Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "gone-in-a-puff-of-smoke"

1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.

Directors: Victor Fleming, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr

Votes: 429,231 | Gross: $2.08M

2. Paddington 2 (2017)

PG | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.

Director: Paul King | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins

Votes: 94,249 | Gross: $40.44M

3. 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)

Passed | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Professor Horatio Smith, while seeming very unassuming, rescues victims of Nazi persecution during World War II.

Director: Leslie Howard | Stars: Leslie Howard, Francis L. Sullivan, Allan Jeayes, Mary Morris

Votes: 1,855

4. Shadow Builder (1998)

R | 120 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

A demon is summoned to take the soul of a young boy, who has the potential to become a saint. By doing this, he will open a doorway to Hell, and destroy the world.

Director: Jamie Dixon | Stars: Michael Rooker, Leslie Hope, Shawn Thompson, Andrew Jackson

Votes: 1,794

5. Hare Trigger (1945)

Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Yosemite Sam means to hold up the Superchief and Bugs is out to stop him.

Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 807

6. Mysterious Mose (1930)

6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Betty Boop (with dog's ears) can't sleep on a scary night, so she sings the title song and meets the gentleman in question... a surreal version of Bimbo.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Margie Hines, Billy Murray

Votes: 294

7. Howdy Doody Presents 'A Trip to Funland' (1953)

Short, Family

When Clarabell the clown puts a white tube instead of a black tube into the television, he disappears into a puff of smoke as a strange and wonderful sight appears on screen for Howdy Doody and Bob Smith to enjoy.

Stars: Howdy Doody, Bob Smith

8. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
Episode: Illusions of Grandeur (1994)

TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A magician is kidnapping and ransoming children. Lois and Clark try and track down the magician, but when Superman confronts the kidnapper, he is hypnotized into thinking that "Wrong is right."

Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, Michael Landes

Votes: 339

9. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: GeoCore (2000)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A chemist hired by a shady businessman to analyze a soil sample from the sacred ground of a Native American tribe is killed by something in it. Lindsay, Peter and everyone in the building are put in quarantine. A shaman offers her help.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Joanne Vannicola, Colin Fox

Votes: 13

10. Thriller (1960–1962)
Episode: La Strega (1962)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

After a young woman and her penniless lover defy her her grandmother's wishes, the old lady uses witchcraft to make their lives unpleasant

Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Boris Karloff, Ursula Andress, Alejandro Rey, Ramon Novarro

Votes: 186

11. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Toony Reads Minds (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

After a breakfast mishap, Bill's spaghetti strainer grants Toony the ability to hear other people's thoughts. The cartoon lineup is The Hasty Hare (1952), Canary Row (1950), Of Thee I Sting (1946), Stealin Aint Honest (1940), and Hot-Rod and Reel! (1959).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein, Rich Koz

Votes: 6