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short subject A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

film series released by Hollywood studios.

Columbia

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- one special (1949) * Alan Mowbray (1941–1942) - 2 two-reelers *

Andy Clyde Andrew Allan Clyde (March 25, 1892 – May 18, 1967) was a Scottish-born American film and television actor whose career spanned more than four decades. In 1921 he broke into silent films as a Mack Sennett comic, debuting in ''On a Summer ...

(1935–1956) - 73 comedy two-reelers * Animal Cavalcade (1952–1953) - 4 one-reel comedies, much footage recycled from earlier shorts * Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups (1929–1932) - 18 one-reelers with

Eddie Buzzell Edward Buzzell (November 13, 1895 – January 11, 1985) was an American film actor and director whose credits include '' Child of Manhattan'' (1933); ''Honolulu'' (1939); the Marx Brothers films ''At the Circus'' (1939) and '' Go West'' (19 ...

* Ben K. Blake Film Novelty specials: ''Yoo-Hoo General'' (1942), ''My Wife's An Angel'' (1943) & ''A Voice Is Born'' (1947) * Bert Wheeler (1950–1951) - 2 two-reelers * Billie Burke (1948) - 2 two-reelers * Billy Gilbert (1943–1944) - 3 two-reelers * Broadway Follies (1937–1938) - 5 musical one-reelers directed by Ben K. Blake *

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression ...

(1939–1941) - 10 two-reelers *

Candid Microphone ''Candid Camera'' is a popular and long-running American hidden camera reality television series. Versions of the show appeared on television from 1948 until 2014. Originally created and produced by Allen Funt, it often featured practical jokes ...

(1948–1954) featuring

Allen Funt Allen Albert Funt (September 16, 1914 – September 5, 1999) was an American television producer, director, writer and television personality best known as the creator and host of '' Candid Camera'' from the 1940s to 1980s, as either a regula ...

and produced by Ben K. Blake * Cavalcade of Broadway (1949–1952) - 12 New York nightlife shorts * Charley Chase (1937–1940) - 20 two-reelers * Cinescope (1939–1941) - 17 one-reel documentaries including a few travelogues by

André de la Varre André de la Varre (September 14, 1904 – December 19, 1987) was a leading travelogue filmmaker from a prominent family who started as a 17-year-old visiting Europe with a recently acquired movie camera at the end of World War I. Born Franklin La ...

* Columbia Star Comedies (those headlining one two-reeler each; these didn’t become long-term series like the Three Stooges or Andy Clyde): Charlie Murray (1935), Franklin Pangborn (1935), Guinn "Big Boy" Williams (1936), Herman Bing (1937), Danny Webb (Special, 1939), Wally Brown & Tim Ryan (together, 1949), Harry Mimo (1953), The Mischief Makers (1954, 1 two-reeler of an

Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the ...

type series), Girlie Whirls (starring

Muriel Landers Muriel Landers (October 27, 1921 – February 19, 1977) was an American actress, singer and dancer. She made more than thirty film and television appearances between 1950 and 1971. Career Born in Chicago, Landers began her career as a con ...

, 1957) * Columbia Musical Novelties (1933–1934) - 8 comedy/musical two-reelers, often with dialogue entirely in rhyme. * Columbia Specials (1936–1944)- about 9, including a Cosmocolor short ''Fashion Takes a Holiday'' (1940) * Columbia Topnotchers (1953–1954) - set of 4 one-reel documentaries * Columbia Tour (1936–1944) - 32 one-reel travelogues * Community Sing (1937–1949) - 124 musical sing-a-long shorts, produced by Ben K. Blake after '40 * Court of Human Relations ((1936–1937) - 4 dramatic one-reelers produced by TruPictures. * Eddie Foy Jr. (1945–1951) - 3 two-reelers * El Brendel (1936–1945) - 19 two-reelers, 2 costarring Harry Langdon and 1 costarring Shemp Howard * Film Vodvil ((1943–1946) - produced by Ben K. Blake * Fools Who Made History (1939) - pair of dramatic two-reelers * Football Thrills (1931) - 6 sports-reels * George Givot and

Cliff Nazarro Clifford Nazarro (January 31, 1904 – February 18, 1961) was an American double-talk Double-talk is a form of speech in which inappropriate, invented, or nonsense words are interpolated into normal speech to give the appearance of knowledg ...

(1943) - 2 two-reelers * George Sidney and Charles Murray (1934) - 6 comedy two-reelers * The Glove Slingers (1939–1943) - 12 two-reelers, with

Noah Beery, Jr. Noah Lindsey Beery (August 10, 1913 – November 1, 1994) was an American actor often specializing in warm, friendly character roles similar to many portrayed by his Oscar-winning uncle, Wallace Beery. Unlike his more famous uncle, however, Be ...

, David Durand, and Bill Henry alternating leads * Gus Schilling and Richard Lane (1945–1950) - 11 two-reelers * H. A. Ripley's Minute Mysteries (1933–1934) - 10 one-reelers produced by

John Randolph Bray John Randolph Bray (August 25, 1879 – October 10, 1978) was an American animator, cartoonist, and film producer. Early life John Randolph Bray was born in Addison, Michigan on August 25, 1879, to Methodism, Methodist Presbyterian minister Edw ...

* Hall Room Boys Photoplays (pre-Columbia: 1919–1923) - before Columbia started,

Harry Cohn Harry Cohn (July 23, 1891 – February 27, 1958) was a co-founder, president, and production director of Columbia Pictures Corporation. Life and career Cohn was born to a working-class Jewish family in New York City. His father, Joseph Cohn, wa ...

worked on this series * Harry Langdon (1934–1945) - 22 comedy two-reelers * Harry Von Zell (1946–1950) - 8 two-reelers * Hugh Herbert (1943–1952) - 23 two-reelers * Joe Besser (1938, 1949–1956) – 1 two-reeler in ’38, followed by 11 more later * Joe DeRita (1946–1948) - 4 two-reelers * Laughing with Medbury (1931–1935) -

John P. Medbury John P. Medbury (died 29 June 1947) was a humorist who wrote for newspapers and film, and did narration for several films. His most notable newspaper contribution was a regular series for the '' New York Journal'' called ''Mutter and Muble''. A 1 ...

hosted travelogues (27 total) * Johnny Downs (1942) - 2 two-reelers * Johnny Walker International Forum (1941) – 3 two-reelers * Lambs Club (1933) - 8 comedies showcasing members * Leon Errol (1933–1934) - 5 comedy two-reelers * Life's Last Laughs (1934–1935) - 6 one-reel spoofs on epitaphs *

Max Baer Max Baer may refer to: * Max Baer (boxer) (1909–1959), American boxing world champion ** Max Baer Jr. Maximilian Adelbert Baer Jr. (born December 4, 1937) is an American actor, producer, comedian, and director widely known for his role as ...

and Maxie Rosenbloom (1950–1952) - 4 two-reelers * Monkeyshines (1931) - 5 comedies with an ape cast *

Monty Collins Monte Collins (also credited as Monty Collins; December 3, 1898 – June 1, 1951) was an American film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1920 and 1948. He also wrote for 32 films between 1930 and 1951. Career ...

and Tom Kennedy (1935–1938) - 10 two-reelers, plus one with Monty solo (1936). Tom also co-starred with Johnny Arthur in one 1938 two-reeler. * Music Hall Vanities (1939) - trio of shorts * Music to Remember (1950) - 6 classical musical performances * Musical Travelark (1954–1967) - 34 travelogues initially in

CinemaScope CinemaScope is an anamorphic lens series used, from 1953 to 1967, and less often later, for shooting widescreen films that, crucially, could be screened in theatres using existing equipment, albeit with a lens adapter. Its creation in 1953 by ...

and all in color. Harry Foster directed several. * New York Parade (film series) (1940) - pair of documentaries (1940) * Panoramics (1940–1945) - 14 one-reel documentaries * Polly Moran (1936–1937) - 2 two-reelers * Quiz Reel (film series) (1941–1942) - 5 one-reelers * The Radio Rogues (1935) - 3 two-reelers * Rambling Reporter travelogue (1930–1931) - 13 one-reelers * Roscoe Karns (1941) - 2 two-reelers *

Screen Snapshots ''Screen Snapshots'' are a series of documentary short subjects produced by Columbia Pictures (and its predecessor CBC Film Sales Corporation) between 1920 and 1958. They featured behind-the-scenes footage of Hollywood stars of the day at vari ...

(C-B-C company: 1920–1924; Columbia: 1924–1958) - series of shorts that looked at the lives of various Hollywood stars * Shemp Howard (1944–1947) - 9 two-reelers * Slim Summerville (1943–1944) - 2 two-reelers * Smith and Dale (1938–1939) - 2 two-reelers * Special Happy Hour (1937–1939) - 7 one-reelers * Spice of Life - Literary Digest Jokes (1934–1935) - 7 one-reelers * Stars of Tomorrow (1935) - 6 one-reelers * Sterling Holloway (1946–1948) - 6 two-reelers *

Strange as It Seems ''Strange as It Seems'' appeared as a syndicated cartoon feature published from 1928 to 1970, and became a familiar brand to millions around the globe for its comic strips, books, radio shows and film shorts. Created by John Hix, ''Strange as It S ...

(1936–1937) - 8 drama/documentary two-reelers produced by the Screen Classics Studio * Take It or Leave It (1940–1941) - produced by Ben K. Blake * The Three Stooges (1934–1958) - 190 two-reelers * Thrills of Music (1946–1949) - 23 big band musicals * Una Merkel (1943–1944) - 2 two-reelers * Vera Vague (1943–1952) - 16 two-reelers * Victor Gems (1929–1930) - 31 short musicals * Victory Shorts (1942–1944), some by the Office of War Information * Voice of Experience (1935–1936) - 10 one-reel advice shorts produced by Rex Film and Ben K. Blake * Wally Vernon and Eddie Quillan (1948–1956) - 16 two-reelers * Walter Catlett (1934–1940) - 6 comedy two-reelers produced sporadically * Walter Futter Curiosities (1930–1932) - 28 one-reel documentaries * The Washington Parade (1938–1941) - 12 one-reelers profiling the capital * World in Color travelogues (1937–1938) - 5 made in

Cinecolor Cinecolor was an early subtractive color-model two-color motion picture process that was based upon the Prizma system of the 1910s and 1920s and the Multicolor system of the late 1920s and the 1930s. It was developed by William T. Crispinel and ...

* World of Sports (1932–1967) – 263+ one-reelers produced by

in the early years and directed by Jack Kofoed until 1939, when Harry Foster took over. Most were in black and white prior to the sixties. * Columbia also distributed many independent productions, including many imports from the National Film Board of Canada and the award-winning People Soup and Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream. * The Learning Corporation of America was mostly owned by Columbia between 1968 and 1975 (although the company continued through the early '90s), being responsible for many short educational films for schools (often 16mm), along with TV specials and theatrical shorts like the award-winning

Angel and Big Joe ''Angel and Big Joe'' is a 1975 American short drama film directed by Bert Salzman and starring Paul Sorvino and Dadi Pinero. It won an Oscar at the 48th Academy Awards in 1976 for Best Short Subject. Premise Angel (Dadi Pinero) portrays a y ...

(1975).

Educational Pictures

(Distributed through

Fox Film The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...

and

20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Dis ...

, 1932–1938) *

Al Christie Charles Herbert Christie (April 13, 1882 – October 1, 1955) and Alfred Ernest Christie (November 23, 1886 – April 14, 1951) were Canadian motion picture entrepreneurs. Early life Charles Herbert Christie was born between April 13, 1 ...

Comedies (many two-reelers from 1922–1927)- Paramount took over distribution in 1927 *

Comedies (1932–1934) * As A Dog Thinks (1933) – canine novelties by Robert C. Bruce * Baby Burlesks (1932–1933) – juvenile comedies featuring

Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple;While Temple occasionally used "Jane" as a middle name, her birth certificate reads "Shirley Temple". Her birth certificate was altered to prolong her babyhood shortly after she signed with Fox in ...

* Battle for Life (1932–1934) – nature documentaries made by

Horace Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his ' ...

Stacy Woodard Stacy Robert Woodard (June 11, 1902 in Salt Lake City, Utah – January 27, 1942 in New York City) was a producer, cinematographer, and editor of nature films, who with his brother Horace Woodard edited Frank Buck's film ''Fang and Claw''. ...

, including award winning City of Wax * Bill Cunningham Sports Review (1931–1932) *

Cameo Comedies Cameo Comedies is a brand of short comedy films made in the United States. The films are one-reel shorts from Jack White's Educational Pictures and Colonial Motion Picture Corporation. Three of the productions utilized 3D stereoscopic effects in t ...

(1922–1932) – one-reelers with Jimmie Adams, Virginia Vance, Cliff Bowes, Eddie Barry, Sidney Smith, Phil Dunman, George Davis, Monte Collins, Jack Lloyd, Wallace Lupino, Gene Stone, William Dale and others. Sound added 1929. * Campbell Comedies (1921–1922) – two-reelers * Cannibals of the Deep (1931–1932) - Mack Sennett produced fishing reels * Charles Bowers Comedies (1927–1928) – trick comedies (some with

stop-motion animation Stop motion is an animated filmmaking technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion or change when the series of frames i ...

) * C. L. Chester “Chester-Outings” and “Chester Screenics” (1919–1921) – travelogues, also comedies with a chimpanzee Snooky * Clyde Cook Comedies (1924) – two-reel * Col. Stoopnagle’s Cavalcade Of Stuff (1938) – pair of spoof documentaries with

Stoopnagle and Budd Stoopnagle and Budd were a popular radio comedy team of the 1930s, who are sometimes cited as forerunners of the Bob and Ray style of radio comedy. Along with Raymond Knight ('' The Cuckoo Hour''), they were radio's first satirists. Musician W ...

* Coronet Comedies (1929–1936) – assorted two-reelers, earliest with Edward Everett Horton, later with Charles Judels, Buster West, Tom Howard, Tom Patricola, Vince Barnett & Billy Gilbert. Produced in last years by

. * Dorothy Devore Comedies (1927–1929) – two-reelers * Educational Musical Comedies (1934–1938) – two-reelers featuring Niela Goodelle,

Harry Gribbon Harry Peter Gribbon (June 9, 1885 – July 28, 1961) was an American film actor, comedian and director known for ''The Cameraman'' (1928), ''Show People'' (1928) and ''Art Trouble'' (1934). He appeared in more than 140 films between 1915 a ...

and early appearances by Bob Hope, The Ritz Brothers, Imogene Coca,

Danny Kaye Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; yi, דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and ...

and

June Allyson June Allyson (born Eleanor Geisman; October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006) was an American stage, film, and television actress, dancer, and singer. Allyson began her career in 1937 as a dancer in short subject films and on Broadway in 1938. She sign ...

produced many of these. * Frolics of Youth (1933–1935) – two-reel comedies with Frank Coghlin Jr. and others * Gags & Gals (1936–1938) – two-reel cartoonist comedies produced by

with Jefferson Machamer *

Gayety Comedies Gayety Comedies are a comedy film series released made in the United States during the silent film era. They debuted in 1919 and were distributed to various film exchanges Al Christie produced them. The studio that made them was owned by E. H. Emm ...

(1930–1931) with Johnny Hines and Ford Sterling. Produced by

. * Harry Langdon Comedies (1932–1933) – two-reelers *

Helena Smith Dayton Helena Smith Dayton (often hyphened as Helena Smith-Dayton) (1883–1960) was an American film maker, painter and sculptor working in New York City who used fledgling stop motion and clay animation techniques in the 1910s and 1920s, one of the ea ...

(1917) – made a claymation short, co-produced by the SS Film Company * Hodge Podge (film series) (1922–1933, sound added after 1929) – part- live-action travelogue, part

animated cartoon Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most anima ...

(including claymation), initially utilizing footage collected by Lyman H. Howe * Hollywood Girls Comedies (1930–1932) – two-reelers, some directed by Fatty Arbuckle *

Hollywood on Parade ''Hollywood on Parade'' (1932–1934) is a series of short subjects released by Paramount Pictures. Production background One short (# B-9) is frequently misidentified as future Stooge Curly Howard's first appearance on film, as cited by histor ...

(1934) – pair of

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produced documentaries. Paramount also produced these. * Hope Hampton Technicolor Specials (1925–1927) - fashion reels * Ideal Comedies (1927–1929, with sound: 1930–1932) – two reelers with Clem Beauchamp, Al St. John & others *

Jack White Talking Comedies Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ...

(1929–1930, 1933) – two-reelers.

Milton Berle Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger; ; July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American actor and comedian. His career as an entertainer spanned over 80 years, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and tel ...

appeared in one of the last. * James A. Fitzpatrick Sing-alongs (1926) - with Peggy Shaw * Joe Rock Special: Krakatoa (1933) * Johnny Walker Novelties (1932) – one-reel series “Great Hokum Mystery” and “Do You Remember?” * Juvenile Comedies (1922–1929) – two-reelers with Malcolm Sebastian appearing in later ones dubbed Big Boy-Juvenile * Larry Semon Comedies co-produced by Chadwick (1924–1927) * Leon Britol Special: War In China (1932) * Living Book of Nature (1917) – animal reels * Lloyd Hamilton Comedies (1923-1929, with sound 1929–1931) – two-reelers * Lupino Lane Comedies (1925–1929, sound added to last batch) – two-reelers * Mack Sennett Sound Comedies (1928–1932) with

, Johnny Burke, Marjorie Beebe, Daphne Pollard,

Billy Bevan Billy Bevan (born William Bevan Harris, 29 September 1887 – 26 November 1957) was an Australian-born vaudevillian, who became an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 American films between 1916 and 1950. Career Bevan was bo ...

, Dorothy Granger, and

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

Musicals (1931–1932). A few in Naturalcolor * Marriage Wows (1934) – two-reelers produced by

Mermaid Comedies Mermaid Comedies are comedy short films that were produced in the United States. They were distributed by Earle W. Hammons' Educational Pictures and were at the high end of its comedy series brands. Directors of the films included Al St. John ...

(1920–1929; sound: 1929–1934) – two-reelers with Lloyd Hamilton (before starting his own series), Jimmie Adams, Lige Conley, Louise Fazenda, Sidney Smith, Virginia Vance, Al St. John, George Davis, Clem Beauchamp, Phil Dunham and Monte Collins. Sound comedies featured Franklin Pangborn, Eddie Lambert, Tom Howard, and Harry Langdon. * Mirthquake Comedies (1935–1937) – two-reelers with Tom Howard, Tim Ryan & Irene Ryan Produced by

* Moran and Mack Comedies (1933) – two-reelers * Operalogue (1932–1933) – two-reel musicals * “Our World Today” Kinograms (1928–1929) * Pat Dowling’s “Camera Adventures” (1932–1933) – nature reels * Robert C. Bruce Series (documentary shorts): Scenics (1920–1922, 1926–1927), Wilderness Tales (1922–1924) & Outdoor Sketches (1927–1928) * Romance Productions (1926) – in color * Romantic Journey (1931–1934) - Howard Brown and Curtis Nagel produced travelogues in Multicolor * Screen Star Comedies / Star Personality Comedies / Top-Notch Comedies (1933–1937) were “umbrella” titles for two reelers featuring Bert Lahr,

, Joe Cook, Buster West, Charles Kemper, Tim Herbert, Pat Rooney Jr., Willie Howard and Ernest Truex. Many produced by

* Sisters of the Skillet (1936–1937) - two-reelers produced by

* Song & Comedy Hits (1935–1938) – one-reel musicals produced by

* Song Hit Story (1932–1935) – one-reel musicals * Spirit of the Campus (1932–1933) – one-reel musicals produced by Larry Kent * Stereoscopiks (

3D film 3D films are motion pictures made to give an illusion of three-dimensional solidity, usually with the help of special glasses worn by viewers. They have existed in some form since 1915, but had been largely relegated to a niche in the motion pict ...

s, 1922–1925) - produced by Frederic Eugene Ives & Jacob Leventhal * Tom Howard Comedies (1932–1933) – two-reel * Toonerville Trolley (1921–1922) - live-action comedies. (Not to be confused with the animated version produced later by

Amadee J. Van Beuren Amedee J. Van Beuren (born Amedee Vignot; July 10, 1879 – November 12, 1938) was the producer of Frank Buck's first three films, as well as many cartoons and short films. Early years Van Beuren was born in New York, the son of Alfred Vignot ...

.) * Torchy Series (1921–1922, 1931–1933) – silent comedies with Johnny Hines and two-reel comedies with sound with Ray Cook, Edmund Breese, Franklin Pangborn and others. * Treasure Chest (1933–1938) – documentaries and musical shorts, mostly one-reel *

Tuxedo Comedies Tuxedo Comedies were a brand of short comedy films in the United States. Comedian Al St. John appeared in and directed many of them after his three years with Fox Film doing Sunshine Comedies (see Al St. John filmography for details). They were pr ...

(1923–1929; with sound: 1929–1931, 1935–1936) – two reelers with Ned Spears, Al St. John, Poodles Hanneford, Johnny Arthur, Wallace Lupino, Raymond McKee, Lloyd Hamilton, Tim Ryan, Irene Ryan, Buster West and Tom Patricola * Vanity Comedies (1930–1932) – two-reelers with Bobby Vernon, Buster West, Vernon Dent,

and others * Walter Futter’s Curiosities (1926–1928) - documentary novelties * William J. Burns Detective (1930–1931) – one-reel dramas * World Wanderings (1921–1922) – travelogues * Young Romance Comedies (1935–1936) - two-reelers produced by

* Zit’s Comedy (1923)

First National

(1921–1923) *

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is consider ...

(1918–1923) * Mack Sennett Comedies (1918, 1921–1922) – featuring Ben Turpin, Marie Prevost,

, Louise Fazenda & others * Toonerville Trolley (1920–1921) with Dan Mason

Fox Film and 20th Century Fox

(1949–1950) – 2 one-reelers in black and white. * Adventures of the Newsreel Cameraman (1933–1942) – documentary series * Al St. John Comedies (two-reel, silent 1921–1924) * America Speaks (1942–1943) – wartime shorts. In addition, there were Office of War Information specials and imports from the

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. * Arthur Houseman Comedies (two-reel, silent 1926–1927) * Charles "Chic" Sale Comedies (silent & sound: 1927–1928) * Clark and McCullough Comedies (sound: 1928–1929) *

Movietone Adventures / CinemaScope Specials (1953–1964) - initially 112 shorts produced, starting with orchestra performances by Alfred Newman (composer) and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but later mostly travelogues. Two sub-series were often packaged under the same heading: “Movietone Assignment” (12 released 1957–1961) and Movietone’s "Amazing, But True" (3 made in 1962). * Fashion Forecast (1938–1940) – 8 Technicolor shorts * Father Hubbard Adventures with Bernard Rosecrans Hubbard (1933 special, 1939–1945) – 13 travelogues filmed in Alaska mostly, both black and white and later

* Fox Animal Comedies (two reel, silent 1926–1928) featuring many apes, kangaroos, lions… and humans. * Fox Varieties (one-reel, silent 1923–1928) – travelogue series * Fox Movietone Acts (all sound: 1928–1929) include a couple featurette three-reelers like John Ford’s ''Napoleon's Barber'' (1928) but mostly one-reelers with Raymond McKee, Mark Sandrich,

Will Mahoney William James Fitzpatrick Mahoney (February 5, 1894February 9, 1967) was an American vaudevillian performer, stage actor and theatre manager of the latter he was best known for carving out a successful stage career in Australia. Early life He ...

, Hugh Herbert, Joe Cook, Lionel Atwell, Robert Benchley, Allan Lane, and a series of musical acts often directed by Marcel Silver * Grandeur Special (1930) - covers Niagara Falls in both sound and wide-screen *

Hallam Cooley Hallam Cooley (February 8, 1895 – March 20, 1971) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1913 and 1936. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Tiburon, California. Cooley attended Nor ...

Comedies (silent 1925–1926) - two-reelers * Immortals of the Canvas (1952) – famous paintings in Technicolor (7 shorts, including Light in the Window: The Art of Vermeer) * Imperial Comedy (two-reel, silent 1923–1928) featured Nick Stuart, Eddie Clayton, Gene Camero, Marjorie Beebe, Richard Walling and others * Lew Lehr “Kindergarten” & “Dribble Puss Parade” (1938–1948) - 22 shorts, 2 in color * Lupino Lane Comedies (two-reel, silent 1922) * Magic Carpet of Fox Movietone (1931–1944) – the first travelogue series to use on-location sound, although narration was also used at times. Shot in either

and Technicolor after 1939. Also known as “Along the Royal Road to Romance on the Magic Carpet” (1934–1938 period). * The March of Time (distributed from 1942–1951, re-issued until in 1963) * Movie Tintype (1933–1934) – silent film compilations * Movietone Adventure (1943–1950,1960–1964) – 67 travelogues, many (but not all) in Technicolor. Second set in Cinemascope Deluxe Color. * Movietone Melodies (1949–1950) – five big band reels in black & white. Later added a special Movietone Musical in color featuring Tommy Dorsey (1961) * Movietone News (1927–1963) – first newsreel with sound, along with 20+ Specials (1931–1955), “See It Now” (9 newsreel compilations 1953–1955) and 8 “Timely Topics” specials (1959–1964) * Movietone Sports Review / Movietone Sports Show (1938–1956, 1959–1963) – 102 shorts (24 in Technicolor) initially. Revived in

in 1959 (20 total) * Mutt and Jeff (1913–13) - live-action series *

O. Henry William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. His works include "The Gift of the M ...

Featurettes (two-reel, silent 1925–1927) * Our Land and People (1947) – 8 travelogue shorts in black and white * Slim Summerville Unreel News (one-reel, silent 1923–1924) * Sunshine Comedies (two-reel, silent 1916–1925) featured Jimmie Adams, Billie Ritchie, Jack Cooper,

Harry Sweet Harry Sweet (October 2, 1901 – June 18, 1933) was an American actor, director and screenwriter. He appeared in 57 films between 1919 and 1932. He also directed 54 films between 1920 and 1933, including one Harry Langdon short, two of th ...

Hank Mann Hank Mann (born David William Lieberman, May 28, 1887 – November 25, 1971) was a Russian Empire-born and American comedian and silent screen star who was a member of the Keystone Cops. According to fellow actor and original member of th ...

, Jane Lee, Katherine Lee, Glen Cavender, Slim Summerville, Clyde Cook, Edgar Kennedy, Sidney Smith, Lee Moran,

Ruth Hiatt Ruth Hiatt (born Ruth Redfern; January 6, 1906 – April 21, 1994) was an American actress in motion pictures beginning in the silent film era. She is best known for performing in 1920s comedies directed by Jack White, Norman Taurog, a ...

, Chester Conklin,

Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...

and others * Tom Mix Westerns (two & three-reel, silent 1917–1918, 1922) * 20th Century Fox “specials” include Technicolor ''The Coronation of King George IV And Queen Elizabeth'' (1937),

Ripley’s Believe It Or Not ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper panel, the ''Believe It or Not'' feat ...

short ''Acquitted By The Sea'' (1940), plus a dozen more between 1944–1958, including ''Why Korea?'' (1950), ''Holy Pilgrimage'' (1950) and ''The Word'' (1953, featuring Dr Frank C. Laubach in New Guinea). * Van Bibber Comedies (two-reel, silent 1924–1928) featured

Earle Foxe Earle Foxe (born Earl Aldrich Fox; December 25, 1891 – December 10, 1973) was an American actor. Early years Foxe was born in Oxford, Ohio, to Charles Aldrich Fox, originally of Flint, Michigan, and Eva May Herron. He was educated at Ohio Sta ...

Florence Gilbert Florence Gilbert (born Florence Ella Gleistein; February 20, 1904 – February 27, 1991) was an American silent film actress of the 1920s. She was renowned for playing supporting roles alongside such actors as William Fairbanks and Jack Ho ...

and Tyler Brooke * The World Of Fashion: Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow (1968) - featurette * The World Today (1941–1949) – 20 documentaries, followed by a trio focused on women’s issues called “Feminine World”

Hal Roach

(Distributed by Pathé Exchange, 1914–1928, and MGM, 1927–1938) * All-Star Comedies (1925–1927) featuring Charles Murray, Lucien Littlefield, Theda Bara,

Stan Laurel Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was one half of the comedy double act, duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Ha ...

, Tyler Brooke, Lillian Roth and others **

Anita Garvin Anita Garvin (born Anna Frances Garvin; February 11, 1906 – July 7, 1994) was a tall American stage performer and film actress who worked in both the silent and sound eras."California Death Index, 1940-1997", Anita Garvin Stanley, February 11 ...

and Marion Byron (1928–1929) - 3 two-reelers **

The Boy Friends ''The Boy Friends'' is a series of American Pre-Code comedy short films released between 1930 and 1932. The series consisted of fifteen films and was spun off from the long running '' Our Gang'' film series (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' ...

(1930–1932) - 15 shorts starring Mickey Daniels, Grady Sutton, David Sharpe, and Mary Kornman ** Edgar Kennedy (1929) - 3 two-reelers ** Harry Langdon (1929–1930) - 8 two-reelers ** James Finlayson (1925) - 6 two-reelers ** The Taxi Boys (1932–1933) - 10 two-reelers, mostly with Billy Gilbert and Ben Blue * All-Star Specials (1933–1935) featuring Billy Gilbert, Eddie Foy Jr., Douglas Wakefield, Billy Nelson, Phyllis Barry and others ** The Schmaltz Brothers (1933–1934) - 3 two-reelers starring Billy Gilbert and Billy Bletcher *

Arthur Stone The Artognou stone, sometimes erroneously referred to as the Arthur stone, is an archaeological artefact uncovered in Cornwall in the United Kingdom. It was discovered in 1998 in securely dated sixth-century contexts among the ruins at Tintagel ...

(1924–1925) - 12 two-reelers *

Beatrice La Plante Beatrice may refer to: * Beatrice (given name) Places In the United States * Beatrice, Alabama, a town * Beatrice, Humboldt County, California, a locality * Beatrice, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Beatrice, Indiana, an unincorporated c ...

(1920) - 5 one-reelers * Charley Chase (1924–1936, sound after 1929) - 108 shorts, ranging from one to three reels * Clyde Cooke (1924–1926) - 8 two-reelers * Dippy Dood-Dads (1923–1924) – 14 one-reelers featuring monkeys and dogs * Eddie Boland (19211922, 1925) - 13 one-reelers * Fite / Hunky Dory (1923–1925) - 9 one-reelers featuring Earl Mohan & Billy Engle * Gaylord Lloyd (1921) - 5 one-reelers * "Crosseyed Slim" ( George Rowe) (1922) - 1 one-reeler * George Whiting Series (1915) * Glenn Tryon (1924–1925) - 21 two-reelers and 2 features * Harold Lloyd (1915–1921) - 177 shorts, ranging from one to three reels. Originally headed the "Willie Work" series in 1915, then the "Lonesome Luke" series through 1917, later moving into feature films until 1923 *

Irvin S. Cobb Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (June 23, 1876 – March 11, 1944) was an American author, humorist, editor and columnist from Paducah, Kentucky, who relocated to New York in 1904, living there for the remainder of his life. He wrote for the ''New York Worl ...

(1934) - 4 two-reelers *

Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–19 ...

(1927–1935) - 62 shorts ranging from two to four reels. Originally part of the "All-Star" series. The most famous comedy team mostly appeared in short films initially, but also made 13 features for Hal Roach from 1931 to 1940. *

Mabel Normand Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their K ...

(1926) - 5 three-reelers *

Max Davidson Max Davidson (May 23, 1875 – September 4, 1950) was a German-American film actor known for his comedic Jewish persona during the silent film era. With a career spanning over thirty years, Davidson appeared in over 180 films. Career Bor ...

(1926–1927) - 17 two-reelers *

(1922–1938) - 168 comedy shorts and one feature film produced. Hal Roach later sold the series to MGM, which continued filming new titles with the cast through 1943. * “Paul” James Parrott (1921–1923) - 67 one-reelers * Skinny ( Dee Lampton) (1916–1917) - 9 shorts ranging from five to ten minutes * Snub Pollard (1918–1926) - 135 shorts ranging from one to two reels *

(solo) (1918–1919, 1923–1924) - 30 shorts ranging from one to two reels * Sunshine Sammy (1921) - 1 two-reeler * The Spat Family (1923–1925) – 24 two-reelers starring Frank Butler, Sidney D'Albrook & Laura Roessing * Toto (1917–1918) – 16 shorts ranging from one to two reels. Featuring Arnold Novello * Vanity Fair Girls (1920–1921) – 14 one-reelers. Featuring Eddie Boland *

Will Rogers William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma ...

(1922–1924) - 14 two-reelers * ZaSu Pitts and Thelma Todd (1931–1933) - 16 shorts ranging from two to three reels ** Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly (1933–1936) - 21 two-reelers ** Patsy Kelly and

Pert Kelton Pert or PERT may refer to: Ships * - see List of United States Navy ships: P * , a World War II corvette, originally HMS ''Nepeta'' * ''Pert'' (sidewheeler), a 19th-century steamboat that operated in British Columbia, Canada Statistics * PER ...

(1936) - 1 two-reeler ** Patsy Kelly and Lyda Roberti (1936) - 2 two-reelers and one feature

Mack Sennett

* (for

Keystone Studios Keystone Studios was an early film studio founded in Edendale, California (which is now a part of Echo Park) on July 4, 1912 as the Keystone Pictures Studio by Mack Sennett with backing from actor-writer Adam Kessel (1866–1946) and Charle ...

- Mutual Film Corporation: 1912–1915) – featuring

Marie Dressler Marie Dressler (born Leila Marie Koerber, November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) was a Canadian stage and screen actress, comedian, and early silent film and Depression-era film star. In 1914, she was in the first full-length film comedy. She ...

Roscoe Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked ...

, Ford Sterling, Al St. John,

Mack Swain Mack Swain (born Moroni Swain; February 16, 1876 – August 25, 1935) was an early American film actor, who appeared in many of Mack Sennett’s comedies at Keystone Studios, including the Keystone Cops series. He also appeared in major fe ...

, Chester Conklin and others. (Several featured in the Keystone Kops).

started with Sennett in 1913, later heading his own series for

Essanay Studios The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company was an early American motion picture studio. The studio was founded in 1907 in Chicago, and later developed an additional film lot in Niles Canyon, California. Its various stars included Francis X. Bushman, ...

in 1914–1915 and Mutual Film Corporation in 1916–1917. * (for

- Triangle Film Corporation: 1915–1918) – Chester Conklin,

, Raymond Hitchcock, Polly Moran, Mae Busch,

Syd Chaplin Sydney John Chaplin (; 16 March 1885 – 16 April 1965) was an English actor. Chaplin was the elder half-brother of actor and director Charlie Chaplin and served as his business manager in later life. Through their mother Hannah, they were o ...

, Louise Fazenda, Ben Turpin, Gloria Swanson,

, Charlie Murray,

and others * (for

- Pathé Exchange, 1918) * (for Paramount: 1917–1921) - featuring Ben Turpin, Gloria Swanson,

, Chester Conklin, Louise Fazenda, Slim Summerville, Cliff Bowes,

, Eddie Gribbon, Billy Armstrong,

, Charlie Murray, Marie Prevost, Bert Roach, Ford Sterling and others. * (for First National: 1918, 1921–1922) – featuring Ben Turpin, Marie Prevost,

, Louise Fazenda & others * (for Pathé Exchange) **

Alice Day Jacqueline Alice Irene Newlin (November 7, 1906 – May 25, 1995), professionally known as Alice Day, was an American film actress who began her career as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties. Early years Day was born in Colorado Springs, Co ...

(1925–1927) ** All-Star Comedies (1923–1928) –featuring

, Mildred June, Sidney Smith, Jack Cooper, Eddie Quinlin, Ruth Taylor,

, Madeline Hurlock,

Irving Bacon Irving Bacon (born Irving Von Peters; September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films. Early years Bacon was the son of entertainers Millar Bacon and Myrtle Vane. He was born in St. Jose ...

and others ** Ben Turpin (1923–1927) **

(1923–1928, sound with final titles) ** Campus Comedies (1928) – featuring Daphne Pollard and

Carole Lombard Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters; October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress, particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in screwball comedies. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard 2 ...

** Harry Langdon (1924–1926) **

Ralph Graves Ralph Graves (born Ralph Horsburgh; January 23, 1900 – February 18, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director and actor who appeared in more than 90 films between 1918 and 1949. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Graves had already ...

(1924–1926) ** The Smiths (1926–1928) – featuring Raymond McKee,

and Mary Ann Jackson * (sound comedies for Educational Pictures: 1928–1932) with

, Johnny Burke, Marjorie Beebe, Daphne Pollard,

, Dorothy Granger, and

Musicals (1931–1932). Documentary series: “Cannibals of the Deep” * (sound comedies for Paramount: 1932–1933) - featuring Franklin Pangborn,

, Ben Turpin, Marjorie Beebe, Lloyd Hamilton, Daphne Pollard, Donald Novis, Charlie Murray, Eddie Gribbon, Billy Gilbert, Walter Catlett and

W. C. Fields William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler, and writer. Fields's comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist who remained a sympathe ...

Metro Pictures

(1920–1921) * Bull Montana (1922–1923) *

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew were an American comedy team on stage and screen. The team initially consisted of Sidney Drew (August 28, 1863 – April 9, 1919) and his first wife Gladys Rankin (October 8, 1870 – January 9, 1914). After Gladys died in 19 ...

(1916–1919) * Rolma Films (1916–1918) with a variety of stars like

and

Billy Quirk Billy Quirk (born William Andrew Quirk; March 27, 1873April 20, 1926) was an American stage and silent-film actor. He performed in more than 180 films between 1909 and 1924. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he died in Los Angeles, California. ...

* Screen Classics series (1920) *

Comedies (1922–1923)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

(1950) – 3 one-reelers in black and white * Around the World with Burton Holmes (1930–1931) – 12 one-reel travelogues *

Specials (1953–1956) – approximately 8, early ones were orchestra performances led by

Johnny Green John Waldo Green (October 10, 1908 – May 15, 1989) was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, conductor and pianist. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger. His most famous song was one of his earli ...

. Also The Battle of Gettysburg (1955 film) * Colortone Musical (1929–1935) - 17 one and two reel musicals in Technicolor, utilizing the full rainbow process from mid-1934. * Colortone Revue (1929–1930) – 5 black and white (but sepia tone released) comedies, two with Jack Benny. * Crime Does Not Pay (1935–1946) - 49 two-reel dramatic shorts *

Dogville Comedies From 1929 to 1931, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced a series of nine short comedy films called ''All Barkie Dogville Comedies'', sometimes known as the "barkies" (in a parody of " talkies")."Movieland Goes Roman", Performing and Captive Animals' Defe ...

(1929–1931) - nine short parodies of feature films enacted by dogs, also known as All-Barkies. * FitzPatrick Traveltalks (1931–1953) – travelogues initially released independently in the late twenties, but approximately 221 one-reelers for MGM. In full Technicolor starting in 1934. * Hal Roach Comedies (distributed between 1927 and 1938) * Herbert Kalmus Great Events (silent, 1927–1929) – 12 two-reelers produced in 2-color Technicolor, costumed recreations of famous events from Betsy Ross to Cleopatra. * Historical Mysteries (1937–1938) – 11 one reel docu-shorts narrated by Carey Wilson and John Nesbitt *

Galaxy of Stars (1934–1937) – 7 Technicolor two-reelers featuring many familiar faces. Also a few “MGM Miniatures” in black & white later followed the same model. * MGM Movietone Acts (1928–1930) - 82 one-reelers spotlighting various comedy and musical acts in sound * MGM Oddities / MGM Miniatures (1-reel, 1932–1946, 1951–1955) – about 115+ documentaries and comedy shorts running less than 11 minutes in length. Term “Oddity” replaced by “Miniature” by 1935. Early “Oddities” narrated by Pete Smith (two in color) and later Carey Wilson. Charles "Chic" Sale appeared in some mid-thirties entries. Also a series profiling Nostradamus. * MGM Musical Revue (1933–1934) – 9 two-reelers including some Three Stooges in early Technicolor * MGM 2-Reel Special (1927–1929, 1931, 1933–1945) - includes a documentary ''24 Dollar Island'' directed by

Robert Flaherty Robert Joseph Flaherty, (; February 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951) was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, ''Nanook of the North'' (1922). The film made his reputatio ...

, also

Jackie Cooper John Cooper Jr. (September 15, 1922 – May 3, 2011) was an American actor, television director, producer, and executive, known universally as Jackie Cooper. He was a child actor who made the transition to an adult career. Cooper was the first ...

special (1931), followed by a more consistently released series starting in 1935, often musicals. * Martin Block Musical Merry-Go-Round (1947–1948) – 6 total * Office of War Information & War Activities Committee Specials (1941–1943) *

(1938–1944) 52 shorts; taken over from Hal Roach. * The Passing Parade (1938–1949) - 73 strange-but-true stories narrated by John Nesbitt. * Pete Smith series (1931–1955) ** Fisherman's Paradise (6 sports-reels, 1 in early Technicolor, 1931–1932) ** Sports Champions / Sports Parade (36 one-reelers, 1931–1936) ** Goofy Movies (10 one-reel spoofs edited from various silent film clips, 1933–1934) **

Specials (3 made in 1935, ’37 & ’40) ** Specialties (214 live-action documentary/comedies 1935–1955, at least 18 in color. Dave O'Brien appeared in many ‘40s and ‘50s comedy titles) * Robert Benchley Comedies (1935–1940; 1943–1944) – 30 one reelers * Romance of Celluloid (1937–1944) – behind the scenes documentaries * Spotlight on the World We Live In (1951) – newsreel series made by Gordon Films *

Stop Look and Listen (film) ''Stop Look and Listen'' is a color, 10-minute 1967 comedy film written, produced, directed by, and starring Len Janson and Chuck Menville. The film was nominated for an Oscar in 1968 (Best Short Subject, Live Action). Technique It was mostly fi ...

(1967) * Tabloid Musical (1936–1937) – 7 one-reelers, including the famous

Every Sunday ''Every Sunday'' (sometimes incorrectly listed as ''Every Sunday Afternoon'' or ''Opera vs. Jazz'') is a 1936 American musical short film about two adolescent girls and their efforts to save a public concert series, which was being threatened by ...

* Theater of Life (1946–1948) – 4 two-reel documentaries co-produced by the Associated Press * UFA “Oddity” (1927–1929) – 43 imported from Germany silent documentaries

Paramount

Comedies (two-reel, silent 1927–1929, sound 1929–1930) featuring Edward Everett Horton, Bill Dooley, Bobby Vernon, Neal Burns, Jack Duffy, Jimmie Adams, Billy Engle,

Harold Conklin Harold Colyer Conklin (April 27, 1926 – February 18, 2016) was an American anthropologist who conducted extensive ethnoecological and linguistic field research in Southeast Asia (particularly the Philippines) and was a pioneer of ethnosci ...

, Ann Cornwall, Madge Kennedy,

Frances Lee Frances Lee (born Merna Phyllis Tibbetts; May 5, 1906 – November 5, 2000) was an American film actress during Hollywood's silent film era, and well into the sound film era of the 1930s. Dancing career Frances Lee was born Merna Phylli ...

Jason Robards Sr. Jason Nelson Robards (December 31, 1892 – April 4, 1963) was an American stage and screen actor, and the father of Oscar-winning actor Jason Robards Jr. Robards appeared in many films, initially as a leading man, then in character roles an ...

, Spencer Williams, Louise Fazenda, Johnny Arthur, Dot Farley, Buster West, Taylor Holmes, Lois Wilson and others. * Al St. John Comedies (two-reel, silent 1920) *

(1932–1934)- musical two-reelers produced by Mack Sennett and later

Arvid E. Gillstrom Arvid E. Gillstrom (13 August 1889 – 21 May 1935) was a film director and screenwriter from Sweden. He was born Arvid Evald Gyllström in Annedal, Gothenburg, Sweden. He married Ethel Burton in 1917. Gillstrom died in Hollywood, Californ ...

* Broadway Highlights (1935–1936) * Burton Holmes Travel Pictures (1914–1922) * Carter DeHaven Comedies (1919–1920) * Color Cruises (1936–1939) one-reel travelogues in Cinecolor, produced by Palmer Miller and Curtis Nagel * Comique Comedies (1917–1920) featuring Fatty Arbuckle and

* Days of Real Sport by Briggs (1919) directed by John William Kelette * Frederick Burlingham Adventures / Travel Pictures (1919–1920) - travelogues * Fredrick Feher Symphonic Series (1938–1939) * Grantland Rice “Sports Eye-View” and “Sportlights” (1932–1956) * Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood (1941–1942) * Here’s Homer (1967–1968) - Homer Groening produced comedies * High Topper Special (1961–1965) - umbrella title for assorted documentary shorts *

(1932–1934), produced by

* James A. Fitzpatrick Melody Masters (1929) * James Montgomery Flagg Comedies (1918–1919) * Leslie Winik sports-reels (1960–1968), sometimes co-produced with Sports Illustrated * Mack Sennett Comedies (distributed by Paramount: 1917–1921) Featuring Ben Turpin, Gloria Swanson,

, Chester Conklin, Louise Fazenda, Slim Summerville, Cliff Bowes,

, Eddie Gribbon, Billy Armstrong,

, Charlie Murray, Marie Prevost, Bert Roach, Ford Sterling and others. * Mack Sennett Sound Comedies (1932–1933) featuring Franklin Pangborn,

, Ben Turpin, Marjorie Beebe, Lloyd Hamilton, Daphne Pollard, Donald Novis, Charlie Murray, Eddie Gribbon, Billy Gilbert, Walter Catlett and

VBK Comedies (two-reel, silent 1918–1919) * Musical Romance (1935–1937) - musical specials * Pacemaker (film series) (1946–1955) one-reel comedies and documentaries * Paramount Varieties (later renamed “Paragraphics”) (1934–1943) – one reel documentaries * Paramount Headliners (1933–1943, 1946) - jazz and big band reels directed mostly by Fred Waller and Leslie Roush * Paramount News (1927, sound added ’29, through 1957), in addition to specials * Paramount One Reel Acts (1928–1933) shot at the Astoria facilities in New York and featuring Ruth Etting,

Fanny Brice Fania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), known professionally as Fanny Brice or Fannie Brice, was an American comedienne, illustrated song model, singer, and theater and film actress who made many stage, radio, and film appearances. S ...

, Rudy Vallée,

Eddie Cantor Eddie Cantor (born Isidore Itzkowitz; January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964) was an American comedian, actor, dancer, singer, songwriter, film producer, screenwriter and author. Familiar to Broadway, radio, movie, and early television audiences, ...

, Donald Ogden Stewart,

Smith & Dale Smith and Dale were a famous American vaudeville comedy duo. They consisted of Joe Smith (born Joseph Sultzer on February 17, 1884February 22, 1981) and Charlie Dale (born Charles Marks on September 6, 1881November 16, 1971), who both grew up in th ...

, Fred Allen, Lillian Roth, Tom Howard, after 1930: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ethel Merman, Jack Benny, Solly Ward, Lulu McConnell, Havana Casino Orchestra, Eugene Howard, Marion Harris,

George Dewey Washington George Dewey Washington (1898–1954) was an American singer active in vaudeville and motion pictures from the 1920s through the 1940s. He was a baritone or bass-baritone who often appeared on stage in the guise of "The Gentleman Tramp". He was s ...

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

Boswell Sisters The Boswell Sisters were an American close harmony singing trio of the jazz and swing eras, consisting of three sisters: Martha Boswell (June 9, 1905 – July 2, 1958), Connie Boswell (later spelled "Connee", December 3, 1907 – October 11, ...

, Cary Grant (one short), Vincent Lopez and many others who also appeared in Vitaphone shorts for Warner Brothers during the same period. * Paramount Pictographs (later “Paramount Magazine”) (1916–1921) – featured live-action travelogue and human interest subject matter, with

segments produced by either

or Pat Sullivan. * Paramount Pictorials (1930–1939) – one-reel documentaries with three or four separate topics resembling a newsreel. Sometimes these included scenes in Technicolor * Paramount Specials (silent era) included such titles as ''Truckee, California Stages The First Sweepstake Dog Race Outside Of Alaska'' (1915), ''100% American'' (1918), ''Oh Judge! How Could You? '' (1919), ''Night of the Dub'' (1919) and a pair of studio promotionals (1922 & 1927). * Paramount Specials (sound era) (1932–1951) – at least nine were made, including ''Hollywood Extra Girl'' with Cecil B. DeMille and ''The Fashion Side of Hollywood'' with

Josef von Sternberg Josef von Sternberg (; born Jonas Sternberg; May 29, 1894 – December 22, 1969) was an Austrian-American filmmaker whose career successfully spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era, during which he worked with most of the major ...

. * Paramount Travel Adventures (or “Paramount Treasury of Travels”) (1964–1968) * Paramount Two Reel Acts (1928–1933) shot at the Astoria facilities in New York and featuring

Helen Hayes Helen Hayes MacArthur ( Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress whose career spanned 80 years. She eventually received the nickname "First Lady of American Theatre" and was the second person and first woman to have w ...

Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart (; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American film and stage actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film In ...

(one film), Walter Houston,

Lorenz Hart Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include " Blue Moon", " The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Bewitched, Both ...

Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most ...

, Tom Howard, Billy House, after 1930: George Jessel, Victor Moore, Jack Benny, Karl Dane, George K. Arthur, Al St. John, Ford Sterling and others. * Phil L. Ryan Comedies featuring Chester Conklin (1930–1931), Walter Catlett, Eugene Pallette, Harry Langdon, and Leon Errol (all 1933–1934) *

Popular Science ''Popular Science'' (also known as ''PopSci'') is an American digital magazine carrying popular science content, which refers to articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects. ''Popular Science'' has won over 58 awards, incl ...

(1935–1949) – color science and technology newsreels produced by

Jerry Fairbanks Gerald Bertram Fairbanks (November 1, 1904, San Francisco — June 21, 1995, Santa Barbara, California) was a producer and director in the Hollywood motion picture and television industry. Biography Fairbanks survived the 1906 San Francisco eart ...

and Robert Carlisle * Post Nature Picture (1918–1920) credited to W.A. Van Scoy * Quiz Kids (1941–1942) –

educational one-reelers hosted by Joe Kelly * Robert Benchley Comedies (1940–1942) * Robert C. Bruce Scenics (1929–1931) * Screen Souvenirs (1932–1936) * Son of Democracy (1917–1918), credited to Benjamin Chapin * Speaking of Animals (1941–1949) – animal comedies (live-action, but often with animated mouths) produced by

* The Star Reporter (1936–1938) – four behind-the-scenes specials * Technicolor Musical Parade (1943–1948) – all two-reels * Topper Special (1951–1956) – one-reel documentaries * Unusual Occupations (1937–1949) color documentaries from

* Victor Moore Comedies (two-reel, silent 1916–1917) * Victory Shorts – wartime documentaries (1942–1944) under War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry * VistaVision Specials (1954–1957) includes Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot and travelogue “VistaVision Visits”, sometimes produced by James A. Fitzpatrick * Wild Men of Africa (1921): four films edited from a featurette of Leonard J. Vandenbergh

Pathé Exchange

Company merged with RKO in 1931. * Adventures of Bill & Bob (1920–1922) * Benny Rubin Comedies (1930–1931) * Chronicles of America (1923–1924) * Edgar Jones Westerns (1921) * Fred H. Kiser Industrial Films (1922–1923) * Grantland Rice's Sportlight (1923–1933) and “Football Sense” (1927) * Hal Roach comedies (distributor, 1914–1927) * Harvard University Department of Geology (1928–1929) * Henry & Polly (1927) with Leah Baird and Taylor Holmes * Hugh Wiley’s Wildcat (1929–1930) with Ford Washington Lee and John William Sublett * Indian Frontier (1924) with Ed Brady * James A. Fitzpatrick Famous Melodies (1926) * Johnny Jones (1922) featuring Edward Peil Jr. *

Knute Rockne Knut (Norwegian and Swedish), Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used whi ...

sports-reels (1930) * Mack Sennett comedies (distributor, 1923–1929) * Major Allen’s Safari (1921) * Monty Banks shorts and features (1927–1930) * On Guard with Arch Heath (1927) * Pathé Novelty (1922–1928) – umbrella title for assorted documentaries and specials * Pathé Review (silent version, 1919–1930, sound version called “Pathé Audio Review”, 1929–1933) - multi-subject shorts made on an average of 52 per year, usually with one or two segments in color (often stenciled). * Pathé Sound Comedies (1929–1932) known by different sub-titles: Campus Comedies, Capitol Comedies, Checker Comedies,

E. B. Derr Edward Bennett Derr (May 20, 1891 – August 13, 1974) was an American film producer during the genesis of the sound era. Born in West Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1891, he would produce almost forty films in the 1930s and early 1940s. Derr retire ...

Comedies, Follies, George Le Maire Comedies, Golden Roosters, Manhattan Comedies, Melody Comedies, Rainbow Comedies, Rodeo Comedies, Rufftown Comedies, Smitty & His Pals, Variety Comedies and Whoopee Comedies. These featured Nat Carr, Daphne Pollard, Edgar Kennedy, James Gleason, William Frawley,

Harry Watson Jr. Harry Watson Jr. (June 12, 1876 – September 23, 1930), also known as Harry B. Watson, was an American actor and comedian. Before his Vaudeville, Broadway and film careers, he was a clown for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Am ...

, Reginald Merville,

Franklyn Pangborn Franklin Pangborn (January 23, 1889 – July 20, 1958) was an American comedic character actor famous for playing small but memorable roles with comic flair. He appeared in many Preston Sturges movies as well as the W. C. Fields films '' Interna ...

and Dot Farley * Range Rider Westerns (1922–1923) starring

Leo D. Maloney Leo D. Maloney (January 4, 1888 – November 2, 1929) was an American film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter of the silent era. Biography Maloney was born in Santa Rosa, California, and built the "Leo Maloney Studio" in the San ...

* Rarebits (1927–1928) produced by Record Pictures *

Raymond L. Ditmars Raymond Lee Ditmars (June 22, 1876 – May 12, 1942) was an American herpetologist, writer, public speaker and pioneering natural history filmmaker. Biography Ditmars was fascinated by all animals, but primarily reptiles, obtaining his fi ...

Nature Reels (1912–1915). He also made segments for the Pathé Review. * Smitty & His Pals (1928–29) - 2 reel comedies produced by

* Song Sketches (1930) directed by

Oscar Lund Oscar Augustus Constantine Lund (May 21, 1885 – May 2, 1963) was a Swedish-born silent film actor, screenwriter and director of the American and Swedish motion picture industry. Biography Oscar A. C. Lund was born May 21, 1885 in Gothenburg, ...

and produced by

* Sound Topics of the Day (1929–1930) directed by Alfred T. Mannon and produced by

* Stereoscopiks (1925) –

experiments produced by Frederic Eugene Ives and Jacob Leventhal * Tom Santschi Westerns (1921) * Topics of the Day (for Timely Prod., 1919–1929) produced by

* Travelesque (1927–1928) featuring

* True Detective Stories (1924) * Vagabond Adventure (1930–1931, for RKO-Pathé: 1931–1937) - travelogues produced by

* Walter Futter Curiosities (1928–1929) produced by

* World Geography (1927–1928) produced by Duncan Underbill

Republic

* Land of Opportunity (1949–1950) – four documentaries * Meet the Stars (1940–1941) – 11 one-reelers * This World of Ours (1950–1955) –

Carl Dudley Carl Ward Dudley (1910–1973) was an American film director and producer. He was best known for directing and producing short travelogues. Biography Early life Carl Ward Dudley was born on December 31, 1910, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Career H ...

produced Trucolor travelogues * Trucolor Specials (1956)

RKO

(These do not include the Pathé shorts listed above) *

– 3 shorts (1948–1950) *

productions for RKO-Pathé (post–1931): ** Dumb-Bell Letters (1934–1936) ** Easy Aces (1935–1936) featuring the popular radio duo Goodman Ace and Jane Ace **

Floyd Gibbons Floyd Phillips Gibbons (July 16, 1887 – September 23, 1939) was the war correspondent for the ''Chicago Tribune'' during World War I. One of radio's first news reporters and commentators, he was famous for a fast-talking delivery style. Floyd ...

Supreme Thrills (1931) ** Golf with

Johnny Farrell John Joseph Farrell (April 1, 1901 – June 14, 1988) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the U.S. Open in 1928. Over the course of his career, he won 22 PGA Tour events. Early life Born in White Plains, New York, Farrell ...

(1931) ** The Last Frontier (1932) – western series ** Liberty Short Story (1931) – courtroom dramas ** Magna Productions (1933–1934), featuring big name stars like Bert Lahr and Ethel Waters. ** Miniatures (1931) ** Sports with Bill Corum (1935–1937) ** Struggle To Live (1935–1937) – nature reels by

** True Detective Stories (1931–1932) with Walter Miller as Nick Harris. ** Vagabond Adventure / retitled “World on Parade” after 1935 (1930–1937) - travelogues * The Blondes and the Redheads (1933–1935) * Broadway Headliners (later simply “Headliners”) (1931–1938), musical-comedies with

, Clark and McCullough, Ruth Etting, Ted Fio Rito, Tom Kennedy, Gene Austin, Betty Grable, Jack Norton and Phil Harris. * Charles "Chic" Sale (1931–1932) * Clark and McCullough (1931–1935) * Condor Musicals (1937) – 3 produced in New York * Edgar Kennedy Comedies (a.k.a. “Mr. Average Man”) (1931–1948) (see also Pathé list above) *

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My Bridge Experiences (1933) * Famous Jury Trials (1942) – dramas directed by J. H. Lenauer * Flicker Flashbacks (1943–1948) – silent film collections compiled by

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* Four Star Comedies (1932–1935) with Tom Kennedy,

, Walter Catlett and

Chick Chandler Fehmer Christy "Chick" Chandler (January 18, 1905 – September 30, 1988) was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 130 films from 1925 through the mid-1950s. Chandler was known for his starring role as Toubo Smith in ...

. * Frank McHugh Comedies (1931–1932) * Gay Girl Comedies (1931–1932) * Gil Lamb Comedies (1949–1952) * Gramercy Series (1929–1930) – musical acts including

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and Bessie Smith * Pal (1946–1950) – dog dramas featuring Gary Gray * Humanettes (1930–1931) – series of 12 shorts featuring vaudeville and music acts with human stars' heads atop doll bodies * Information Please (1939–1942) – film adaptation of the radio series * Larry Darmour and Standard Cinema provided F.B.O. and later RKO with 2-reel comedies: ** Barney Google (1928–1929) ** H.C. Witwer Record Breakers (1929–1930) featuring Albert Vaughn, Al Cook & George Gray ** Karl Dane and George K. Arthur Comedies (1930–1931) ** Louise Fazenda Comedies with

in support (1930–1931) ** Mickey McGuire (1927–1933) starring

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** Toots and Casper (1928–1929) with

Thelma Hill Thelma Hill (born Thelma Hillerman; December 12, 1906 – May 11, 1938) was an American silent screen comedian and one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties. Early life Hill was born Thelma Hillerman on December 12, 1906, in Emporia, Kansas. ...

& Bud Duncan * Leon Errol Comedies (1934–1951) * Major Bowes Theatre of the Air (1935–1936) with Edward Bowes made at

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and adapted from Major Bowes Amateur Hour * March of Time (distributor, 1935–1942) * The Masquers Club (1931–1933) * Ned Sparks (1931) * The Newlyweds (RKO series) (1949–1952) with Robert Neil & Suzi Crandall * Nick & Tony (1930–1931) with Nick Basil and Henry Armetta * Nu-Atlas Musical (1937–1939) produced in New York by Milton Schwarzwald * Pathé News (1931–1947) * Pathé Audio Review (Pathé: 1929–1931, RKO-Pathé: 1931–1933) – see Pathé section for details * Pathé Topics (1935–1937) – 18 newsreel specials * Picture People (1940–1942) – behind-the-scenes Hollywood series * Radio Flash (1935–1940) – assorted comedies featuring Jack Norton, Dot Farley, James Finlayson, Harry Langdon, among others. * Radio Musical (1935–1939) – 10 two-reelers with Ruth Etting appearing in one. * Ray Whitley & His Six-Bar Cowboys (1937–1942) – 18 two-reel musicals * RCA Photophone and Radio Comedies (1929–1932) featuring Nat Carr, Marc Connelly, Jimmy Aubrey and others * Reelism (1938–1940) – one-reel documentaries produced by Frederic Ullman Jr. * RKO Jamboree (later renamed “Musical Featurettes”) (1942–43, 1946–48) * RKO-Pathé Special (1933–1937, 1951–1957) – mostly documentary; second series replaced “This Is America” * RKO Specials (assorted, 1930–1957) include a 65mm musical ''Campus Sweethearts'' (1930), a Robert Benchley Comedy (1934), ''A Trip Through Fijiland'' (1935), '' La Cucaracha (1934 film)'' and ''The Boy and the Eagle'' (1947) both in Technicolor, '' Conquer by the Clock'' (1942), '' The House I Live In'' (1945), the “Victory Specials” (1942–1943), “Theater Of Life” Specials (1952, 1956) and “Wildlife Album” specials (1955–1957) * Roscoe Ates (1931) * Screenliner (1948–1957) – one-reel documentary shorts * The Smart Set (1935–1937) – comedies with Betty Grable, Jack Norton, Lucille Ball, Billy Gilbert, Tom Kennedy and Ford Sterling * Sportscopes (1938–1957) – one-reel documentaries on sports * Superba (1936–1937) – umbrella title for earliest Leon Errol series and two featuring Lew Kelly &

* This Is America (RKO film series) (1942–1951) – two-reel documentaries inspired by March of Time. Replaced by a sporadic release of RKO-Pathé Specials. * The Traveling Man (1931–1932), starring Louis John Bartels * Wally Brown and Jack Kirkwood Comedies (1949–1951) * Walt Disney (distributor of most shorts and features, 1937–1956)

United Artists

David L. Loew David Leonard Loew (October 5, 1897 – March 25, 1973) was an American film producer. Biography He and his twin brother, Arthur Loew were born on October 5, 1897, to MGM founder Marcus Loew. After being elected to the board of directors of Loe ...

Musicolor shorts (8 one reelers in

, 1946–1948) * W. Lee Wilder Songs of America (16 one-reelers, 1949–1950) * William Cameron Menzies musical shorts (1929–1930) * The World in Action (1941–1945) imported from National Film Board of Canada * World Windows (1938) imported from UK and filmmaker Jack Cardiff * various independent shorts released between 1954 and 1972

Universal

Sound films

one-reel special 1949 * America Speaks (1942–1943) – 3 one-reel documentaries * Answer Man (1946–1948) – 15 one-reel documentaries * Arthur Lake comedies (1928–1930), initially the silent “Horace in Hollywood” two-reel comedies * Basketball Sports-reels (written by

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and Samuel Freeman) (1931) * Benny Rubin (1929) – approximately 7 sound one-reel comedies * Charlie Murray & George Sidney Comedies (1930–1931) – 11 two-reelers * Christy Walsh All-America Sportreel (1931–1932) – 15 sports-reels * Daphne Pollard Comedies (1931–1932) – 4 two-reelers * Earth and Its People (1947–1949) – 35 two-reel travelogues initially released to schools in 16mm format, theatrically in 35mm in 1952-53. * Going Places (1934–1941) - 92 travelogues with

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and Graham McNamee (after ’38) narrating. Produced/directed by Allyn Butterfield and

Charles E. Ford Charles E. Ford (March 26, 1899 – August 7, 1942) was a newsreel and film producer and the director of Frank Buck's jungle movie '' Jacaré'' (1942). Early life Ford was the son of Charles A. Ford, an insurance salesman, and Martha A. Ford. ...

* Junior Jewel Comedies (1929–1930) with Snappy and “The Sporting Youth”, including Ann Christy,

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& Joan McCoy * Juvenile Jury (1946–1947) – 4 quiz novelty reels with Jack Barry (game show host) * Laemmle Novelties (1928–1929) – first sound series with musical and stage performances. Vernon Dent and

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appeared together in one. * Lloyd Hamilton Comedies (1931–1932) – 4 two-reelers * Louis Sobol (1932–1934) – 4 one and two-reelers * Mentone Brevity (1933–1939) – 77 variety shorts shot in New York City with many stage performers like

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, Bill Robinson, Bob Hope, among others. * Morton Downey in “America's Greatest Composers” (1932–1933) – trio of shorts * Name Band Musical (1939–1957) – 214 California filmed 15–20 minute shorts showcasing the best in jazz and big band * Northwest Mounted Police (sound film series) (1929–1930) – two-reelers with Ted Carson * Pat Rooney (1929) – 6 two-reel comedies * Person-Oddity (1942–1946) – 48 human interest documentaries (one-reel) produced by Thomas Mead & Joseph O'Brien * Pioneer Kid (1929–1930) – two-reel westerns with Bobby Nelson, some initially filmed silent with sound dubbed in. * Red Star Comedy (1930–1932) – approximately 12 two-reelers with an assortment (including Edgar Kennedy, Tom O’Brian, Franklin Pangborn & Jack Duffy) * Robert Benchley (1933) – one short “Your Technocracy And Mine” * The Shadow (film series version) (1931–1932) – 6 two-reel fantasy-dramas adapted from the radio show with

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* Sing & Be Happy (1945–1949) – 29 musical one-reelers * Slim Summerville (1930–1934) – 20 two-reel comedies *

Strange as it Seems ''Strange as It Seems'' appeared as a syndicated cartoon feature published from 1928 to 1970, and became a familiar brand to millions around the globe for its comic strips, books, radio shows and film shorts. Created by John Hix, ''Strange as It S ...

(1930–1934) – 39 newsreel oddity-reels much like

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produced by

and Manny Nathan Hahn, adapted from John Hix comics and shown in Multicolor during the first two seasons. * Stranger Than Fiction (1934–1942) – 110 documentary shorts, successor to Strange As It Seems covering animals, travel and peculiar items of interest. Production by Allyn Butterfield, Thomas Mead and Joseph O’Brien with

and later Henry Clay Bate as key directors. * Sunny Jim McKee (1929–1930) – two-reel juvenile comedies * SuperSpecial Featurettes (1959–1968) – 23 running 20–30 minutes in color * Syd Saylor Comedies (1930) – 5 two-reelers * Thalians Club Comedies (1931–1932, 1934) – 5 two-reelers with

and others. * Universal Brevities & Novelties (1930–1934) – 16 documentary one-reelers * Universal Color Adventures (1962–1972) – approximately 57 assorted one and two-reel documentaries * Universal-International Color Parade (1952–1962) – approximately 72 one and two-reel documentaries. * Universal-International Musical Westerns (1948–1949) - 19 two-reelers featuring Tex Williams and other country singers * Universal Specials (1930–1958, 1969–1972) – 45 comedy and documentary two-reelers not part of any series, in color by the ‘50s. * Universal Newsreel (1929–1967), also including a group of annual “Football Highlights” specials (1959–1967) * Van Ronkel Comedies (1935) – 6 two-reelers mostly with Sterling Holloway * Variety View (film series) (1941–1958) – 260 documentary one-reelers replacing “Going Places” and produced by Thomas Mead and initially Joseph O'Brien. All in black and white. * Vernon Dent (1929–1930) – pair of comedies * Victory Shorts (1942–1944) – 7 documentary one-reelers * Vistarama Specials (1954–1957) – 9 widescreen Eastmancolor travelogues produced by

* Warren Doane Comedies (1932–1935) – 46 two-reelers with James Gleason, Louise Fazenda, Sterling Holloway, Henry Armetta and others. * William Rowland & Monty Brice Featurettes (1932–1933) - 6 two-reel musicals, featuring such acts as Ruth Etting and the

Silent films (pre-1928)

* Arthur Lake “Drugstore Cowboy” Series (1927–1928) – two-reel westerns * The Battling Cowboy (1924–1925) * Ben Hall Comedies (1927–1928) * Bert Roach Comedies (1923–1924) * Bess the Detectress (1914) * Big U (Universal) Productions (1914–1917) – both comedies and dramas *

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(1912–1917) co-produced with Universal * Bluebird Comedy (1925–1927) – one-reelers featuring Neely Edwards,

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, Arthur Lake and others. The Bluebird logo also handled occasional special shorts since 1916. * Bob Curwood Westerns (1927–1928) * Brunton Comedies (1922) co-produced with Universal * Bull’s Eye Comedies (1924–1925) – one-reelers featuring Bert Roach, Neely Edwards & Alice Howell * Century Studios Comedies (1917–1928), co-produced with Universal both one and two-reel comedies featuring

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, Jimmie Adams, Alice Howell, the Century Lions (1918–1921), Joe Martin the

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(1919–1920),

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(1919–1923),

(after 1920),

Baby Peggy Diana Serra Cary (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery; October 29, 1918 – February 24, 2020), known as Baby Peggy, was an American child film actress, vaudevillian, author and silent film historian. She was the last living person with a substantial car ...

(after 1921), Lee Moran (1922), Queenie (a horse), Maude (a mule), Buddy Messinger (1923), Pal (a dog, 1923) and Wanda Wiley (1924). The Stern Brothers took over and added other series: The Gumps (with Joe Murphy, Fay Tincher & Jack Morgan, 1923–1928),

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(with Arthur Trimble & Doreen Turner, 1925–1929), The Excuse Makers (with Wanda Wiley & Charles King, 1926–1927), What Happened To Jane? (1926–1927), Let George Do It (with Syd Saylor, 1926–1929), Newlyweds (with Syd Saylor, Ethlyne Clair, Jack Egan,

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& Sunny Jim McKee, 1926–1929), Keeping Up with the Joneses (1927–1928),

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Mike & Ike (1927–1929) and the assorted Stern Bros. Comedies (1925–1926). * Champion Boy Rider (1927–1928) – two-reel westerns * Champion Film Company (1912–1913) *

Comedies (1928) * The Collegians (1925–1929) – two-reel comedies made by the Junior Jewel division with

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, Eddie Phillips and others. Soundtracks added to the later entries. * Crystal Films (1912–1914) co-produced with Universal, featuring “Baldy” Joseph Belmont,

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and Pearl White * Cyclone Smith (1919) – two-reel adventures with Eddie Polo * Eclair (1912–1915) co-produced with Universal * Famous Finlay Nature Pictures (1918) – documentaries featuring William L. Finley * Fast Steppers (1924) – two-reelers * The Forest Rangers (series) (1928–1929) * Francis Ford Dramas (1913–1915)- mostly one-reel * Gem Productions (1912–1913), co-produced with Universal one-reel comedies with

as well as mini-documentaries * Gold Seal Productions (1913–1917) – ranging from one to three reels, including the “Lord John’s Journal” and “Under the Crescent” series * Hoot Gibson Westerns (1917–1921, 1926) * Hysterical History (1924–1925) – mostly one-reel spoofs on history with Slim Summerville, Billy Franey and others. * IMP (1912–1917) was Universal’s initial flagship company with many comedies, dramas and documentaries, including the “Blinks” series with Charles DeForrest (1913) and some ambitious dramas starring King Baggot. * Jack Dempsey “Fight & Win” (1924) – two reelers * Jack London’s “Tales of the Fish Patrol” (1922–1923) – two-reel outdoor adventures with Jack Mulhall, Louise Lorraine and others * Joker Film (1912–1917) co-produced with Universal many one-reel comedies with an assortment of big names: Grace Cunard, Louise Fazenda, Max Asher, Bobby Vernon, Billy Franey,

Ernest Shields Ernest Shields (August 5, 1884 – December 13, 1944) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1944. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected film ...

, Gale Henry and others. There were also travelogue and human interest documentary segments edited into split reels. * L-KO Kompany (1914–1919) produced many Mack Sennett-influenced slapstick comedies through Universal distribution, some directed by Henry Lehrman. Stars included Raymond Griffith, Gertrude Selby, Billy Armstrong, Phil Dunham,

, Alice Howell and Billie Ritchie. * Laemmle Films (1915–1917) – various comedies and dramas * The Leather Pushers (1921–1924) – sports drama two-reelers, with Billy Sullivan * Mirror (Universal film series) (1922) was a 4-part series featured vintage newsreel footage like President McKinley * Mustang (western shorts) (1925–1928) – two reel westerns with

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* Nestor Studios (1912–1919) co-produced with Universal with its best comedies of the period with

Eddie Lyons Eddie Lyons (November 25, 1886 – August 30, 1926) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer of the silent era. He appeared in 388, directed 153, wrote for 93, and produced 40 films between 1911 and 1926. He was born in ...

, Lee Moran and Billy Franey. * Northwest Mounted Police (silent film series) (1927–1929) with Jack Perrin and Nelson McDowell * Okeh Komedy (1919) * Pat Powers Picture Plays (1912–1917) - both mini-dramas and documentaries. *Rainbow Film Productions (1920–1923) * Red Feather Productions (1916) * Rex Motion Picture (1912–1917) co-produced with Universal * St. Louis Motion Picture (1913–1914) co-produced with Universal * Slim Summerville & Bobby Dunn Comedies (1923–1925) * Star Comedies (1917–1923) – including

, Eddie Boland, Bartine Burkett, Austin Howard, Bert Roach, Cliff Bowes, Dorothea Wolbert,

, Lee Moran, Neely Edwards and Ford Sterling. Also Star featurettes (1917) with Mary Fuller, Averill Harris &

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* Sterling Film Comedies (1912–1914) – all one-reel * Tales of the Old West (1923) * Tempest Cody (1919) – two-reelers with

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* Tenderfoot (1928–1929) – two reel westerns with

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* The Texas Rangers (1928–1929) – two-reel westerns with Fred Gilman * Tom London Westerns (1920–1921) * Universal featurette (1918–1919) – assorted two and three reelers * Universal Ike (1914) * Universal Screen Magazine (followed by “New Screen Magazine”) (1916–1921) – 205 shorts * Universal Westerns (1917–1925) – additional 2-reelers with various performers * Victor Film (1912–1916) co-produced with Universal assorted one and two-reelers starring

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and J. Warren Keringan * Walter Forde Productions (1923) * William Wolbert as “Willy the Walrus” (1914)

Walt Disney

Films distributed by RKO (1937–1956). Launched

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in 1953. * People & Places (1952–1959) *

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(1948–1959, mostly features after 1953)

Warner Bros.

* Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences – 2 one-reel documentaries (1948–1950) (Each studio distributed a few of these.) * Adventures in Africa (1931) * Al St. John – 4 two-reel comedies (silent, 1920) * Big Time Vaudeville (1934–1937) * Big V Comedies (1931–1938) / Girlfriends Comedy (1931–1932) / Gay-ety (1936–1938) * Bobby Jones How I Play Golf (1931) & How to Break 90 (1933) * Broadway Brevities (1931–1943) / Broadway Headliners (1937–1938) / Presentation Revue (1938) / Elsa Maxwell Blue Ribbon Comedy (1940) / Warner Specials (& Classics of the Screen) (1943–1956) * A Dangerous Adventure – 15 part serial (1920) *

E. M. Newman Travelogues Edward M. Newman (1870–1953) was a film producer of many documentary film shorts released by Warner Brothers and edited at Vitaphone studios in Brooklyn, New York in the 1930s. These were mostly of the travelogue genre. He was born in Clevela ...

(1931–1938) *

Your True Adventure (1937–1939) *

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(1938–1939) *

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Bow & Arrow Adventures (1939–1941) * Joe McDoakes (1942, 1945–1956) - 63 black and white live-action comedy one reel shorts *

Joe Palooka ''Joe Palooka'' was an American comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist Ham Fisher. The strip debuted on April 19, 1930 and was carried at its peak by 900 newspapers. It was cancelled in 1984. The strip was adapt ...

(1936–1937) * The Lost City of the African Jungle – 15 chapter serial (1919) * Louise Fazenda Comedies co-starring Chester Conklin made in 1921 *

Melody Master The Melody Masters were a series of first-rate big band musical film shorts produced by Warner Brothers, under the supervision of Samuel Sax at their Vitaphone studio in New York between 1931 and 1939, and in Burbank, California with producer Gordo ...

(1931–1946) / Memories from Melody Lane (1947) / Hit Parade of the Gay Nineties (1950) * Miracles of the Jungle – 15 chapter serial (1920) * Monty Banks Comedies – 15 produced in 1920–21 *

The Naggers ''The Naggers'' was a series of 18 film short films produced by Warner Brothers at the Vitaphone studio in Brooklyn, New York. These featured Jack Norworth and Dorothy Adelphi as an arguing husband and wife in a variety of domestic settings. This ba ...

(1930–1932) * Pathé News (1947–1956) plus a dozen or so two-reel specials. *

Penrod ''Penrod'' is a collection of comic sketches by Booth Tarkington that was first published in 1914. The book follows the misadventures of Penrod Schofield, an eleven-year-old boy growing up in the pre-World War I Midwestern United States, in a ...

(1931–1932) * Rambling 'Round Radio Row (1932–1933) *

Robert Youngson Robert Youngson (November 27, 1917 – April 8, 1974) was a film producer, director, and screenwriter, specializing in reviving antique silent films.Obituary ''Variety'', April 17, 1974, page 95.Ripley’s Believe It Or Not ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper panel, the ''Believe It or Not'' feat ...

(1930–1932) *

Santa Fe Trail The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boonslick region along the Missouri River, th ...

Western series with Robert Shayne (1943–1945) (These titles are listed among the Warner Specials and Technicolor Specials ) *

S.S. Van Dine S. S. Van Dine (also styled S.S. Van Dine) is the pseudonym used by American art critic Willard Huntington Wright (October 15, 1888 – April 11, 1939) when he wrote detective novels. Wright was active in avant-garde cultural circles in pre-Worl ...

Mysteries (1931–1932) * Scope Gem (1954–1957) /

Stereophonic Special (1953–1954) * Sport Slants & Sports Thrills (1931–1932) hosted by Ted Husing *

Sports Parade The Sports Parade (a.k.a. “The Sport Parade”) was a short film series of Warner Bros. that was regularly shown before the main studio feature, along with another Warner- Vitaphone short, Joe McDoakes comedy and/or Looney Tunes and Merrie M ...

(1940–1956) / Canadian Cameo (1948–1953) * Technicolor Adventure (1945–1949) *

Technicolor Specials (Warner Bros. series) Technicolor Special was a common term used for Hollywood studio produced color short films of the 1930s and 1940s that did not belong to a specified series (as marketed in the trade periodicals). With the Warner Brothers studio, the key word "speci ...

(1932–1957) * The Tiger’s Claw – serial (1919) * Vitaphone. Warners released hundreds of short subjects based on their proprietary sound-on-disc process from 1926 through 1930. The Vitaphone brand survived on later cartoons and other shorts produced with standard optical soundtracks. ** Vitaphone Color Parade (1938–1940) / Mechanix Illustrated / The Immortal Brush **

Vitaphone Pictorial Revue Vitaphone Pictorial Revue (sometimes spelled “Review”) was a series of 9-11 minute newsreel oriented ( documentary) film shorts produced by Vitaphone and Warner Brothers. Overview Mostly edited in New York at the Vitaphone studio, but a few a ...

(1936–1938) ** Vitaphone Varieties (1926–1932) / Pepper Pots (1931–1936) / Vitaphone Novelties (1936–1939) / Hollywood Novelties (revived Vitaphone Varieties) (1940–1956) * Warner Featurettes (1953–1964) * World Wide Adventures – umbrella title for most of the 1962–1970 live-action shorts

Other series

* ''

The Perils of Our Girl Reporters ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' *# ''A Long Lane'' (1917) *# ''Ace High'' (1917) *# ''Birds of Prey'' (1917) *# ''Misjudged'' (1917) *# ''Outwitted'' (1917) *# ''Taking Chances'' (1917) *# ''The Black Door'' (1917) *# ''The Jade Necklace'' (1917) *# ''The Meeting'' (1917) *# ''The Schemers'' (1917) *# ''The Smite of Conscience'' (1917) *# ''The White Trail'' (1917) *# ''Many a Slip'' (1917) *# ''The Counterfeiters'' (1917) *# ''Kidnapped'' (1917) * ''Lieutenant Rose'' *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Robbers of Fingall's Creek'' (1910) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Foreign Spy'' (1910) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Gunrunners'' (1910) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Stolen Submarine'' (1910) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Chinese Pirates'' (1910) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Stolen Code'' (1911) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Boxers'' (1911) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Royal Visit'' (1911) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Stolen Ship'' (1912) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Moorish Raiders'' (1912) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Hidden Treasure'' (1912) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Train Wreckers'' (1912) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Patent Aeroplane'' (1912) *# ''Lieutenant Rose in the China Seas'' (1913) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Stolen Bullion'' (1913) *# ''Lieutenant Rose and the Sealed Orders'' (1914) *# ''How Lieutenant Rose RN Spiked the Enemy's Guns'' (1915) * ''Terry Kelly'' *# ''

Glove Slingers A glove is a garment covering the hand. Gloves usually have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb. If there is an opening but no (or a short) covering sheath for each finger they are called fingerless gloves. Fingerless gl ...

'' (1939) *# '' Pleased to Mitt You'' (1940) *# '' Fresh as a Freshman'' (1941) *# '' Glove Affair'' (1941) *# '' Mitt Me Tonight'' (1941) *# ''

The Kink of the Campus ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

'' (1941) *# '' Glove Birds'' (1942) *# '' A Study in Socks'' (1942) *# '' College Belles'' (1942) *# '' The Great Glover'' (1942) *# '' Socks Appeal'' (1943) *# '' His Girl's Worst Friend'' (1943) * ''

Lieutenant Daring ''Lieutenant Daring'' was the name of a series of silent films made by British and Colonial Films featuring a fictional British Royal Navy lieutenant of that name. The films were made at Newstead House in Strawberry Vale, East Finchley, London, a ...

'' *# ''The Adventures of Lieutenant Daring R.N.: In a South American Port'' (1911) *# ''Lieutenant Daring R.N. and the Secret Service Agents'' (1911) *# ''Lieutenant Daring Avenges an Insult to the Union Jack'' (1912) *# ''Lieutenant Daring and the Ship's Mascot'' (1912) *# ''Lieutenant Daring Defeats the Middleweight Champion'' (1912) *# ''Lieutenant Daring Quells a Rebellion'' (1912) *# ''Lieutenant Daring and the Plans of the Mine Fields'' (1912) *# ''Lieutenant Daring and the Photographing Pigeon'' (1912) *# ''Lieutenant Daring and the Labour Riots'' (1913) *# ''Lieutenant Daring and the Dancing Girl'' (1913) *# ''Lieutenant Daring and the Mystery of Room 41'' (1913) *# ''Lieutenant Daring, Aerial Scout'' (1914) *# ''Lieutenant Daring and the Stolen Invention'' (1914) *# ''Lieutenant Daring RN and the Water Rats'' (1924) *# ''

Lieutenant Daring R.N. ''Lieutenant Daring R.N.'' is a 1935 British adventure film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Hugh Williams, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Frederick Lloyd (actor), Frederick Lloyd. It was made by Butcher's Film Service at Cricklewood Studios. ...

'' (1935) * '' Sexton Blake'' (1928 series) *# '' The Clue of the Second Goblet'' (1928) *# '' Blake the Lawbreaker'' (1928) *# '' Sexton Blake, Gambler'' (1928) *# '' Silken Threads'' (1928) *# '' The Great Office Mystery'' (1928) *# '' The Mystery of the Silent Death'' (1928) * ''

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

'' (1908 silent series) *# ''Sherlock Holmes'' (1908) *# ''Sherlock Holmes II'' (1908) *# ''Sherlock Holmes III'' (1908) *# ''Sherlock Holmes IV'' (1909) *# ''Sherlock Holmes V'' (1909) *# ''Sherlock Holmes VI'' (1910) * '' Sexton Blake'' (1914/1915 series) *# '' The Mystery of the Diamond Belt'' (1914) *# '' The Stolen Heirlooms'' (1915) *# '' The Counterfeiters'' (1915) *# '' The Great Cheque Fraud'' (1915) *# '' The Thornton Jewel Mystery'' (1915) * ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1910 series) *# '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1910) *# ''

Dorothy and the Scarecrow in Oz Dorothy may refer to: * Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Characters * Dorothy Gale, protagonist of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum * Ace (''Doctor Who'') or Dorothy, a character pla ...

'' (1910) *# '' The Land of Oz'' (1910) *# '' John Dough and the Cherub'' (1910) * ''Jack Moran'' *# ''OHMS: Our Helpless Millions Saved'' (1914) *# ''Britain's Naval Secret'' (1915) *# ''Parted by the Sword'' (1915 *# ''London's Enemies'' (1916) * ''

The Adventures of François Villon ''The Adventures of François Villon'' was a series of four silent films released in 1914, directed by Charles Giblyn and featuring Murdock MacQuarrie as François Villon. The four films are ''The Oubliette'', '' The Higher Law'', '' Monsieur Blu ...

'' *# '' The Oubliette'' (1914) *# '' The Higher Law'' (1914) *# ''

Monsieur Bluebeard ( ; ; pl. ; ; 1512, from Middle French , literally "my lord") is an honorific title that was used to refer to or address the eldest living brother of the king in the French royal court. It has now become the customary French title of resp ...

'' (1914) *# '' The Ninety Black Boxes'' (1914) * ''

Nick Carter Nick or Nicholas Carter may refer to: Athletes * Nick Carter (athlete) (1902–1997), track and field athlete from United States, who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics * Nick Carter (baseball) (1879–1961), Major League Baseball pitcher for t ...

'' (Silent serials) *# '' Nick Carter, le roi des détectives'' (1908) *# ''Les nouveaux exploits de Nick Carter'' (1909) *# ''Nick Carter acrobate'' (1910) *# ''Nick Carter - Le mystère du lit blanc'' (1911) * Winnie Winkle *# Working Winnie (1926) *# Happy Days (1926) *# Winnie's Birthday (1926) *# Oh! Winnie Behave (1926) *# Winnie's Vacation (1927) *# Winnie Wakes Up (1927) *# Winnie Steps Out (1927) *# Winnie Be Good (1927) *# Winning Winnie (1927) *# Winnie's Winning Ways (1928) *''The Lincoln Cycle'' *#''My Mother'' (1917) *#''My Father'' (1917) *#''Myself'' (1917) *#''Her Country's Call'' (1917)

References

Sources

* ''BoxOffice'' Magazine (release date information in multiple issue “Shorts Charts”

* * * * ''Film Daily'' Magazine (short film listings

* (lists all studio theatrical shorts of the 1930s and 40s) * * * * * ''Motion Picture Herald'' magazine (short film listings

* ''Motion Pictures 1912-1939 Catalog of Copyright Entries'' 1951 Library of Congres

* ''Motion Pictures 1940-1949 Catalog of Copyright Entries'' 1953 Library of Congres

* ''Motion Pictures 1950-1959 Catalog of Copyright Entries'' 1960 Library of Congres

* ''Motion Pictures 1960-1969 Catalog of Copyright Entries'' 1971 Library of Congres

* ''Motion Picture News Booking Guide'', Motion Picture News Inc. (primary editor: William A. Johnston), each edition has a selection of short subject releases: ** April 1922 editio

** October 1922 editio

** April 1923 editio

** October 1923 editio

** April 1924 editio

** October 1926 editio

** ''Motion Picture News Booking Guide and Studio Directory'' (October 1927

** 1929 editio

* Okuda, Ted & Watz, Edward ''The Columbia Comedy Shorts: Two-Reel Hollywood Film Comedies, 1933-1958'' 1998 McFarland & Company *