Gordon Hollingshead Movies

  • 1948
    So You Want to Be a Detective

    So You Want to Be a Detective

    So You Want to Be a Detective

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    Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.

    So You Want to Be a Detective
  • 1950
    So You Want to Hold Your Husband

    So You Want to Hold Your Husband

    So You Want to Hold Your Husband

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    Fed up with Joe's indifference toward her, Alice McDoakes takes her troubles to a marriage counselor. None of the courses of action she is advised to...

    So You Want to Hold Your Husband
  • 1943
    The United States Navy Band

    The United States Navy Band

    The United States Navy Band

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    The United States Navy Band, conducted by Lieutenant Charles Brendler, performs naval and patriotic numbers on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in...

    The United States Navy Band
  • 1948
    So You Want to Be a Gambler

    So You Want to Be a Gambler

    So You Want to Be a Gambler

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    In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes experiences the pitfalls of gambling.

    So You Want to Be a Gambler
  • 1951
    So You Want to Be a Plumber

    So You Want to Be a Plumber

    So You Want to Be a Plumber

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    In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes decides he should become a plumber.

    So You Want to Be a Plumber
  • 1946
    A Boy and His Dog

    A Boy and His Dog

    A Boy and His Dog

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    11 year old Davy discovers that a chained gentle dog, Buck, is badly wounded around the neck because of the thick, tight collar he is made to...

    A Boy and His Dog
  • 1943
    Over the Wall

    Over the Wall

    Over the Wall

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    A prison Chaplain is forced to leave his post for health reasons, but fate provides him with another chance to reform an escaped convict.

    Over the Wall
  • 1942
    The Gay Parisian

    The Gay Parisian

    The Gay Parisian

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    The Gay Parisian is an American short film produced in 1941 by Warner Bros. featuring the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and directed by Jean Negulesco....

    The Gay Parisian
  • 1946
    Facing Your Danger

    Facing Your Danger

    Facing Your Danger

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    This Warner Bros. The Sports Parade series short chronicles the attempt by a group of men to navigate the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon to...

    Facing Your Danger
  • 1945
    So You Think You're Allergic

    So You Think You're Allergic

    So You Think You're Allergic

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    Joe McDoakes thinks he's allergic.

    So You Think You're Allergic
  • 1946
    The Forest Commandos

    The Forest Commandos

    The Forest Commandos

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    This short film focuses on Ontario's fire rangers, who keep watch over Canada's forests.

    The Forest Commandos
  • 1947
    So You're Going on a Vacation

    So You're Going on a Vacation

    So You're Going on a Vacation

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    Joe takes his wife on a much-needed vacation, and almost survives.

    So You're Going on a Vacation
  • 1946
    Smart as a Fox

    Smart as a Fox

    Smart as a Fox

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    Smart as a Fox is a 1946 short documentary film supervised by Gordon Hollingshead. In this short film, a fox cub experiences life in the forest. It...

    Smart as a Fox
  • 1948
    Let's Sing a Song from the Movies

    Let's Sing a Song from the Movies

    Let's Sing a Song from the Movies

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    This audience sing-along features tunes from four musicals with the lyrics appearing on screen. Numbers include "Am I Blue?" from 1929's On with the...

    Let's Sing a Song from the Movies
  • 1946
    Cavalcade of Archery

    Cavalcade of Archery

    Cavalcade of Archery

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    This short tells the story of archery through the ages, mostly using Warner Brothers archive footage. Noted archer Howard Hill demonstrates his...

    Cavalcade of Archery
  • 1947
    Let's Sing an Old Time Song

    Let's Sing an Old Time Song

    Let's Sing an Old Time Song

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    This short film focuses on four songs, "The Band Played On", "Daisy Bell" (a.k.a. "A Bicycle Built for Two"), "Come Josephine in My Flying Machine",...

    Let's Sing an Old Time Song
  • 1946
    So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

    So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

    So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

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    Joe McDoakes attempts to deal with his myriad neuroses.

    So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
  • 1942
    Spanish Fiesta

    Spanish Fiesta

    Spanish Fiesta

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    The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo perform a ballet to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol.

    Spanish Fiesta
  • 1951
    So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

    So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

    So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger

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    Joe McDoakes, ever obliging and always helpful, volunteers to hang the new wallpaper for his wife.

    So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
  • 1947
    Let's Sing a Song of the West

    Let's Sing a Song of the West

    Let's Sing a Song of the West

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    This musical short features four songs associated with the western United States.

    Let's Sing a Song of the West