James Algar Movies

Seal Island is a 1948 American documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award in 1949 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).

A sailor doll, thrown into a toy dump, rallies the demoralized dolls that were already there.

Penny is a teenage horse trainer with a very special dream of becoming a jockey. She picks Woodhill to compete in the upcoming Bluegrass Special;...

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This is the story of the “smoke jumpers,” specially trained by the Forest Service to reach forest fires when they are in the inaccessible...

Bear Country is a 1953 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954 for Best...

Two men taking horses to market run afoul of angry sheep herders and are hampered by a lack of water for the horses.

A spoiled city youngster learns the hard way that there may be some truth to the legend of a mysterious man roaming the backwaters of Virginia.

A boy, Leroy McClaren, trains a wild dog to hunt the cougar that has been threatening the family.

The film depicts a young male beaver who must defend his new family against hungry predators, mischievous river otters, and the ever-impending threat...

A coyote tries to escape the encroachment of man onto his territory and is befriended by the wife of a couple monitoring the environment for the...

A young boy gets along better with the animals he befriends around his family's Canadian farm than with the people he lives with.

Join the majestic Olympic elk as they traverse the alpine path from their winter home in the lowland shadow of Washington's Mount Olympus, to the...

"The Best Doggoned Dog in the World" is an episode of Disneyland which aired on November 20, 1957. It was directed by Robert Stevenson and Larry...

The first half is a salute to John Wesley Powell, the first man to explore the Colorado River. Walt Disney presents a behind-the-scenes look at the...

A gold prospector with a stubborn donkey survives the harsh mountain winter and saves a motherless fawn.

A look at the people that shot the footage for Disney's True-Life Adventures.

Walt shows off some magic tricks with the studio props and then turns the show over to the Slave in the Magic Mirror, who hosts a look at some...

Part of the "True-Life Adventure Series"; Disney filmmakers take their cameras to Florida, not to document the swamps that would become Walt Disney...