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1940s Short Movies

Public list by WPS with 470 movies or TV shows/series

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Lend a Paw(1941)

3.4/5 (with 33 votes)

Jealous over Mickey's attention to a kitten, Pluto's devil-self argues with his angel-self over whether or not to rescue the kitten when it falls into a well. The angel-self wins, and Pluto is treated like a hero. In the end, he and the kitten become friends.

Directed by Clyde Geronimi

The Cat Concerto(1947)

3.8/5 (with 66 votes)

Tom enters from stage left in white tie and tails, sits at the piano, gets his focus as the orchestra in the pit beneath him warms up, and begins to play Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody". Unbeknownst to Tom and the audience, Jerry is asleep across several of the high-note keys inside the instrument, so Tom's playing eventually wakes him. Jerry is pummeled by hammers, bounced by wires, and squeezed by Tom as the cat tries to play the concerto while dispensing with Jerry. Jerry's defensive antics add to the brio of the program and answer Tom with Jerry's own skillful musical attack. By the concerto's end, the duet leaves only one animal standing for the audience's applause.

Mr. Duck Steps Out(1940)

NR
| 8min | Animation
3.2/5 (with 28 votes)

Donald visits the house of his new love interest for their first known date. At first Daisy acts shy and has her back turned to her visitor. But Donald soon notices her tailfeathers taking the form of a hand and signaling for him to come closer. But their time alone is soon interrupted by Huey, Dewey and Louie who have followed their uncle and clearly compete with him for the attention of Daisy. Uncle and nephews take turns dancing the jitterbug with her while trying to get rid of each other. In their final effort the three younger Ducks feed their uncle maize in the process of becoming popcorn. The process is completed within Donald himself who continues to move wildly around the house while maintaining the appearance of dancing. The short ends with an impressed Daisy showering her new lover with kisses.

Directed by Jack King

Der Fuehrer's Face(1943)

NR
| 8min | Animation
3.5/5 (with 61 votes)

A marching band of Germans, Italians, and Japanese march through the streets of swastika-motif Nutziland, serenading "Der Fuehrer's Face." Donald Duck, not living in the region by choice, struggles to make do with disgusting Nazi food rations and then with his day of toil at a Nazi artillery factory. After a nervous breakdown, Donald awakens to find that his experience was in fact a nightmare.

Directed by Jack Kinney

Rhapsody Rabbit(1946)

3.5/5 (with 15 votes)

When Bugs attempts to perform Liszt's Second Hungarian Rhapsody, he is troubled by a mouse.

Directed by Friz Freleng

The Little Whirlwind(1941)

NR
| 8min | Animation, Comedy
3.1/5 (with 19 votes)

Mickey wants some of the cake Minnie has just baked, so he offers to clean up her yard. As he's working, a tiny tornado (smaller than him) with a mind of its own comes along and causes trouble. After Mickey finally chases the little twister off, it gets its big brother, which makes a grand mess of the yard. Most of the cartoon, except for the opening and closing, has no dialogue.

Directed by Riley Thomson

Peter and the Wolf(1946)

PG
| 15min | Animation, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 43 votes)

Disney's animated adaptation of Prokofiev's masterpiece, in which every character is represented musically by a different instrument. Young Peter decides to go hunting for the wolf that's been prowling around the village. Along the way, he is joined by his friends the bird, the duck and the cat. All the fun comes to end, however, when the wolf makes an appearance. Will Peter and his friends live to tell of their adventures?

Directed by Clyde Geronimi

Red Hot Riding Hood(1943)

3.6/5 (with 45 votes)

Tired of always playing the same roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf demand a new version of the tale. The story then plays out in a more contemperary urban environment, with Little Red Riding Hood working as a pin-up girl in a night club.

Directed by Tex Avery

Superman(1941)

11min | Action, Animation
3.5/5 (with 42 votes)

After The Daily Planet receives a letter from a mad scientist threatening to wreak destruction with his Electrothanasia Ray, Lois Lane heads out in the hopes of getting more information for a news story.

Directed by Dave Fleischer

The Battle of Midway(1942)

NR
| 18min | Documentary, War
2.9/5 (with 32 votes)

The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.

Directed by John Ford - With Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell

The Night Before Christmas(1941)

3.6/5 (with 27 votes)

It's snowy and cold outside, and warm inside where Jerry squeezes past a mousetrap to cavort under a present-laden Christmas tree. Mistaking the sleeping Tom for a plush toy, Jerry wakes him and a mad chase ensues.

Puss Gets the Boot(1940)

NR
| 9min | Animation, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 31 votes)

Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".

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Donald's Dog Laundry(1940)

NR
| 8min | Animation
3.2/5 (with 24 votes)

With a rubber bone as a lure, Donald Duck tries to entice Pluto to try his mechanical dog washer. When the bone gives Pluto trouble, Donald tries a toy cat as a lure only to unexpectedly fall into the washer himself, get scrubbed and then hung out on the line to dry.

Directed by Jack King

Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip(1940)

3.3/5 (with 25 votes)

Mickey is heading out on vacation from Burbank to Pomona, taking the train. The conductor, Pete, won't let him on with Pluto, so he hides Pluto in his suitcase, and tries to hide him all throughout the trip without much luck. But Pete wins when Pluto is hooked by a mail hook. Or does he?

Directed by Clyde Geronimi

Meshes of the Afternoon(1943)

14min | Mystery, Fantasy
3.9/5 (with 153 votes)

A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.

A Day in the Country(1946)

3.7/5 (with 79 votes)

The family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love with a man at the inn, where they spend the day.

Donald's Tire Trouble(1943)

NR
| 7min | Comedy, Animation
3.2/5 (with 20 votes)

Donald, driving in the country, is frustrated in his attempts to fix a flat tire. The jack breaks, the radiator explodes, then the remaining three tires go flat. Donald gives up in disgust and drives on with the flats. The film features references to the rubber shortage during World War II.

Directed by Dick Lundy

A Wild Hare(1940)

NR
| 8min | Animation, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 21 votes)

While hunting rabbits, Elmer Fudd comes across Bugs Bunny who tricks and harasses the hunter.

Directed by Tex Avery

The Clock Watcher(1945)

NR
| 8min | Animation
3.1/5 (with 10 votes)

Donald takes a job as a gift wrapper in a department store.

Directed by Jack King

Chef Donald(1941)

NR
| 7min | Animation
3.4/5 (with 33 votes)

Donald decides to try cooking along with a radio show.

Directed by Jack King

Chicken Little(1943)

3.5/5 (with 19 votes)

It's a peaceful day at the local poultry farm until Foxy Loxy happens along intent on a chicken dinner. He takes the advice of a book on psychology by striking "the least intelligent" first and convinces dim witted Chicken Little the sky is falling. Chicken Little spreads the word but when head man Cocky Locky proves the story to be false, Foxy Loxy spreads rumors that Cocky Locky isn't the smart chicken he appears to be, which leads to the ultimate undoing of the chickens at the hands of Foxy Loxy.

Directed by Clyde Geronimi

Baseball Bugs(1946)

3.4/5 (with 27 votes)

Bugs Bunny single handedly takes on the “Gas-House Gorillas,” a baseball team of hulking, cigar-chomping bullies.

Directed by Friz Freleng

The Old Army Game(1943)

NR
| 6min | Animation
2.8/5 (with 10 votes)

The old shell game gets a new face as Donald stays off-base past "Taps" and has to try to sneak back in with out alerting Pete.

Directed by Jack King

How to Fish(1942)

3.3/5 (with 28 votes)

Goofy's demonstration of fishing is fouled up by his clumsy casting and fly fishing, and problems with his boat.

Directed by Jack Kinney

Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt(1941)

3.0/5 (with 9 votes)

Bugs Bunny is hunted by Hiawatha, a stereotyped Native American who fills roughly the same role as Elmer Fudd in other Bugs Bunny cartoons of this era.

Directed by Friz Freleng

Hair-Raising Hare(1946)

3.6/5 (with 40 votes)

A sneaker-wearing, hairy monster chases Bugs through a castle belonging to an evil scientist.

Directed by Chuck Jones

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer(1948)

3.0/5 (with 12 votes)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a timeless family holiday classic.

Directed by Max Fleischer

Superman: Japoteurs(1942)

9min | Animation
3.0/5 (with 9 votes)

Superman vs. Japanese spies hijacking a new super-bomber.

Directed by Seymour Kneitel - With Bud Collyer

School for Postmen(1946)

16min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 29 votes)

Jacques Tati plays a French postman adamant to prove he can be just as fast as American postmen at delivering mail.

The Midnight Snack(1941)

3.5/5 (with 21 votes)

Jerry takes a midnight snack from the fridge unaware that Tom is watching him.

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