''Family Classics'' is a

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which began in

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when Frazier Thomas was added to another program at WGN-TV. Thomas not only hosted classic films, but also selected the titles and personally edited them to remove those scenes which he thought were not fit for family viewing. After Thomas' death in 1985,

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took over the program. The series continued sporadically until its initial cancellation in 2000. On November 10, 2017, WGN announced that ''Family Classics'' would be returning after a 17-year

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with a presentation of the 1951 version of '' Scrooge'' to air on Friday, December 8, 2017, and announced that its longtime entertainment reporter, Dean Richards, would be the new host. Since then, it would continue to air each holiday season.

History

In 1962,

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, then a WGN-TV executive, conceived the idea of the show by scheduling classic family films at a prime time Friday night position rather than a late show slot where children wouldn't see them. The show was a huge ratings success and inspired the networks to schedule recently released films in prime time. When the networks began showing first-run films in prime time, the show was rescheduled to Sunday afternoons. For the series' December 2019 airing of the 1942 film ''

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'', and New Year's Eve airings of the Marx Brothers' '' Monkey Business'' & '' Animal Crackers'', WGN veteran anchor, Steve Sanders, filled in as host as current host Dean Richards was recovering from a fractured wrist and facial abrasions before the episode's taping.

The set

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recorded on the Berry/Conroy label, entitled ''Moviescope'', and was written by Dennis Berry. The camera would slowly zoom in on the set designed by Thomas that resembled a study with a painting on the wall of Garfield Goose done by Roy Brown, a model sailing ship sitting on top of a shelf of books with the titles of the films to be shown that were repainted encyclopedias and dictionaries also done by Anthony M Sulla as credited in the final credits, that Frazier would introduce.

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The Absent-Minded Professor ''The Absent-Minded Professor'' is a 1961 American science fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the short story "A Situation of Gravity" by Samuel W. Taylor, originally published in the May 22, 1943 issue of ''Li ...

'' (1961 film) ( Fred MacMurray) *'' The Adventures of Frontier Fremont'' (1976 film) (

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' or as it is known in more recent editions, ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'', is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United St ...

'' (1939 film) ( Mickey Rooney) *''

The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe ''Robinson Crusoe'' ( es, Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe; also released as ''Adventures of Robinson Crusoe'') is a 1954 adventure film directed by Luis Buñuel, based on the 1719 novel of the same name by Daniel Defoe. It stars Dan O'Herlihy as ...

'' (1954 film) ( Dan O'Herlihy) *''

The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Technicolor swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and stars Errol Flynn, Olivia d ...

'' (1938 film) (

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia ...

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, Claude Rains) *''

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' is an 1876 novel by Mark Twain about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the town of St. Petersburg, which is based on Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. In the no ...

'' (1938 film) *''

Air Bud ''Air Bud'' is a 1997 sports comedy film directed by Charles Martin Smith. The film was financially successful, grossing $4 million in its opening weekend and totaling $27.8 million in its run against an estimated $3 million budget. Plot After ...

'' (1997 film) *'' Aladdin'' (1992 animated film) (

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Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and come ...

Gilbert Gottfried Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 – April 12, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for his exaggerated shrill voice, strong New York accent, and his edgy, often controversial, sense of humor. His numerous r ...

) *'' Aladdin's Magic Lamp'' (1966 film) *''

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" ( ar, علي بابا والأربعون لصا) is a folk tale from the '' One Thousand and One Nights''. It was added to the collection in the 18th century by its French translator Antoine Galland, who hear ...

'' (1944 film) *''

All Dogs Go to Heaven ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'' is a 1989 animated musical fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots a ...

'' (1989 animated film) ( Burt Reynolds,

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An American Tail ''An American Tail'' is a 1986 American animated musical adventure film directed by Don Bluth from a screenplay by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss and a story by David Kirschner, Freudberg and Geiss. The film features the voices of Phillip Glass ...

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) *''An Elephant Called Slowly'' (1969 film) *'' Angels in the Outfield'' (1951 film) (

Janet Leigh Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. Her career spanned over five decades. Raised in Stockton, California, by working-class parents, ...

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The Angry Birds Movie ''The Angry Birds Movie'' (also known simply as ''Angry Birds'') is a 2016 computer-animated comedy film based on Rovio Entertainment's video game series of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures and Rovio Animation, and distributed by S ...

'' (2016 animated film) *'' Animal Crackers'' (1930 film) (

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) *'' Annie Get Your Gun'' (1950 film) *'' Apache'' (1954 film) ( Burt Lancaster) *''

The Apple Dumpling Gang ''The Apple Dumpling Gang'' is a 1971 novel by Jack Bickham, about a group of orphaned children during the California gold rush. They encounter a gambler who reluctantly helps them, as well as a pair of hapless robbers who are after the gold ...

'' (1975 film) ( Bill Bixby,

Tim Conway Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway (December 15, 1933 – May 14, 2019) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. From 1966 to 2012 he appeared in more than 100 TV shows, TV series and films. Among his more notable roles, he portrayed the ...

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Arabian Adventure ''Arabian Adventure'' is a 1979 British fantasy adventure film directed by Kevin Connor and starring Christopher Lee and Oliver Tobias. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, U.K. Premise An evil caliph (Christopher Lee) offe ...

'' (1979 film) ( Christopher Lee) *''

Atlantis, the Lost Continent ''Atlantis, the Lost Continent'' is a 1961 American science fiction film in Metrocolor produced and directed by George Pal and starring Sal Ponti (under the screen name of Anthony Hall), Joyce Taylor, and John Dall. The film was distributed ...

'' (1961 film) *'' Babes in Toyland'' (1934 film) ( Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy) *'' Babes in Toyland'' (1961 film) *''

Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure ''Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure'' is a 1999 live-action direct-to-video film directed by Stephen Furst, based on the Harvey Entertainment Company animated character Baby Huey. It was released by Columbia TriStar Home Video on VHS on March 2, ...

'' (1999 film) *''

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training ''The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training'' is a 1977 American sports comedy-drama film and a sequel to the 1976 feature film '' The Bad News Bears''. Plot This film picks up the Bears' career a year after their infamous second-place finish i ...

'' (1977 film) *''

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest ''The Bandit of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1946 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Henry Levin & George Sherman and starring Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond and Edgar Buchanan. Plot Robin Hood's son (Cornel Wilde) returns to s ...

'' (1946 film) *'' The Bear'' (1988 film) *''

Belles on Their Toes ''Belles on Their Toes'' is a 1950 autobiographical book written by the siblings Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. It is the follow-up to their book ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' (1948), which covered the period after Frank Gil ...

'' (1952 film) *''

The Bells of St. Mary's ''The Bells of St. Mary's'' (1945) is an American musical comedy-drama film, produced and directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. Written by Dudley Nichols and based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a priest ...

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Bend of the River ''Bend of the River'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams, and Rock Hudson. Based on the 1950 novel ''Bend of the Snake'' by Bill Gulick, the film is about a tough cow ...

'' (1952 film) ( James Stewart,

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Benji Benji is a fictional character created by Joe Camp. He has been the focus of several movies from 1974 through the 2000s. It is also the title of the first film in the ''Benji'' franchise. Benji is a small, lovable mixed-breed dog with an un ...

'' (1974 film) *'' Benji the Hunted'' (1987 film) *''

Beau Geste ''Beau Geste'' is an adventure novel by British writer P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a rel ...

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, Susan Hayward) *''

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The Big Circus ''The Big Circus'' is a 1959 film starring Victor Mature as a circus owner struggling with financial trouble and a murderous unknown saboteur. It was produced and cowritten by Irwin Allen, later known for a series of big-budget disaster films. Pl ...

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Bill and Coo ''Bill and Coo'' is a 1948 film directed by Dean Riesner, filmed in Trucolor, and conceived to showcase George Burton's trained birds (Burton's Birds). The 61-minute live-action film stars many types of birds, including budgies (commonly known ...

'' (1948 live action film) *''

Billy Rose's Jumbo ''Billy Rose's Jumbo'' is a 1962 American musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye. An adaptation of the stage musical ''Jumbo'' produced by Billy Rose, the film was dir ...

'' (1962 film) *''

The Bishop's Wife ''The Bishop's Wife'' (also known as ''Cary and the Bishop's Wife'') is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven. The plot is about an angel who helps a bishop with his ...

'' (1947 film) (

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one o ...

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The Black Rose ''The Black Rose'' is a 1950 American-British adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles. Talbot Jennings' screenplay was loosely based on a 1945 novel of the same name by Canadian author Thomas B. Co ...

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The Black Shield of Falworth ''The Black Shield of Falworth'' is a 1954 American Technicolor film from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur and Melville Tucker and directed by Rudolph Maté. It stars Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Herbert Marshall, an ...

'' (1954 film) (

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'' (1979 film) *''

The Black Stallion Returns ''The Black Stallion Returns'' is a 1983 film adaptation of the book of the same name by Walter Farley, and is a sequel to ''The Black Stallion''. It is the only film directed by Robert Dalva. It was produced by Francis Ford Coppola for MGM/UA ...

'' (1983) *'' The Black Swan'' (1942 film) (

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The Blob ''The Blob'' is a 1958 American science fiction horror film directed by Irvin Yeaworth, and written by Kay Linaker and Theodore Simonson. It stars Steve McQueen (in his first feature film leading role) and Aneta Corsaut and co-stars Earl Rowe ...

'' (1958) ( Steve McQueen) *''

Born Free ''Born Free'' is a 1966 British drama film starring the real-life couple Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as Joy and George Adamson, another real-life couple who raised Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lion cub, to adulthood, and released her in ...

'' (1966 film) *'' A Boy Named Charlie Brown'' (1969 animated film) *''

The Boy and the Pirates ''The Boy and the Pirates'' is a 1960 American adventure film directed by Bert I. Gordon, known as a master of giant monster films. It stars a popular child star Charles Herbert and Gordon's daughter Susan. The storyline concerns a boy and girl ...

'' (1960 film) *''The Boy Who Caught a Crook'' (1961 film) *''

The Boy with Green Hair ''The Boy with Green Hair'' is a 1948 American fantasy-drama film in Technicolor directed by Joseph Losey in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Dean Stockwell as Peter, a young war orphan who is subject to ridicule after his hair myst ...

'' (1948 film) (

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) *'' Boys Town'' (1938 film) (

Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two cons ...

, Mickey Rooney) *''

Brigadoon ''Brigadoon'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and music by Frederick Loewe. The song " Almost Like Being in Love", from the musical, has become a standard. It features two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, ...

'' (1954 film) ( Gene Kelly) *'' Broken Arrow'' (1950 film) ( James Stewart) *''

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) *'' Buffalo Bill'' (1944 film) ( Maureen O'Hara,

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Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. In addition to many exploits she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Lat ...

'' (1953 film) ( Doris Day) *''

The Canterville Ghost "The Canterville Ghost" is a humorous short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in '' The Court and Society Review'', 23 February and 2 March 1887. The story is about an American fa ...

'' (1944 film) ( Charles Laughton, Robert Young,

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Captain from Castile ''Captain from Castile'' is a historical adventure film released by 20th Century-Fox in 1947. Directed by Henry King, the Technicolor film stars Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, and Cesar Romero. Shot on location in Michoacán, Mexico, the film include ...

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Captain Horatio Hornblower ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (a.k.a. ''Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.'' in the UK, "R.N." standing for "Royal Navy") is a 1951 British naval swashbuckling war film in Technicolor from Warner Bros., produced by Gerry Mitchell, directed by Rao ...

'' (1951 film) ( Gregory Peck) *'' Captain January'' (1936 film) ( Shirley Temple) *''

Captains Courageous ''Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks'' is an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese f ...

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Freddie Bartholomew Frederick Cecil Bartholomew (March 28, 1924 – January 23, 1992), known for his acting work as Freddie Bartholomew, was an English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywoo ...

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The Care Bears Movie ''The Care Bears Movie'' is a 1985 animated musical fantasy film directed by Arna Selznick from a screenplay by Peter Sauder. This was the second feature film from the Canadian animation studio Nelvana (after the 1983 film ''Rock & Rule''), ...

'' (1985 animated film) ( Mickey Rooney) *''

Chad Hanna ''Chad Hanna'' is a 1940 American drama romance film directed by Henry King, and was adapted from a bestseller of sorts that was published that same year. The novel was written by Walter Dumaux Edmonds (after it had first been published in seri ...

'' (1940 film) (

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Christmas in Connecticut ''Christmas in Connecticut'' is a 1945 American Christmas romantic comedy film about an unmarried city magazine writer who pretends to be a farm wife and mother and then falls in love with a returning war hero. The film was directed by English d ...

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Challenge to Lassie ''Challenge to Lassie'' is an American drama directed by Richard Thorpe in Technicolor and released October 31, 1949, by MGM Studios. It was the fifth feature film starring the original Lassie, a collie named Pal, and the fourth and final ''La ...

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Cheaper by the Dozen ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bestsel ...

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Come to the Stable ''Come to the Stable'' is a 1949 American comedy drama film that tells the story of two French religious sisters who come to a small New England town and involve the townsfolk in helping them to build a children's hospital. It stars Loretta Young ...

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled ''A Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. Some early editions are titled ''A Yankee at the Court of King Arth ...

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Conrack ''Conrack'' is a 1974 American drama film based on the 1972 autobiographical book '' The Water Is Wide'' by Pat Conroy, directed by Martin Ritt and starring Jon Voight in the title role, alongside Paul Winfield, Madge Sinclair, Hume Cronyn and ...

'' (1974 film) (

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The Corsican Brothers ''The Corsican Brothers'' (french: Les Frères corses) is a novella by Alexandre Dumas, père, first published in 1844. It is the story of two conjoined brothers who, though separated at birth, can still feel each other's physical distress. It h ...

'' (1941 film) ( Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) *'' The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1934 film) *'' The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1975 film) (

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) *''Cougar Country'' (1971 film) *''The Courage of Black Beauty'' (1958 film) *''

Courage of Lassie ''Courage of Lassie'' is a 1946 Technicolor MGM feature film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, and dog actor Pal in a story about a collie named Bill and his young companion, Kathie Merrick. When Bill is separated from Kathie followin ...

'' (1946 film) ( Elizabeth Taylor) *'' Courage Mountain'' (1990 film) (

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Crack in the World ''Crack in the World '' is a 1965 American science-fiction doomsday disaster movie filmed in Spain. It is about scientists who launch a nuclear missile into the Earth's crust, to release the geothermal energy of the magma below; but accidentally ...

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David Copperfield ''David Copperfield'' Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work, see is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from inf ...

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The Day the Earth Stood Still ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (a.k.a. ''Farewell to the Master'' and ''Journey to the World'') is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Re ...

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, James Mason) *'' Destination Moon'' (1950 film) *'' A Dispatch from Reuter's'' (1940 film) ( Edward G Robinson) *''

Doctor Dolittle Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting starting with the 1920 '' The Story of Doctor Dolittle''. He is a physician who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in th ...

'' (1967 film) ( Rex Harrison) *'' The Drum'' (1938 film) *''

Drums Along the Mohawk ''Drums Along the Mohawk'' is a 1939 American historical drama western film based upon a 1936 novel of the same name by American author Walter D. Edmonds. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by John Ford. Henry Fonda and Cla ...

'' (1939 film) (

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) *'' Duck Soup'' (1933 film) (

) *''

Dumbo ''Dumbo'' is a 1941 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The fourth Disney animated feature film, it is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, ...

'' (1941 animated film) *'' The Easy Way'' (1952 film) (

) *''

Edison, the Man ''Edison, the Man'' is a 1940 biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was played by Spencer Tracy. Hugo Butler and Dore Schary were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story for their work on t ...

'' (1940 film) (

) *'' Elephant Boy'' (1937 film) ( Sabu) *''

The Enemy Below ''The Enemy Below'' is a 1957 DeLuxe Color war film in CinemaScope about a battle between an American destroyer escort and a German U-boat during World War II. Produced and directed by Dick Powell, the movie stars Robert Mitchum and Curt J� ...

'' (1957 film) (

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) *''

Everything's Ducky ''Everything's Ducky'' is a 1961 comedy film directed by Don Taylor and written by Benedict Freedman and John Fenton Murray. The film stars Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jackie Cooper, Joanie Sommers, Roland Winters and Elizabeth MacRae. The ...

'' (1961 film) (Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney) *''The Fabulous World of Jules Verne'' (1958 film) *''Fantasia 2000'' (1999 animated film) *''Father Goose (film), Father Goose'' (1964 film) (

) *''Fearless Fagan'' (1952 film) *''The Flame and the Arrow'' (1950 film) ( Burt Lancaster) *''The Flame and the Sword'' (1962 film) *''Flipper (1963 film), Flipper'' (1963 film) (Luke Halpin, Chuck Connors) *''Flipper's New Adventure'' (1964 film) (Luke Halpin) *''For the Love of Benji'' (1977 film) (Peter Bowles) *''For the Love of Rusty'' (1947 film) *''Forbidden Planet'' (1956 film) (Leslie Nielsen) *''Francis of Assisi (film), Francis of Assisi'' (1961 film) *''Friendly Persuasion (1956 film), Friendly Persuasion'' (1956 film) (

) *''Gallant Bess'' (1946 film) *''The Gallant Hours'' (1960 film) (James Cagney) *''Gay Purr-ee'' (1962 animated film) (Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Red Buttons) *''General Spanky'' (1936 film) *''Gentle Giant (film), Gentle Giant'' (1967 film) (Dennis Weaver) *''The Ghost and Mrs. Muir'' (1947 film) (Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison) *''The Glass Slipper (film), The Glass Slipper'' (1955 film) (Leslie Caron, Michael Wilding (actor), Michael Wilding) *''The Golden Age of Comedy'' (1957 film) ( Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy) *''Great Expectations (1946 film), Great Expectations'' (1946 film) *''Great Expectations (1974 film), Great Expectations'' (1974 film) *''The Great Muppet Caper'' (1981 film) (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Charles Grodin) *''The Greatest Show on Earth (film), The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1952 film) (Cecil B. DeMille) *''Green Grass of Wyoming'' (1948 film) *''Gulliver's Travels (1939 film), Gulliver's Travels'' (1939 animated film) *''Hans Brinker'' (1969 film) *''Hans Christian Andersen (film), Hans Christian Andersen'' (1952 film) (Danny Kaye) *''Harry and the Hendersons'' (1987 film) (John Lithgow) *''Heidi (1937 film), Heidi'' (1937 film) ( Shirley Temple) *''Heidi's Song'' (1983 animated film) (Lorne Greene, Sammy Davis Jr.) *''Here Come the Tigers'' (1978 film) *''Hiawatha (1952 film), Hiawatha'' (1952 film) *''High Noon'' (1952 film) (

, Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges) *''Hills of Home (film), Hills of Home'' (1948 film) (Edmund Gwenn,

) *''

'' (1942 film) ( Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire) *''Home for the Holidays (1995 film), Home for the Holidays'' (1995 film) (Holly Hunter) *''Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey'' (1993 film) (Sally Field, Michael J Fox, Don Ameche) *''Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco'' (1996 film) *''Honey, I Blew Up the Kid'' (1992 film) (Rick Moranis) *''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' (1989 film) (Rick Moranis) *''Hoppity Goes To Town'' (1941 animated film) *''Horse Feathers'' (1932 film) (

) *''The Horse Soldiers'' (1959 film) ( John Wayne) *''Houdini (1953 film), Houdini'' (1953 film) (

) *''How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film), How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000 film) (Jim Carrey) *''How the Toys Saved Christmas'' (1996 film) *''The Human Comedy (film), The Human Comedy'' (1943 film) ( Mickey Rooney) *''The Incredible Mr. Limpet'' (1964 live-action animated film) ( Don Knotts) *''Ice Age (2002 film), Ice Age'' (2002 animated film) *''Inside Out (2015 film), Inside Out'' (2015 animated film) *''Island of the Blue Dolphins (film), Island of the Blue Dolphins'' (1964 film) *''Iron Will'' (1994 film) *''It's a Dog's Life (film), It's a Dog's Life'' (1955 film) *''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963 Film) (

) *''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946 film) *''It Happens Every Spring'' (1949 film) *''It Nearly Wasn't Christmas'' (1989 film) *''Jack Frost (1964 film), Jack Frost'' (1964 film) (English dubbed Soviet film Jack Frost (1964 film), Morozko) *''John Paul Jones (film), John Paul Jones'' (1959 film) (Robert Stack) *''Journey Back to Oz'' (1974 animated film) *''Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film), Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (1959 film) *''Jungle Book (1942 film), Jungle Book'' (1942 film) *''The Jungle Book (1967 film), The Jungle Book'' (1967 animated film) *''The Kentuckian (1955 film), The Kentuckian'' (1955 film) ( Burt Lancaster) *''Kidnapped (1938 film), Kidnapped'' (1938 film) *''King of the Khyber Rifles (film), King of the Khyber Rifles'' (1953 film) (

) *''King of the Wild Stallions'' (1959 film) *''King Richard and the Crusaders'' (1954 film) ( Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo) *''Kingdom of the Clouds'' (1968 film) *''Kit Carson (1940 film), Kit Carson'' (1940 film) *''Knute Rockne, All American'' (1940 film) (Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien, Ronald Reagan) *''Lad, A Dog (film), Lad, A Dog'' (1962 film) *''Lassie Come Home'' (1943 film) (Roddy McDowall, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp, Edmund Gwenn, Nigel Bruce) *''Lassie's Great Adventure'' (1963 film) *''The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film), The Last of the Mohicans'' (1936 film) *''The Last of the Mohicans'' (Steve Forrest (actor), Steve Forrest) (1977 TV film) *''Life with Father (film), Life with Father'' (1947 film) *''Lili'' (1953 film) (Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer) *''Lilies of the Field (1963 film), Lilies of the Field'' (Sidney Poitier) *''The Lion and the Horse'' (1952 film) *''The Little Colonel (1935 film), The Little Colonel'' (1935 film) ( Shirley Temple) *''Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980 film), Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (1980 film) (Rick Schroder) *''A Little Princess (1973 TV serial), A Little Princess'' (1973 TV film) *''The Little Princess (1939 film), The Little Princess'' (1939 film) ( Shirley Temple) *''Little Women (1933 film), Little Women'' (1933 film) *''Little Women (1949 film), Little Women'' (1949 film) *''The Littlest Hobo'' (1958 film) *''The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (film), The Lives of a Bengal Lancer'' (1935 film) (

) *''Living Free'' (1972 film) *''The Lone Ranger (1956 film), The Lone Ranger'' (1956 film) (Clayton Moore) *''The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold'' (1958 film) (Clayton Moore) *''Long John Silver (film), Long John Silver'' (1954 film) *''Lost Angel (film), Lost Angel'' (1943 film) *''The Lost World (1960 film), The Lost World'' (1960 film) (Jill St. John, Claude Rains) *''The Macahans'' (1976 film) *''Made in Heaven (1987 film), Made in Heaven'' (1987 film) (Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis) *''The Magic of Lassie'' (1978 film) ( James Stewart, Lassie, Mickey Rooney) *''The Magic Sword (1962 film), The Magic Sword'' (1962 film) ( Basil Rathbone) *''The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film), The Man in the Iron Mask'' (1939 film) *''The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film), The Man in the Iron Mask'' (1977 film) (

) *''The Mark of Zorro (1940 film), The Mark of Zorro'' (1940 film) (

) *''The Mark of Zorro (1974 film), The Mark of Zorro'' (1974 film) *''The Master of Ballantrae (film), The Master of Ballantrae'' (1953 film) (

) *''Matilda (1978 film), Matilda'' (1978 film) (Elliott Gould,

) *''Maya (1966 film), Maya'' (1966 film) (Clint Walker) *''The McConnell Story'' (1955 film) *''Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944 film) (Judy Garland,

) *''Merry Andrew (film), Merry Andrew'' (1958 film) (Danny Kaye) *''Mickey's Christmas Carol'' (1983 animated film) *''The Mighty Ducks'' (1992 film) (Emilio Estevez) *''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'' (1995 film) *''A Minor Miracle'' (1983 film) (Pele) *''The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima'' (1952 film) *''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947 film) ( Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn, Natalie Wood, John Payne (actor), John Payne) *''Mission of the Seahawk'' (1962 film) *''Mister 880'' (1950 film) ( Burt Lancaster) *''Mister Scoutmaster'' (1953 film) *''Moby Dick (1956 film), Moby Dick'' (1956 film) ( Gregory Peck) *'' Monkey Business'' (1931 film) (

) *''Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme'' (1990 film) *''Mountain Man'' (1976 film) *''Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation'' (1962 film) ( James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara) *''The Muppet Movie'' (1979 live action film) (Jim Henson) *''The Music Man (1962 film), The Music Man'' (1962 film) (Robert Preston (actor), Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett) *''The Mudlark'' (1950 film) *''Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film), Mutiny on the Bounty'' (1935 film) ( Charles Laughton, Clark Gable) *''My Brother Talks to Horses'' (1947 film) *''My Fair Lady (film), My Fair Lady'' (1964 film) (Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison) *''My Friend Flicka'' (1943 film) (Roddy McDowall) *''My Side of the Mountain (film), My Side of the Mountain'' (1969 film) *''Mysterious Island (1961 film), Mysterious Island'' (1961 film) *''Namu, My Best Friend'' (1966 film) *''National Velvet (film), National Velvet'' (1944 film) *''Northwest Mounted Police (film), Northwest Mounted Police'' (1940 film) (

) *''Northwest Passage (film), Northwest Passage'' (1940 film) (

, Robert Young) *''Oh Heavenly Dog'' (1980 film) (Chevy Chase, Benji) *''Oklahoma (1955 film), Oklahoma'' (1955 film) (Shirley Jones, Gordon MacRae) *''One Magic Christmas'' (1985 film) (Mary Steenburgen) *''Operation Petticoat'' (1959 film) (

) *''The Palomino'' (1950 film) *''Penrod and Sam (1931 film), Penrod and Sam'' (1931 film) *''Penrod's Double Trouble'' (1938 film) *''Pete's Dragon (1977 film), Pete's Dragon'' (1977 live action animated film) ( Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters) *''The Pied Piper (1942 film), The Pied Piper'' (1942 film) (Roddy McDowall) *''The Plainsman'' (1936 film) (

, Jean Arthur) *''Pony Soldier'' (1951 film) (

) *''Prancer (film), Prancer'' (1989 film) (Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman) *''The President's Lady'' (1953 film) (Charlton Heston, Susan Hayward) *''The Pride and the Passion'' (1957 film) (

, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren) *''Pride of the Blue Grass (1939 film), Pride of the Blue Grass'' (1939 film) *''The Pride of the Yankees'' (1942 film) (

) *''The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film), The Prince and the Pauper'' (1937 film) (

, Claude Rains) *''Prince Valiant (1954 film), Prince Valiant'' (1954 film) (

) *''The Princess and the Pirate'' (1944 film) (Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo) *''The Private War of Major Benson'' (1955 film) *''The Proud Rebel'' (1958 film) (Alan Ladd,

) *''The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film), The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937 film) (Ronald Colman, David Niven, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) *''PT 109 (film), PT 109'' (1963 film) (Cliff Robertson) *''Raymie'' (1960 film) (David Ladd) *''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938 film), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1938 film) *''Red Skies of Montana'' (1952 film) *''Return to Oz'' (1985 film) *''Ring of Bright Water (film), Ring of Bright Water'' (1969 film) *''Rio Grande (1950 film), Rio Grande'' (1950 film) ( John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara) *''Rip Van Winkle'' (1962 film) *''Robin Hood (1973 film), Robin Hood'' (1973 animated film) *''Robin Hood:Prince of Thieves'' (1991 film) (Kevin Costner) *''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie'' (1998 animated film) *''Rusty (film series), Rusty'' (Rusty Saves a Life) (1949 film) *''Safe at Home!'' (1962 film) *''Sammy Going South'' (a.k.a. A Boy Ten Feet Tall) (1963 film) ( Edward G Robinson) *''Santa Claus The Movie'' (1985 film) (Dudley Moore, John Lithgow) *''Saskatchewan (film), Saskatchewan'' (1954 film) (Alan Ladd), Shelley Winters) *''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1934) *''Scary Tales'' (1983 animated film) *''Scott of the Antarctic (film), Scott of the Antarctic'' (1948 film) *'' Scrooge'' (1951 film) (Alastair Sim) *''Scrooge (1970 film), Scrooge'' (1970 film) *''The Sea Hawk (1940 film), The Sea Hawk'' (1940 film) (

, Claude Rains) *''The Secret Garden (1949 film), The Secret Garden'' (1949 film) (

, Herbert Marshall) *''The Secret of Monte Cristo'' (1961 film) *''The Secret of NIMH'' (1982 animated film) *''Seminole (film), Seminole'' (1953 film) (

) *''Sergeant York (film), Sergeant York'' (1941 film) (

) *''Seven Cities of Gold (film), Seven Cities of Gold'' (1955 film) (

) *''Seven Seas to Calais'' (1962 film) *''The Sheepman'' (1958 film) (Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Nielsen) *''Shenandoah (film), Shenandoah'' (1965 film) ( James Stewart) *''The Singing Nun (film), The Singing Nun'' (1966 film) *''Sink the Bismarck'' (1960 film) (Kenneth More) *''Sitting Pretty (1948 film), Sitting Pretty'' (1948 film) (Clifton Webb, Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara) *''Sleeping Beauty'' (1965 film) *''Terms of Endearment'' (1983 film) *''The Slipper and the Rose'' (1976 film) *''The Small Miracle'' (1974 TV film) *''Smoky (1966 film), Smoky'' (1966 live action film) (Fess Parker) *''Snoopy Come Home'' (1972 animated film) *''Snowfire'' (1958 film) *''Son of Lassie'' (1945 film) (Peter Lawford) *''The Son of Monte Cristo'' (1940 film) *''The Song of Bernadette (film), The Song of Bernadette'' (1943 film) (Vincent Price) *''The Spanish Main'' (1945 film) ( Maureen O'Hara) *''Stanley and Livingstone'' (1939 film) (

) *''Stars and Stripes Forever (film), Stars and Stripes Forever'' (1952 film) (Clifton Webb,

) *''The Story of Alexander Graham Bell'' (1939 film) *''The Story of Louis Pasteur'' (1936 film) *''The Story of Seabiscuit'' (1949 film) ( Shirley Temple) *''Stowaway to the Moon'' (1975 film) (Lloyd Bridges) *''The Sun Comes Up'' (1949 film) *''Susannah of the Mounties'' (1939 film) ( Shirley Temple) *''Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film), Swiss Family Robinson'' (1960 film) (John Mills) *''The Sword in the Stone (1963 film), The Sword in the Stone (film)'' (1963 animated film) *''A Tale of Two Cities'' (1980 TV film) (Peter Cushing) *''The Rescuers'' (1977 animated film) (Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor) *''The Rescuers Down Under'' (1990 film) (Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, George G. Scott, John Candy) *''The Red Pony (1949 film), The Red Pony'' (1949 film) (

, Myrna Loy) *''The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (film), The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker'' (1959 film) *''The Return of Monte Cristo (1946 film), The Return of Monte Cristo'' (1946 film) *''The Rocketeer (film), The Rocketeer'' (1991 film) *''The Tender Years'' (1948 film) *''The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film), The Thief of Bagdad'' (1940 film) *''The Three Musketeers (1948 film), The Three Musketeers'' (1948) ( Gene Kelly, Vincent Price, Lana Turner) *''The Time Machine (1960 film), The Time Machine'' (1960 film) (Directed George Pal) (Starring Rod Taylor) *''The Time Machine (1978 film), The Time Machine'' (1978 film) *''The Unfinished Dance'' (1947 film) *''The Wacky World of Mother Goose'' (1967 animated film) *''The War of the Worlds (1953 film), The War of the Worlds'' (1953 film) *''The Wild and the Free'' (1980 film) *''The Yearling (1946 film), The Yearling'' (1946 film) ( Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr.) *''They Died with Their Boots On'' (1941 film) (

) *''Thoroughbreds Don't Cry'' (1937 film) ( Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland) *''Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'' (1965 film) *''Thundercloud'' (1950 film) (Lloyd Bridges) *''Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (film), Thunderhead, Son of Flicka'' (1945 film) (Roddy McDowall) *''A Time for Every Season'' (1972 film) *''Tobor the Great'' (1954 film) *''To Find a Rainbow'' (1971 film) *''Treasure Galleons'' (1973 film) *''Treasure Island (1934 film), Treasure Island'' (Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper) *''Treasure Island (1990 film), Treasure Island'' (1990 film) (Charlton Heston, Christopher Lee) *''Treasure of the Golden Condor'' (1955 film) *''Two Years Before the Mast (film), Two Years Before the Mast'' (1946 film) *''Uncle Sam Magoo'' (1970 TV film) *''Union Pacific (film), Union Pacific'' (1939 film) ( Barbara Stanwyck) *''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' (1961 film) (Barbara Eden, Robert Sterling) *''Wee Willie Winkie (film), Wee Willie Winkie'' (1937 film) ( Shirley Temple, Cesar Romero) *''Wells Fargo (film), Wells Fargo'' (1937 film) *''Western Union (film), Western Union'' (1941 film) ( Robert Young) *''When the North Wind Blows'' (1974 film) *''When Worlds Collide (1951 film), When Worlds Collide'' (1951 film) *''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988 live action/animated film) *''Wilderness Journey'' (1970 film) *''White Christmas (film), White Christmas'' (1954 film) ( Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye) *''White Fang (1991 film), White Fang'' (1991 film) (Ethan Hawke) *''White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf'' (1994 film) (Ethan Hawke) *''White Feather (1955 film), White Feather'' (1955 film) (

) *''Willy McBean and his Magic Machine'' (1965 animated film) *''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' (1942 film) (James Cagney) *''Yellow Jack'' (1938 film) *''Young Mr. Lincoln'' (1939 film) (

) *''Young People (1940 film), Young People'' (1940 film) ( Shirley Temple) *''Young Tom Edison'' (1940) ( Mickey Rooney)

Notes

Bibliography

External links

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