside (1921)
Comedy, Short
Snub, who is a cop, to save his lady friend from being evicted from her frankfurter stand, agrees to go into the ring against a big bully to win a $100 prize. By means of a donkey behind a ... See full summary »
Director: Charley Chase | Stars: 'Snub' Pollard, Marie Mosquini, Ernest Morrison, Noah Young
Votes: 24
5. Years to Come (1922)
10 min | Comedy, Short
Women rule the world in this vision of the future. Men wearing frills and lace, women in charge is the least of the zany future envisioned in this film, sure to be banned in Tennessee.
Director: Charley Chase | Stars: 'Snub' Pollard, Marie Mosquini, Noah Young, Wally Howe
Votes: 34
6. The City of Little Men (1938)
Passed | 11 min | Documentary, Short
The story of Boys Town, founded by Father Edward Flanagan in 1917 as a haven for wayward, homeless, and neglected boys.
Director: Harry Loud | Stars: Edward Flanagan, Johnny Walsh, Frank Whitbeck
Votes: 125
7. Aventure malgache (1944)
Not Rated | 32 min | Short, War
While preparing backstage, an actor tells his castmates about an adventure he had during World War II in the Axis-controlled French colony of Madagascar working for the Resistance and clashing with the collaborationist local police chief.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Paul Bonifas, Paul Clarus, Jean Dattas, Andre Frere
Votes: 1,727
8. La nativité (1910)
Not Rated | 14 min | Drama, Short
Silent tableaux depicting the birth of Christ in a barn and King Herod's attempt to have him killed, following the story in the Gospel.
Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: Renée Carl, Nadette Darson, Alice Tissot, Maurice Vinot
Votes: 125
9. Le nain (1912)
14 min | Drama, Short
A manuscript is mysteriously delivered to a playhouse where it is eventually turned into a major hit with critics calling it a masterpiece. The only problem is that no one knows who wrote ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: Delphin, Renée Carl, Suzanne Grandais, Marthe Vinot
Votes: 147
10. City of Contrasts (1969)
22 min | Short
A somewhat-humorous look at the city of Dakar, its people, architecture, politics, social behavior, and even the white French tourists, and especially the influence of France's culture and ... See full summary »
Director: Djibril Diop Mambéty
Votes: 152
11. Rip, Sew and Stitch (1953)
Passed | 17 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges run a tailor shop and need money to pay their creditors. A bank robber leaves his coat in the shop with a combination to a safe. When the crook comes back to retrieve the coat, the stooges capture him and get his bankroll.
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Phil Arnold
Votes: 359
12. Goof on the Roof (1953)
16 min | Comedy, Short
The Stooges take care of a house while their friend is getting married. Their friend wants them to get a TV and have an antenna installed on the house. The Stooges have a great idea. They ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Frank Mitchell
Votes: 383
13. The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916)
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy, Short
A bumbling detective comes to the rescue of a damsel in distress when a drug smuggler wants to force her to marry him.
Director: John Emerson | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Bessie Love, Allan Sears, Tom Wilson
Votes: 1,004
14. Men O'War (1929)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Family
On shore leave from the Navy, seamen Stanley and Oliver want to treat two attractive single girls to a glass of soda in the park but only have enough change for three sodas.
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Anne Cornwall
Votes: 1,379
15. The Chimney Sweep (1946)
14 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An animated short film in which chimney sweeper in spring enabled shoes is able to confound the German SS.
Directors: Jirí Brdecka, Jirí Trnka
Votes: 294
16. Hustling for Health (1919)
Not Rated | 15 min | Comedy, Short
After missing his train, Stan Laurel meets a Good Samaritan who invites him back to his home for rest and relaxation. It proves a most arduous vacation but even amidst the angry suffragettes and demanding hosts, Laurel hazards into love.
Director: Frank Terry | Stars: Stan Laurel, Dorothy Coburn, Mrs. Fleming, Mildred Reardon
Votes: 272
17. Henry's Week End on the Desert (1935)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Western
Henry goes for a weekend in the desert to play golf and encounters various characters whom include a cowboy sheriff, a young Indian girl and the girl's father.
Director: Victor Adamson | Stars: Lake Reynolds, Wally West, Jean Gibson, Roy Rodgers
19. Barnyard Melody (1929)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Directors: Harry Bailey, Mannie Davis, John Foster
Votes: 29
20. Jungle Fool (1929)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Directors: Mannie Davis, John Foster | Star: Farmer Al Alfa
Votes: 32
21. Summertime (1929)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
It's summertime and the animals are having fun in the sun while farmer Alfalfa needs refreshments.
Directors: Harry Bailey, John Foster
Votes: 36
22. The Iron Man (1931)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Farmer Al Falfa receives an unexpected package: a robot.
Directors: Harry Bailey, John Foster
Votes: 33
23. Piano Tooners (1932)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom and Jerry (the human versions, not the cat and mouse) work as piano tuners. After seeing them at work and several creative ways of tuning a piano (such as removing the offending key and... See full summary »
Directors: John Foster, George Rufle | Star: Margie Hines
Votes: 134
24. Bugs and Books (1932)
6 min | Animation, Short
Directors: Mannie Davis, John Foster | Star: Margie Hines
Votes: 19
25. Happy Hoboes (1933)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Tom and Jerry are hoboes, but the city is demolishing the hobo camp. They hop a ride on a freight train. The train comes to a lumber camp, where the Chinese cook has just prepared a huge ... See full summary »
Directors: George Rufle, Vernon Stallings
Votes: 50
26. Fetch! (2002)
Not Rated | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A man plays fetch with his dog, only to have both him and his dog mired in a series of optical illusions.
Director: Nina Paley
Votes: 82
27. Sea Scamps (1926)
20 min | Comedy, Short
The children of the orphanage are elated over the outing, given to them by Mrs. Bullock, a rich lady charitably inclined. She doesn't know what she's undertaken, though, when she volunteers... See full summary »
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Malcolm Sebastian, Bonnie Barrett, Jack McHugh, Harry Spear
Votes: 12
28. What Price Orphans (1925)
Short, Comedy
Director: Mark Goldaine | Stars: Jimmy Boudwin, Cliff Daniels, Dick Gilbert, Garner Hamm
29. Kids, Cats and Cops (1928)
Short, Comedy
Some street children must rescue two of their pals after they've been kidnapped.
Stars: Arthur Aoyama, The McDougall Kids, Verlyn Sumner, Hannah Washington
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