James Algar Movies

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...

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...

The comparison of two rural families to demonstrate the need for proper hygiene and the consequences of its neglect.

A feature-length documentary showing the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planets, insects and volcanic action. A story of...

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 young fox unexpectedly finds himself in San Francisco, where, after many misadventures, he is befriended by a boy in Chinatown. The boy helps the...

This short covers some of the wildlife (predominently birds) on four islands-the Galapagos, Guadelupe, Falklands and an island in the Midway chain....

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...

In the first part, Walt Disney presents a famous animal photographer named Alfred G. Milotte, who presents clips of his African trip that has...

The first half covers the initial construction of Disneyland, followed by Nature's Half Acre during the second half.

Oscar Winning short documentary

Flush riveting is a way of connecting two pieces of sheet metal together, using rivets whose heads do not protrude above the surface of the metal. In...

We're off to Australia in the shortest of the short films found on this volume. There's lots of cute little baby animals to be found, but there's a...

The experiences of various wildlife in twenty-four hours is explored with a High Sierra background. A weasel and her brood, grouse and a lizard are...

Animated short documentary film made to advance the cause of a balanced diet for the benefit of the public health and for the advancement of the...

James Algar, the writer-director of Walt Disney's "True-Life Adventures" short subject series, takes the viewers of the TV anthology Disneyland...