Gordon Hollingshead Movies

  • 1940
    The Flag of Humanity

    The Flag of Humanity

    The Flag of Humanity

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    The story of how Clara Barton helped found the American Red Cross.

    The Flag of Humanity
  • 1951
    So You Want to Be a Cowboy

    So You Want to Be a Cowboy

    So You Want to Be a Cowboy

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    Joe McDoakes and his wife Alice attend a western movie and George soon has himself in the movie shown on the screen as Jump-Along Skip-Along McGur

    So You Want to Be a Cowboy
  • 1948
    Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight

    Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight

    Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight

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    In this short film, four popular songs, "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", "Moonlight Bay", "In the Evening By the Moonlight", and "Shine on Harvest...

    Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight
  • 1947
    So You Want to Be a Salesman

    So You Want to Be a Salesman

    So You Want to Be a Salesman

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    Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.

    So You Want to Be a Salesman
  • 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
  • 1949
    So You Want to Be an Actor

    So You Want to Be an Actor

    So You Want to Be an Actor

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    Joe McDoakes, unemployed thespian, makes all the casting calls,reads all of the trade papers, sees agents and tries out for casting directors and...

    So You Want to Be an Actor
  • 1952
    So You Never Tell a Lie

    So You Never Tell a Lie

    So You Never Tell a Lie

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    When a wristwatch intended for a office contest winner gets mixed up and confused with the one Joe McDoakes purchased for his wife, Joe once again...

    So You Never Tell a Lie
  • 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
    So You Want a Raise

    So You Want a Raise

    So You Want a Raise

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    Joe McDoakes asks for a raise and is informed by his boss that the employee selected by him to run the office while he is on vacation will get a...

    So You Want a Raise
  • 1946
    Cavalcade of Archery

    Cavalcade of Archery

    Cavalcade of Archery

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    This short tells the story of archery through the ages, mostly using Warner Brothers archive footage. Noted archer Howard Hill demonstrates his...

    Cavalcade of Archery
  • 1944
    Proudly We Serve

    Proudly We Serve

    Proudly We Serve

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    Sergeant Tex Gordon is surprised to learn that his new gunnery instructor is a woman.

    Proudly We Serve
  • 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
  • 1914
    Beating Back

    Beating Back

    Beating Back

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    Oklahoma lawyer Al Jennings, whose father was a famous and respected judge, is enraged at the murder of his brother Ed, shot in the back by two...

    Beating Back
  • 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
    Report from the Front

    Report from the Front

    Report from the Front

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    Documentary short preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

    Report from the Front
  • 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
  • 1952
    So You Want to Enjoy Life

    So You Want to Enjoy Life

    So You Want to Enjoy Life

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    Believing he has only a month to live, average guy Joe McDoakes decides to live life to the fullest in the time he has left.

    So You Want to Enjoy Life
  • 1942
    Spanish Fiesta

    Spanish Fiesta

    Spanish Fiesta

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    The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo perform a ballet to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol.

    Spanish Fiesta
  • 1948
    Let's Sing a Song from the Movies

    Let's Sing a Song from the Movies

    Let's Sing a Song from the Movies

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    This audience sing-along features tunes from four musicals with the lyrics appearing on screen. Numbers include "Am I Blue?" from 1929's On with the...

    Let's Sing a Song from the Movies
  • 1946
    The Forest Commandos

    The Forest Commandos

    The Forest Commandos

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    This short film focuses on Ontario's fire rangers, who keep watch over Canada's forests.

    The Forest Commandos