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1. Dante's Inferno (1924)

Passed | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

The tactics of a vicious slumlord and greedy businessman finally drive a distraught man to commit suicide. The businessman is tried for murder, executed, and afterward swiftly taken by ... See full summary »

Director: Henry Otto | Stars: Lawson Butt, Howard Gaye, Ralph Lewis, Pauline Starke

Votes: 203 | Gross: $0.26M

2. Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)

75 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Three women performing in a Broadway show face temptation, love, money, betrayal and tragedy as the cost of fame.

Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Constance Bennett, Joan Crawford, Sally O'Neil, William Haines

Votes: 291

3. The Cuckoos (1930)

Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Musical

Two phony fortune tellers get mixed up with gypsies.

Director: Paul Sloane | Stars: Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Dorothy Lee, Jobyna Howland

Votes: 263

4. I'm Much Obliged (1936)

Approved | 22 min | Comedy, Musical, Short

The Morning Daily newspaper's Mr. Inquisitive column - which has the tagline "I'm Much Obliged" - is holding a contest: tell Mr. Inquisitive what you would like to do, and those stories ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: George Dobbs, Ian Maclaren, Vera Van, Lester Cole & His Texas Rangers

Votes: 155

5. The Song of Fame (1934)

19 min | Short, Music

Cigarette girl Ruth Eaton is an aspiring singer who hopes her cocksure theatrical agent Dave can get her an audition with an impresario who can give her a break.

Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Ruth Etting, Eddie Bruce, Arthur Donaldson, Minor & Root

Votes: 75

6. Shake, Mr. Shakespeare (1936)

20 min | Musical, Comedy, Short

A director falls asleep and dreams Shakespearean characters come to life and want Hollywood careers

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Carolyn Marsh, Loretta, Harris Twins, Allan Mann

Votes: 49

7. Straight to Heaven (1939)

Approved | 55 min | Crime

Singer Jimmy Williams' father Joe is a chemist who recently lost his job to George Elliott. Since then, Joe has been investigating the "Adam and Even" brand of canned goods sold in Harlem. ... See full synopsis »

Director: Arthur H. Leonard | Stars: Jack Carter, Pearl Bains, James Baskett, Sherman Dirkson

Votes: 11

8. Maytime (1923)

80 min | Drama, Romance

Ottilie Van Zandt, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy colonel, loves the gardener's son, Richard Wayne, but her family forces her to marry her cousin Claude. Richard leaves before the ... See full summary »

Director: Louis J. Gasnier | Stars: Ethel Shannon, Harrison Ford, William Norris, Clara Bow

Votes: 57

9. Rufus Jones for President (1933)

21 min | Short, Comedy, Family

Rufus Jones, a black child, is elected President of the United States in this short musical comedy. The film features song and dance numbers by a seven year old Sammy Davis Jr..

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Ethel Waters, Sammy Davis Jr., Hamtree Harrington, Dusty Fletcher

Votes: 231

10. Alice in Movieland (1940)

Approved | 22 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

In a U.S. town that could be anywhere, 18-year-old Alice Purdee wins a free trip to Hollywood. With the assistance of a cheerful porter, she takes the night train and dreams about her ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Joan Leslie, Nana Bryant, Clara Blandick, Clarence Muse

Votes: 419

11. Home Run on the Keys (1937)

Approved | 9 min | Short, Family, Music

Babe Ruth returns from hunting to a cabin shared with musicians Zez Confrey and Byron Gay where he regales them with stories. With Babe's help, they write a song about baseball which then debuts on a radio show.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Babe Ruth, Zez Confrey, Byron Gay, The DeMarco Sisters

Votes: 157

12. Private Lessons (1934)

TV-G | 22 min | Musical, Romance, Short

Hal LeRoy is hired as a tap teacher at Dawn O'Day's dancing school to give private lessons to female students. The school's manager, as well as some of his students, spreads false stories ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Hal Le Roy, Dawn O'Day, Dorothy Dare, Barbara MacDonald

Votes: 130

13. Ups and Downs (1937)

Approved | 21 min | Short, Musical, Romance

June Daily, daughter of stockbroker J. C. Daily, is engaged to father's assistant Richard Burton, but is enamored of tap-dancing elevator operator Hal Smith. J.C. has a hot tip on stock for... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Hal Le Roy, June Allyson, Toni Lane, The Deauville Boys

Votes: 202

14. Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)

Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Manicurists Sally, Irene, and Mary hope to be Broadway entertainers. After Mary inherits an old ferry boat, they turn it into a successful supper club.

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Alice Faye, Tony Martin, Fred Allen, Jimmy Durante

Votes: 133

15. Double or Nothing (1940)

Approved | 18 min | Comedy, Musical, Short

An actor's double looses a tooth when he is punched during filming. While under anesthesia at the dentist's office, he dreams that he is in movies with several contemporary stars.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Lee Dixon, The Hollywood Doubles, Ed Smalle's Octet, John Elliott

Votes: 142

16. Good Morning, Eve! (1934)

Approved | 19 min | Musical, Comedy, Short

In this short musical comedy, Adam and Eve go on an adventure through time that leads them from the Garden of Eden, to the Roman Empire, King Arthur's court, and a beach resort in modern-day Florida.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Leon Errol, June MacCloy, Vernon Dent, Maxine Doyle

Votes: 284

17. One for the Book (1940)

Approved | 18 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

On a desktop with many books, familiar characters in literature (such as Captain Kidd, Huckleberry Finn, Robinson Crusoe, and Rip Van Winkle) come out of their books after dark. When the ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Betty Hutton, Hal Sherman, Miriam Grahame, Beaus & Belles

Votes: 142

18. All Girl Revue (1940)

Approved | 8 min | Musical, Short

Women are put in charge of the city government for a day, and the mayor must go to the train station to greet an opera singer.

Director: Lloyd French | Stars: June Allyson, The Harrison Sisters, Betty Mae Crane, Beverly Crane

Votes: 335

19. Sheik to Sheik (1936)

22 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

A radio salesman gets knocked out by a golf ball and dreams he's in the desert where he sells radios to sheiks.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Georges Metaxa, Ann Barrie, John Berkes, The Buccaneers

Votes: 84

20. The Prisoner of Swing (1938)

Approved | 22 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy

Musical satire based on Anthony Hope's Ruritanian novel "The Prisoner of Zenda" in which a commoner takes the place of a lookalike king.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Hal Le Roy, Eddie Foy Jr., June Allyson, Al Fields

Votes: 132

21. The Knight Is Young (1938)

Approved | 18 min | Musical, Romance, Short

Hal and June meet through her apartment window, she stuck inside since she can't leave because she fears being locked out if she does by the landlord due to back rent owed, and he a sign ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Hal Le Roy, June Allyson, Earlyne Schools, Norman McKay

Votes: 134

22. The Mild West (1933)

21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

In a small town in the Old West, Lulu, a singer/saloon owner, marries Gentleman Joe after he wins her saloon in a card game. Baby Doll, Lulu's rival for Joe's affections, vows that she will... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Janet Reade, Olive Borden, Paul Keast, Helene Denizon

Votes: 120

23. Paree, Paree (1934)

Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

In this musical short, a condensed version of Cole Porter's "Fifty Million Frenchmen" (1929), a wealthy young American meets the girl of his dreams and makes a bet that they will be engaged without her knowing of his riches.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Dorothy Stone, Bob Hope, Billie Leonard, Rod McLennan

Votes: 266

24. 20, 000 Cheers for the Chain Gang (1933)

TV-PG | 20 min | Short, Musical, Comedy

Four convicts escape from a chain gang. Shortly thereafter, changes are made at the prison, because a blue ribbon commission will be investigating conditions there. The changes include ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Jerry Bergen, The Rollickers, Novia, The Pickens Sisters

Votes: 235

25. Seasoned Greetings (1933)

20 min | Musical, Short

The owner of an unsuccessful greeting-card store attempts to sell 'talking' greeting cards in the form of records.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Lita Grey, Sammy Davis Jr., Carleton Macy, George Haggerty

Votes: 272

26. Picture Palace (1934)

21 min | Short, Musical, Romance

Hal and Dawn work at the same vaudeville theater (he's an usher; she's a chorus girl). When they both get fired, they form an act and vow to get back to their old theater--as performers.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Hal Le Roy, Dawn O'Day, Jack Fulton, Charles Anthony Hughes

Votes: 87

27. Masks and Memories (1934)

32 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

Julie and Bob take a break from their Mardi Gras revels to visit Bob's home, where he lives with his sister and their reclusive Uncle Andy. Andy mistakes Julie for his sweetheart of years ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Lillian Roth, Weldon Heyburn, Queenie Smith, George Houston

Votes: 170

28. Seeing Red (1939)

Approved | 19 min | Comedy, Short

When he is fired from his job, Red puts a hex on his boss. That evening, the boss goes to a nightclub and discovers that the hex worked.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Red Skelton, A. Robins, The Merry Macs, Harris & Shore

Votes: 147

29. The Winnah! (1934)

20 min | Comedy, Musical, Short

State College is a coeducational school where the athletics are more important than academics. All there are preparing for a big multi-sport match with arch rival Dale College. Students ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Arthur Lake, Florence Lake, Dorothy Dare, Weldon Heyburn

Votes: 50

30. They're Off (1936)

Approved | 19 min | Short, Comedy

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Director: Lloyd French | Stars: The Yacht Club Boys, Richard Lane, Gerald Oliver Smith, James V. Kern

31. No Contest! (1934)

Approved | 22 min | Short, Comedy, Music

Ruth Etting is the star attraction on the Albertson Travel Agency radio show. When her producers learn that her recordings are on another program at the same time, they devise a contest, ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Ruth Etting, Charles Lawrence, Elmer Brown, Bert Matthews

Votes: 100

32. Postal Union (1937)

21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

A telegraph worker has to learn magic in order to get a pretty co-worker to agree to marry him.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Georgie Price, Vera Dunn, Toni Lane, Marilyn Marlowe

Votes: 45

33. Jazz Heaven (1929)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A Southern songwriter brings his piano to New York and meets a girl who works on Tin Pan Alley

Director: Melville W. Brown | Stars: Sally O'Neil, Johnny Mack Brown, Clyde Cook, Joseph Cawthorn

Votes: 177

34. A Swing Opera (1939)

18 min | Short

Two-reel musical-comedy update of Michael Balfe's operetta "The Bohemian Girl." A gypsy camp is filled with singers, dancers, and pickpockets. The gypsy queen, jealous of the budding ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Tess Gardella, Dale Winthrop, John Elliott, Florence Wyman

35. Use Your Imagination (1933)

Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Musical, Romance

The story of a likable young man can't hold a job because he is always daydreaming usually about girlfriend Mitzi.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Hal Le Roy, Mitzi Mayfair, Pat Rooney Jr., Robert Pitkin

Votes: 96

36. The Gem of the Ocean (1934)

Approved | 22 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

In this musical short, the leading lady is a French woman who finds mystery and romance on a luxury liner. There is much music with a chorus of beautiful girls dancing in lush art deco settings.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Jeanne Aubert, Eton Boys, Richard Barstow, Edith Barstow

Votes: 114

37. The Midas Touch (1940)

68 min | Drama, Thriller

Welsh millionaire is jealous of a young man for the affection of a pretty girl, but all ends well when he finds he is his own son by his first wife. From a novel by Margaret Kennedy.

Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Barry K. Barnes, Judy Kelly, Frank Cellier, Bertha Belmore

38. Study and Understudy (1936)

20 min | Short, Music

The leading lady of the Brunswick Girls' College play is called away and her understudy takes over as a talent scout is in the audience.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Ruth Frazee, Jane Frazee, Virginia Verrill, Danzi Goodell

39. Darn Tootin (1931)

Passed | 9 min | Short, Comedy, Music

A saxophone-playing kid's father buries his sax in the back yard, where it sprouts like a plant, and the entertainers in this musical short pop from it and do their stuff. Their stuff is ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Rudy Wiedoeft, Dixie Lee, Lucille Page, James C. Morton

40. Plane Crazy (1933)

20 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

A group of pilots and their planes are arriving at an air strip in New York City to do some flights for the public. One of the pilots, Freddy Richmond, is in love with a young groupie named... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Dorothy Lee, Arthur Havel, Morton Havel, Brook Allen

Votes: 67

41. Between the Lines (1936)

Approved | 22 min | Short, Comedy, Music

In this Broadway Brevity short from Vitaphone, the characters from two different stories in a magazine come to life, and the boy in the modern nightlife of Broadway romances the southern ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Bernice Claire, Rod McLennan, Arlene Kinlay, Eddie Kinlay

42. The Wishing Stone (1935)

10 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

A commercial passenger jet has gone missing on its flight from Mexico to New York. In reality, the plane did crash, but everyone aboard is physically unhurt. One of the passengers, musician ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Dave Apollon, Paul Perry, Zeni Vatori

Votes: 23

43. Script Girl (1938)

Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Music

A movie director needs a script girl and a strip girl, misunderstanding the job title, shows up.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Allen Cross, Henry Dunn, Joan Abbott, Claire Carleton

Votes: 34

44. Projection Room (1939)

19 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

A publicity agent must reunite a quarreling husband and wife singing team in order to save his job.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Jack Arthur, Evelyn Case, The Briants, Gower & Jeanne

Votes: 26

45. By Request (1935)

Approved | 11 min | Short, Musical

This Vitaphone Melody Master starts off on the Louisiana levees, and then shifts to a California nightclub, where Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra are performing. Orlando Roberson sings a ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Claude Hopkins, Orlando Roberson, Tip Tap & Toe

46. Stardust (I) (1938)

Approved | 22 min | Short, Music

Songwriter Benny Davis goes through an elaborate buildup before he is allowed to sing a collection of his songs. He takes a group of his friends through his song-factory, and workmen break ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Benny Davis, Bobby Joyce, Jackie Strong, The Dorn Brothers and Mary

47. Tickets, Please (1935)

21 min | Short, Music

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Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Georgie Price, Evelyn Dall, The Sizzlers, Byrnes and Farney

48. The Love Department (1935)

Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

Columnist Beatrice Blair dispenses love advice to her readers, but can't seem to find her own Mr. Right. Reporter Jimmy Jackson has pursued her but with no results. Blair takes her ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Bernice Claire, Milt Douglas, Billie Leonard, Lou Duthers

Votes: 87

49. Rhythmitis (1936)

Approved | 20 min | Musical, Short

A doctor develops pills that make Hal a great tap dancer. Lola Green sees Hal dancing in a drugstore and asks him to join her vaudeville show. Everything is fine until Hal's pills disappear.

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Hal Le Roy, Toby Wing, Frances Hunt, Rollo Pickert

Votes: 239

50. Surprise! (1935)

Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

The Duncan Sisters (Rosie and Vivian) and their college dorm mates sing a song to their alma mater while packing up to leave college at the end of school. The sisters make a special point ... See full synopsis »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Vivian Duncan, Rosetta Duncan, Clarence Nordstrom, Gerald Oliver Smith

Votes: 43