Gordon Hollingshead Movies

  • 1948
    So You Want an Apartment

    So You Want an Apartment

    So You Want an Apartment

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    Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.

    So You Want an Apartment
  • 1943
    The Rear Gunner

    The Rear Gunner

    The Rear Gunner

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    Documentary-style drama on training of aerial rear gunners in World War II. Private PeeWee Williams, a Kansas farm boy, transforms his home-grown...

    The Rear Gunner
  • 1944
    Trial by Trigger

    Trial by Trigger

    Trial by Trigger

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    California logger Bill Cardigan must save his stand of redwoods from being bought by unscrupulous Dan Fallon, a logging company owner from Michigan.

    Trial by Trigger
  • 1947
    Let's Sing an Old Time Song

    Let's Sing an Old Time Song

    Let's Sing an Old Time Song

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    This short film focuses on four songs, "The Band Played On", "Daisy Bell" (a.k.a. "A Bicycle Built for Two"), "Come Josephine in My Flying Machine",...

    Let's Sing an Old Time Song
  • 1940
    Henry Busse and His Orchestra

    Henry Busse and His Orchestra

    Henry Busse and His Orchestra

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    This one-reel musical short, part of the WB/Vitaphone Melody Master series, features the music of trumpet-player and orchestra leader Henry Busse and...

    Henry Busse and His Orchestra
  • 1952
    So You Want to Go to a Convention

    So You Want to Go to a Convention

    So You Want to Go to a Convention

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    Joe has to find a way to go to a convention.

    So You Want to Go to a Convention
  • 1947
    So You're Going to Be a Father

    So You're Going to Be a Father

    So You're Going to Be a Father

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    In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.

    So You're Going to Be a Father
  • 1927
    Old San Francisco

    Old San Francisco

    Old San Francisco

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    In San Francisco, a villainous landowner with underworld connections seeks to steal the property of an old Spanish family.

    Old San Francisco
  • 1951
    So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

    So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

    So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

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    Joe McDoakes, ever obliging and always helpful, volunteers to hang the new wallpaper for his wife.

    So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
  • 1951
    So You Want to Be a Plumber

    So You Want to Be a Plumber

    So You Want to Be a Plumber

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    In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes decides he should become a plumber.

    So You Want to Be a Plumber
  • 1944
    Jammin' the Blues

    Jammin' the Blues

    Jammin' the Blues

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    In this short film, prominent jazz musicians of the 1940s gather for a rare filming of a jam session. This highly stylized chronicle features tenor...

    Jammin' the Blues
  • 1944
    I Am an American

    I Am an American

    I Am an American

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    The history of a Polish family and its contributions to the war effort throughout American history.

    I Am an American
  • 1944
    Musical Movieland

    Musical Movieland

    Musical Movieland

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    A group of tourists is given a tour of a movie studio lot. They see the various permanent sets that are used for different types of movies, and they...

    Musical Movieland
  • 1946
    Smart as a Fox

    Smart as a Fox

    Smart as a Fox

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    Smart as a Fox is a 1946 short documentary film supervised by Gordon Hollingshead. In this short film, a fox cub experiences life in the forest. It...

    Smart as a Fox
  • 1928
    The Crimson City

    The Crimson City

    The Crimson City

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    Gregory Kent is on the run for a crime he did not commit.

    The Crimson City
  • 1948
    Calgary Stampede

    Calgary Stampede

    Calgary Stampede

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    The pageantry of Calgary's colorful celebration of its past, culminating with its world famous rodeo, is chronicled.

    Calgary Stampede
  • 1946
    Okay for Sound

    Okay for Sound

    Okay for Sound

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    This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6...

    Okay for Sound
  • 1943
    Cavalcade of Dance

    Cavalcade of Dance

    Cavalcade of Dance

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    Ballroom dancers Veloz and Yolanda perform the various dance fads of the first half of the twentieth century.

    Cavalcade of Dance
  • 1950
    My Country 'Tis of Thee

    My Country 'Tis of Thee

    My Country 'Tis of Thee

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    My Country 'Tis of Thee is a 1950 short documentary supervised by Gordon Hollingshead. It is a panoramic view of American history from the coming of...

    My Country 'Tis of Thee
  • 1943
    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

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    The third film of Frank Capra's 'Why We Fight" propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940.

    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer