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Mickey's Surprise Party
Minnie's biscuits are spoiled when she accidentally gets unpopped popcorn into the dough, and the whole batch explodes. ("It always happened to my mother, too," Mickey helpfully comments.)…
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The Standard Parade
Mickey leads the parade in this short promotional film for the 1939 Standard Oil "Travel Tykes Weekly".
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The Volunteer Worker
Donald is a charity collector having a hard time, until he meets a kindly ditch digger.
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The Thrifty Pig
A short made for the National Film Board of Canada which promoted the purchase of Canadian war bonds.
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7 Wise Dwarfs
Re-edited animation from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" has the dwarfs investing the proceeds of their diamond mine into Canadian War Bonds.
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Donald's Decision
Donald wrestles with his conscience in a decision of whether to buy war bonds or not.
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All Together
Mickey conducts an orchestra in reused animation from "Mickey's Grand Opera" in this quick publicity film.
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The New Spirit
Donald is taught the importance of paying his income taxes willingly and promptly.
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Food Will Win The War
This short was produced to give encouragement to the hard-fighting but underfed and undersupplied U.S. Allies as well as remind domestic audiences of the importance of farmers to the war ef…
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Out Of The Frying Pan Into The Firing Line
Minnie teaches Pluto the importance of conservation and recycling of leftover bacon grease, which can be turned into glycerin for the war effort, thus saving lives. Scenes show ships explod…
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South Of The Border With Disney
Featuring Walt Disney, Heitor Villa-Lobos
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Boys Anti-Tank Rifle
A comic, arrogant Hitler is shown riding a tank, confidently ridiculing his adversaries, but Canadian soldiers, using anti-tank rifles, firing from trees, haystacks, barnyards, and even a l…
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Four Methods Of Flush Riveting
This cartoon shows how to rivet an airplane so that the rivets are flat to the surface to avoid turbulence caused by raised areas on the aircraft's skin.
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The Spirit Of '43
Donald learns the value of saving, savings bonds and the war effort. Donald is cast as a typical American worker who has just collected his paycheck and is deciding whether to spend it on f…
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The Winged Scourge
Shows the development of the Anopheles mosquito, carrier of the malaria germ. The Seven Dwarfs are used to point out several precautions to defeat malaria- such as cutting weeds, spraying,…
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The Grain That Built A Hemisphere
The United States government's (and Disney's) love letter to corn, which is portrayed as everything from heathen god to weapon of mass destruction. Loads of realistic, dramatic rotoscope an…
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Defense Against Invasion
Presents the importance of immunization of children against infectious diseases. Parallels are drawn between the spread of disease and the spread of a wartime enemy.
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Something You Didn't Eat
Featuring Man, Family
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The Dawn Of Better Living
This short illustrated the development of improved lighting systems from the log cabin era up to the 1940s.
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A Feather In His Collar
Commercial staring Pluto made for the Community Chests of America. Pluto is awarded a Red Feather for giving his life savings of bones to a Community Chest campaign.
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The Story Of Menstruation
Film for young women sponsored by the manufacturer of Kotex feminine napkins. The film encourages proper hygiene and a healthy attitude, and explains menstruation through animated drawings.…
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Bathing Time For Baby
Featuring Storks, Babies
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The ABC Of Hand Tools
This is an educational film in two parts. Part one covers metal shop, and part two covers wood shop. Primitive Pete does everything wrong in both environments. He uses the tools incorrectly…
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How To Catch A Cold
An educational short made for Kleenex showing how to avoid catching a cold. The common man is home with a common cold, and his alter ego (common sense) tells him of the mistakes he made lea…
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Steel And America
Trade association film promoting the steel industry. Combining animation and live action, "Steel and America" traces the history of the industry and follows the manufacturing process from i…
