Shorts 1932
All short movies I have seen from 1932 ranked from best to worst.
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- DirectorBurt GillettStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerOn Christmas Eve, Mickey is forced to sell Pluto to a bratty rich kid in order to give some orphans presents.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey and his friends are staging a sort of olympics in a makeshift stadium on his farm. The main event is a sort of quadrathlon, with running, pole vaulting, rowing, and cycling. Mickey gets a late start due to some foul play by Pete, and that's not the only foul play.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsClarence NashEsther CampbellPinto ColvigA jealous stump threatens two trees that are in love by starting a forest fire. When the rain comes and puts out the fire the forest revives and celebrates the wedding.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsCab Calloway and His Cotton Club OrchestraCab CallowayBilly MurrayBetty Boop and Bimbo run away from home, but that night they are scared by a chorus of ghosts singing the title song.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerAt a bar in the Klondike, Mickey rescues waif Minnie from the cold and then has to deal with Pete, who proceeds to snatch her away.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyHarriette HaddonSanta's little helpers must hurry to finish the toys before Christmas Day.
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyDinahLike the legendary Sisyphus, deliverymen Laurel and Hardy struggle to push a large crated piano up a seemingly insurmountable flight of stairs.
- DirectorBurt GillettInsects have made a playground/carnival out of castoffs, featuring "ice skating" on mirrors. Two love bugs head off to a more private area. But their fun is interrupted when a crow comes by. He bottles up the male bug and chases the female into her home. The male bug escapes in the nick of time, and another bug notices the battle and rallies the rest of the bugs to attack, which they do, using false teeth, an eggbeater, a mousetrap, castor oil, and other things.
- DirectorDave FleischerStarsAnn LittleBilly MurrayWilliam PennellIn the circus, Betty Boop is the lion tamer, sings title tune on the high wire, and fights off the lecherous ringmaster.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyPurv PullenWhen Pluto eats a bar of soap and ends up with a mouth full of suds, the neighborhood thinks he's caught rabies.
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsAnn LittleBilly MurrayWilliam PennellA sinking ship leaves three survivors on a life raft: Bimbo, Koko and Betty Boop. Good news/bad news: they're rescued by a pirate ship...
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsPinto ColvigMarcellite GarnerLucille La VerneTwo children wander the forest and get lured into a witch's house.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsDorothy ComptonMarcellite GarnerBeatrice HagenKing Neptune and an array of sea creatures come to the rescue of a mermaid captured by lecherous pirates.
- DirectorDave FleischerShamus CulhaneStarsBilly MurrayMae QuestelBetty Boop is the black queen and Bimbo the white king in a surrealistic chess game.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsPinto ColvigJimmie CushmanLester DorrPluto's cage-mate helps him escape from the pound and find a bone to eat. But Pluto is not especially grateful.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsBilly MurrayMae QuestelBetty thinks everything on Earth is for sale...even the planet itself.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey Mouse must score a touchdown if his team is to beat the Alley Cats.
- DirectorDave FleischerShamus CulhaneStarsBilly MurrayMae QuestelBetty Boop and Bimbo take a wild streetcar ride to Crazy Town, where birds swim, fish fly, and everthing else reverses normal behavior.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigPurv PullenThe RhythmettesTwo bear cubs find some honey in a tree stump and escape the wrath of the bees when a big, mean bear chases them away and does the suffering for them.
- DirectorUb IwerksFlip is trying to impress a young lady but his face isn't right for that. He decides on better looks through surgery and gets turned into a pretty man.
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsBilly MurrayKate WrightDaredevil sign painters Bimbo and Koko like what they see through the window of Betty Boop's Dancing School, and stay for a lesson.
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsThe Royal SamoansBilly MurraySatini PualoaOn a south sea isle, Bimbo meets Betty in the guise of a hula dancer.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsPinto ColvigMarion DarlingtonWalt DisneyMickey and Pluto are going duck hunting. They clown around a bit. Then they march off, with Pluto's fleas following in formation, which lures a few ducks to follow. As soon as Mickey turns around and sees the ducks, they fly off. He heads for his blind, out-fitting Pluto with a decoy on his head. The ducks buy it, but Mickey has trouble with his shotgun, ultimately shooting a hole in the bottom of his boat and having the gun disintegrate. The ducks see this, and unmask Pluto. Sensing vulnerability, they recruit more ducks, and fly off with Pluto and Mickey. Mickey drags on windmills and rooftops, and finally both of them drop into long underwear hanging on a line (with Pluto's fleas using little parachutes).
- DirectorDave FleischerAl EugsterStarsAnn LittleBilly MurrayAmorous hunters Bimbo and Koko set out to bag some furs for coat-loving Betty Boop, but things don't turn out the way they'd planned...
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsWalt DisneyPinto ColvigMarcellite GarnerMickey (and Pluto) are delivering a grocery order to Minnie. She pretends not to notice for a while, but when he gets hit on the head by an iron, she drops her pretense and rushes to his side. Mickey then helps with the dinner preparations, but Pluto steals the turkey, and a chase ensues. There's also a 4-layer cake that you just know is going to get ruined spectacularly.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsWilliam CostelloMae QuestelBetty, Bimbo, and Koko sell a concoction in their medicine show which has odd side effects.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsPinto ColvigMarion DarlingtonWalt DisneyMickey has brought a gift for Minnie: a pair of mischievous canaries.
- DirectorUb IwerksFlip the Frog is trying to sneak out of an hotel without paying bill.
- DirectorDave FleischerWilliam HenningStarsBilly MurrayMae QuestelKoko takes Betty to the museum, where she's locked in overnight and forced to sing at the skeletons' dance.
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyBilly GilbertIn the hospital with a broken leg Ollie is visited by Stan, who brings him hard-boiled eggs, nuts, and total mayhem.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsClarence NashPinto ColvigMarion DarlingtonPet shop birds defend themselves from a hungry cat.
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsAnn LittleBilly MurrayEveryone loves the wheat cakes served by short-order cook Betty, but they have a drawback. With Bimbo and Koko, no bee is involved.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsBilly MurrayMae QuestelOn a special train, Betty's show troupe rehearses: Betty sings, Bimbo juggles, and Koko does a soft-shoe. The train itself also does tricks.
- DirectorWalt DisneyBurt GillettAcademy Award nominees march in a parade grand marshaled by Mickey Mouse.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey performs all his chores while whistling or singing. The big excitement is when Fanny the hen, who hasn't laid an egg in some time, lays a super-giant egg.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey Mouse conducts an orchestra, while the rest of the Disney menagerie of the era provides a dance recital, with Horace Horsecollar as stage manager, and Pluto continually sneaking on stage.
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyBilly GilbertAlthough they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy is not an easy task.
- DirectorUb IwerksFlip schemes to get himself hired as an office boy at the Screwy Nuts & Bolts factory, especially because of the attractive typist. He starts well, using a cat's tongue to lick a stack of envelopes. Before long, the cat starts chasing a mouse around the office and causing more trouble than Flip or the secretary can handle. Her dress gets caught in the duplicating machine and removed. In all the confusion, the boss arrives, and even though Flip kills the mouse (after it lands on his head), he gets fired.
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsMae QuestelBetty's campaign tries to appeal to everyone. Real candidates are parodied, but campaign promises are a bit bizarre.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsLouis ArmstrongAnn LittleLouis Armstrong and His OrchestraBetty Boop and friends meet Louis Armstrong on a jungle safari.
- DirectorDave FleischerRoland CrandallStarsBilly MurrayMae QuestelAfter watching a Paramount Noose Reel and a cartoon with Bimbo and Koko the Clown, the audience is thrilled when Betty Boop appears on stage to sing and imitate Fanny Brice and Maurice Chevalier.
- DirectorUb Iwerks
- DirectorJames W. HorneStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyWalter LongIn need of funds, Hardy happens to meet an old friend, now a boxing promoter, and volunteers "Battling Laurel" as the team's prizefighter, only to discover their opponent in the ring is a fearsome old nemesis.
- DirectorDave FleischerThomas JohnsonStarsBilly MurrayMae QuestelKoko and Bimbo visit Betty Boop's penny arcade, Bimbo to flirt with Betty; but his turn at the shooting gallery becomes a hunting trip.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsCount CutelliWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey dreams of marrying Minnie and having about 20 children. For all the possible joys of children, a brood this size turns the dream into a nightmare, especially when they get into the open cans of paint strewn about the house.
- DirectorUb IwerksFlip the Frog plays college football with wacky results.
- DirectorDave FleischerStarsBimboBimbo is a mechanic whose girlfriend (not Betty) agrees to marry him if he wins a fight against "One-Round Mike." Quick as a wink, he transforms his car into a robot to help him in the ring!
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey and Minnie are touring Arabia when she catches the eye of sheik Pete.
- DirectorBurt GillettWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerA house party. While Minnie plays piano and the guests dance, Mickey, Goofy, and Horace prepare a snack, which is brought out to much fanfare and immediately devoured. A band forms and plays Scott Joplin's The Entertainer; Mickey dances with Patricia Pig and various inanimate objects also dance, while all cry "Whoopee!" from time to time. The police come to break up the party.
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyMae BuschStan convinces Oliver to adopt a baby to placate his wife, but upon returning home with the infant, they find a process server with a divorce summons, leaving the two buffoons to care for the squealing baby.
- DirectorDave FleischerShamus CulhaneStarsEthel MermanBilly MurrayMae QuestelBetty Boop, a nursemaid, meets a masher in the park; with the Bouncing Ball, Ethel Merman sings the title song.
- DirectorHugh HarmanRudolf IsingStarsBernard B. BrownMarcellite GarnerJohnny MurrayHoney tries to teach the violin to an unwilling kitten. Later, she and Bosko go off on a bicycle ride.
- DirectorRay McCareyLloyd FrenchJack LloydStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyRichard CramerCommanded to "scram" out of town by a cantankerous judge, poor vagabonds, Stan and Ollie, slip into something more comfortable to spend the night at a sympathetic inebriate's home; however, is this the right house?
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsAnn LittleBilly MurrayThe rag and bone man passes through Betty Boop's neighborhood.
- DirectorUb IwerksFlip the Frog is working as a hot dog vendor at a circus. A thief steals a woman's purse and it's up to Flip to stop him.
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyBobby BurnsAfter a messy house party while his wife is away, Oliver asks Stanley to help him clean up the place, but free help isn't always a bargain.
- DirectorUb IwerksFlip the Frog and his human friend are poor and hungry street musicians who have a series of unlucky run-ins with a policeman.
- DirectorUb Iwerks
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsRochelle HudsonCarman MaxwellBosko and friends give Honey a surprise birthday party.
- DirectorDave FleischerShamus CulhaneStarsEthel MermanEthel Merman sings the title song with a Bouncing Ball. Animated sequence: a cat burglar, just out of jail, raids Betty Boop's icebox.
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsRochelle HudsonRudolf IsingCarman MaxwellBosko is a lumberjack who cut's down trees and saves his girl, Honey, from a villain.
- DirectorUb IwerksFlip the Frog is out doing his own thing when a mother asks him to watch her baby while she goes into a store and shops. Flip takes the job but soon regrets it when the baby swallows his coin and he must try and get it back.
- DirectorDave FleischerRoland Crandall
- DirectorUb IwerksFlip walks to school whistling as his dog follows behind.
- DirectorLeslie PearceStarsW.C. FieldsMarjorie KaneArnold GrayAn unconventional dentist deals with a variety of eccentric and difficult patients in slapstick fashion.
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsRochelle HudsonJohnny MurrayBosko, Honey, and Bruno spend a day at the beach.
- DirectorUb Iwerks
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsJohnny MurrayBosko and Bruno escape from a speeding train via a handcar; make a failed attempt to steal a chicken; and end up on a runaway boxcar.
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyBobby BurnsTwo bumbling circus performers inadvertently help drive the circus into ruin and then end up in possession of a flea circus and an oversized chimp.
- DirectorBerthold BartoschWhen a liberal idea emerges in a tyranny ruled society, power and wealth unite to bring it down.
- DirectorUb IwerksFlip is working on the pony express with his girlfriend and the Iwerks old crone. After having trouble with the local wildlife, they encounter tough villain Bronx Cheerio and his horse, who take the girl hostage. Flip meets them down the mountain in Bronx's cabin, and escape once the crone traps the villain in love.
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsRochelle HudsonRudolf IsingJohnny MurrayBosko is a brave little boxer who battles the champion, Gas House Harry. The enormous brute proves a bit much, even for a plucky underdog.
- DirectorUb Iwerks
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsKen DarbyMarcellite GarnerRudolf IsingOn a tropical island, a native boy sings "Pagan Moon" to his sweetheart. Later, he plays music underwater with an octopus-pianist and other jazz-loving sea life.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsThe RhythmettesLate at night, the mice come out and sing and play to the title tune, among others. That is, until the cat arrives, but he's quickly sent packing.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsThe King's MenJohnny MurrayAn American Indian boy and girl sing and dance in the forest along with the animals. Trouble begins when a fire threatens baby birds in their nest.
- DirectorJohn FosterVernon StallingsStarsMargie HinesThe two main characters become animators in the film, and draw various cartoon scenarios against the blank background, and interact with them.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsMarcellite GarnerRudolf IsingThe King's MenTwo courting hillbilly dogs go to the big barn dance.
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsRochelle HudsonJohnny MurrayBosko enters his dog, Bruno, in a dog race.
- DirectorAlbert DeMondStarsMorton LowryMae ClarkeLawrence GrantA wisecracking narrator mocks footage featuring Frankenstein's monster and Count Dracula.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsRudolf IsingThe King's MenJohnny MurrayA circus parade, to the title tune. Next, a series of sideshow acts: the wild boy, the rubber man, siamese twin pigs, a tattooed man, a hula-dancing hippo, an Indian snake (or goat) charmer. Into the ring, we have a hippo riding a horse (much to the horse's dismay), a high-wire act (again, to the title song), and finally a lion tamer.
- DirectorUb IwerksFlip, the owner of a dairy farm, wakes up one morning and goes to milk his cow. He has problems with a pesky fly who is eventually swatted by the cow's tail. Flip then takes the milk into town to deliver it. While in town, he encounters a bratty little kid who just won't leave him alone. Eventually Flip and the kid make up and become friends.
- DirectorBurt GillettDavid HandStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyTrader Mickey is a Mickey Mouse short that debuted August 20, 1932.
- DirectorHugh HarmanRudolf IsingStarsRochelle HudsonJohnny MurrayBosko spends the day working away in his store.
- DirectorDave FleischerShamus CulhaneStarsIrène BordoniMae QuestelIrene Bordoni sings with the Bouncing Ball; plus cartoon segments.
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsRudolf IsingJohnny MurrayBosko and his dog Bruno play hide and seek in the woods.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsRudolf IsingJohnny MurrayThe RhythmettesA bee returns home late after a night out having too much honey. His wife leaves him, but quickly ends up in the clutches of an evil ladybug. The whole hive turns out to fight the ladybug and get her back.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsKen DarbyThe King's MenJohnny MurrayWhen the king returns to the castle, he is surprised to find that the queen is in the parlor and won't see anyone.
- DirectorJohn FosterGeorge RufleStarsArtie DunnLes ReisTom and Jerry build an experimental rocket intending to go to the Moon. The rocket misfires, and they instead find themselves exploring a strange world at the bottom of the ocean.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsKen DarbyRudolf IsingThe King's MenAn old man is reading a book by the fire. The clock strikes 8, and he heads off to bed. From his book, Alice in Wonderland, out crawls Alice, who turns the radio to the title tune. This wakes up Rip Van Winkle; Alice then rouses the Three Musketeers, who sing a bit. Next tune: Nero fiddles, Rome burns, and Cleopatra sizzles in a slinky dance. Uncle Tom sings a spiritual as Mr. Hyde sneaks up and abducts Alice. Tarzan to the rescue, along with several other characters who mount a spirited attack using such office supplies as pen points, matches, and a fountain pen. They box him up and carry him off.
- DirectorUb IwerksFlip makes mischief during his piano lesson.
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsLes ReisArtie DunnMae QuestelReis and Dunn (with Betty Boop) sing the Irving Berlin song with a Bouncing Ball. In a cartoon army camp, everything rises before the soldiers.
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsRochelle HudsonRudolf IsingJohnny MurrayBosko and Honey go to the zoo. Honey is frightened by the lion, but Bosko is the one who ends up in danger.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsRudolf IsingThe King's MenJohnny MurrayFreddy comes to a party and is a hit; he then goes on to be the star quarterback at the football game.
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsNorm BlackburnHugh HarmanRochelle HudsonBosKo in the Wild West, tries to have fun with any situation that come in his way.
- DirectorJohn FosterVernon StallingsTom and Jerry (the human versions, not the cat and mouse) are on a raft in the ocean. After being attacked by an octopus and losing their raft, they wash up on the shores of Spain. After harassing the waitresses at a local sidewalk café, they insult the owner and wind up in a bull ring as punishment. In the midst of fighting dozens of bulls, they receive a telegram that Prohibition has been repealed back in the U.S. They immediately leave Spain headed back to the U.S. for a drink.
- DirectorJohn FosterGeorge RufleStarsMargie HinesTom and Jerry (the human versions, not the cat and mouse) work as piano tuners. After seeing them at work and several creative ways of tuning a piano (such as removing the offending key and cutting the key itself to a shorter length), the two attend an opera singers performance. The singer passes out when the piano plays a wrong note, and Tom and Jerry are pressed into service to re-tune the piano. After pulling the offending key from the keyboard like a bad tooth, the two give the opera audience a jazz piano performance, with the now recovered opera singer joining in.
- DirectorHugh HarmanRudolf IsingStarsMarcellite GarnerRudolf IsingThe King's MenGoopy, a dog of no particular personality, but a crackerjack piano player, plays several songs on the stage of a nightclub. We spend a fair amount of time watching the patrons and staff of the nightclub.
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsJohnny MurrayWhile ice-skating on a frozen pond, Bosko and his dog discover a baby abandoned in the snow.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsRudolf IsingJohnny MurrayPurv PullenA baby hen sees a lot of food on the other side of the fence. To get to it, he has to scare away a scarecrow by using a kerosene lamp and burning its stuffing.